Anansi the Spider's Six Sons Analysis

Anansi’s six sons are an important part of the story: together they save him from great danger! For this activity, students will create a spider map that describes and illustrates the unique abilities that each of Anansi’s six sons possess, and how those abilities saved Anansi.

Anansi’s Sons from Anansi the Spider

• See Trouble: He could see trouble a long way off. He knew that his father was in trouble and alerted the others.
• Road Builder: He had a knack for building roads very quickly. He built a road for the brothers to safely walk on in order to look for their father.
• River Drinker: He was able to drink whole rivers dry! When Anansi was swallowed by a fish, he drank the river in order to get to the fish.
• Game Skinner: He was able to skin animals for his family. He split open the fish to get to Anansi inside.
• Stone Thrower: He was able to throw stones really, really far! When a falcon took Anansi and started to fly away with him, Stone Thrower hit the falcon with a stone, causing it to release Anansi.
• Cushion: He was very soft, like a cushion. When Anansi fell from the sky, he landed on Cushion safely.

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Objective: Create a 6 cell spider map that describes and illustrates each of Anansi’s six sons from Anansi the Spider.

Student Instructions:

1. Click "Start Assignment".
2. In the title boxes, write the son’s name.
3. In the description boxes, write a brief description of the son’s unique ability and how it was used to help Anansi in the story.
4. Create an illustration for each term using appropriate scenes, characters, and items.