In this activity, students will be provided a question or prompt to answer using textual evidence. The prompt here is: “How do characters show perseverance in the text?”
This type of activity is perfect for providing students with an additional option for short answer essays, or a way to prepare for larger writing projects. Students who may benefit from creating visuals can opt for this rather than handwriting a paragraph.
The five examples provided are:
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Student Instructions
Create a storyboard that answers the prompt using at least three examples from The Little Prince. Click on "Add / Delete Cells" to change the number of examples.
Empower students to restate evidence in their own words for clearer understanding and originality.
Show students side-by-side examples of a quote from the text and a paraphrased version to clarify the distinction.
Encourage students to underline or highlight the main idea in the evidence before they attempt to rewrite it.
Start with simple sentences from the text and have the class work together to rewrite them in new words.
Assign students to paraphrase a piece of textual evidence on their own, then swap papers to review and offer feedback.
To teach students to use textual evidence with The Little Prince, have them respond to prompts by identifying and explaining examples from the text. Use visual activities like storyboards, where students paraphrase or directly quote passages that support their answers and illustrate each example for deeper understanding.
A simple lesson plan is to provide a prompt (e.g., “How do characters show perseverance in The Little Prince?”), let students find at least three supporting examples, and have them create a spider map or storyboard with text evidence and illustrations. This approach reinforces comprehension and writing skills.
Examples include the narrator fixing his plane despite challenges, the prince earning the fox’s trust through patience, and the prince and narrator searching the desert for a well. Discussing these moments helps students identify perseverance in literature.
Offer alternatives such as visual storyboards or spider maps, where students use images and brief text evidence instead of full paragraphs. This method supports students who benefit from hands-on or visual learning while still practicing key skills.
A spider map is an organizer where students place a central theme or question in the middle and branch out with supporting details or examples. For literature, use it to help students visually organize text evidence around a prompt or theme.