Text and Image Evidence for We Are the Ship

This Storyboard That activity is part of the lesson plans for We Are the Ship


We Are the Ship - Text Evidence


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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

  1. Many times players were not allowed access into hotels and had to sleep on the bus.
  2. Ballplayers in the Negro Leagues endured racist comments from fans and had to be careful not to win by too many runs.
  3. Players in the Negro League played more games than the major leagues, and had fewer men on the team.


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Template and Class Instructions

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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.


  1. Type the question into the central black box.
  2. Think about examples from the text that support your answer.
  3. Type text evidence in the description boxes. Paraphrase or quote directly from the text.
  4. Illustrate each example using scenes, characters, items, etc.

Basic Spider Diagram Template with 3 Empty Cells

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