Text Evidence in Bridge to Terabithia

In this activity, students will be provided a question or prompt to answer using text evidence. Students need to identify three examples from the text that answer the question, and depict it in a storyboard.

The prompt here is, “Identify moments where a character takes a risk and explain how they benefit or lose from it.”

The three examples provided include:

• Jess standing up to Janice Avery on the bus. As a result, Jess and Leslie become best friends.
• Leslie uses a rope to cross the creek, which eventually is the cause of her death.
• Jess accepts Miss Edmunds offer to visit the Smithsonian. Jess enjoys the experience and avoids witnessing Leslie’s death, or falling to his own death.

Student Instructions

Create a storyboard that answers the prompt using at least three examples from Bridge to Terabithia. Click on "Add / Delete Cells" to change the number of examples.

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