Freckle Juice Central Message & Moral

In this activity, students will determine the central message or moral of the story, and then use details from the text to support their thinking.

Central Message: Be happy with who you are.

This story illustrates that everyone is special in their own way, and people should accept who they are!

Evidence to support:

• Andrew wants freckles more than anything.
• Nicky Lane wants to get rid of his.
• Miss Kelly tells Andrew he is handsome without the freckles. Andrew is through with freckles at the end of the story.

Other possible messages that students can create storyboards to support:

• Be careful what you wish for
• Everyone is unique in their own way
• The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
• Respect people, and their differences

Student Instructions

Create a storyboard that shows a central message or moral from Freckle Juice.

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