Activity Overview
In this activity, students will be provided a question or prompt to answer using text evidence. Questions should be modified to suit the objectives. Make this storyboard activity an alternate assessment to a long answer question, to promote discussion, or as a planning activity for a longer written assignment.
Example Prompt: “How did segregation impact ballplayers in the Negro League?”
Text Evidence
- Many times players were not allowed access into hotels and had to sleep on the bus.
- Ballplayers in the Negro Leagues endured racist comments from fans and had to be careful not to win by too many runs.
- Players in the Negro League played more games than the major leagues, and had fewer men on the team.
Template and Class Instructions
(These instructions are completely customizable. After clicking "Copy Activity", update the instructions on the Edit Tab of the assignment.)
Student Instructions
Create a storyboard that answers the prompt using at least three examples from We are the Ship. Click on "Add / Delete Cells" to change the number of examples.
- Type the question into the central black box.
- Think about examples from the text that support your answer.
- Type text evidence in the description boxes. Paraphrase or quote directly from the text.
- Illustrate each example using scenes, characters, items, etc.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient | Emerging | Beginning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support from Text | Examples chosen fully support the answer to the question. | Some of the examples answer the question correctly, but not all. | Most of the examples do not support the answer to the question. |
| Quote / Text | Evidence provided from the text is properly quoted or paraphrased. | There are some minor mistakes in the quote / description from text. | Quote or paraphrase is incomplete or confusing. |
| Illustration of Examples | Ideas are well organized. Images clearly illustrate the examples from the text. | Ideas are organized. Most images help to show the examples from the text. | Ideas are not well organized. Images are difficult to understand. |
Activity Overview
In this activity, students will be provided a question or prompt to answer using text evidence. Questions should be modified to suit the objectives. Make this storyboard activity an alternate assessment to a long answer question, to promote discussion, or as a planning activity for a longer written assignment.
Example Prompt: “How did segregation impact ballplayers in the Negro League?”
Text Evidence
- Many times players were not allowed access into hotels and had to sleep on the bus.
- Ballplayers in the Negro Leagues endured racist comments from fans and had to be careful not to win by too many runs.
- Players in the Negro League played more games than the major leagues, and had fewer men on the team.
Template and Class Instructions
(These instructions are completely customizable. After clicking "Copy Activity", update the instructions on the Edit Tab of the assignment.)
Student Instructions
Create a storyboard that answers the prompt using at least three examples from We are the Ship. Click on "Add / Delete Cells" to change the number of examples.
- Type the question into the central black box.
- Think about examples from the text that support your answer.
- Type text evidence in the description boxes. Paraphrase or quote directly from the text.
- Illustrate each example using scenes, characters, items, etc.
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
(You can also create your own on Quick Rubric.)
| Proficient | Emerging | Beginning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support from Text | Examples chosen fully support the answer to the question. | Some of the examples answer the question correctly, but not all. | Most of the examples do not support the answer to the question. |
| Quote / Text | Evidence provided from the text is properly quoted or paraphrased. | There are some minor mistakes in the quote / description from text. | Quote or paraphrase is incomplete or confusing. |
| Illustration of Examples | Ideas are well organized. Images clearly illustrate the examples from the text. | Ideas are organized. Most images help to show the examples from the text. | Ideas are not well organized. Images are difficult to understand. |
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