Illustrating Themes in My Side of the Mountain Storyboard
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My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
By Lauren Ayube
My Side of the Mountain is about a teenage boy named Sam Gribley. Tired of city life in an overcrowded apartment, Sam decides to find the family land in the mountains and live on his own. Sam’s adventure is one of courage, survival, and independence.
Storyboard Description
Have students identify themes in My Side of the Mountain Jean Craighead George and illustrate examples from the text.
Storyboard Text
- FAMILY
- LONELINESS
- Sam’s family isn’t worried about him, for they know where he was headed and that this was something he needed to do. His father even visited him! At the end of the story, when Sam’s family joins him to live in the woods, the readers learn how truly important they are to one another.
- Sam is alone throughout most of the story, but he is not always lonely. In order to pass the time, Sam talks to the animals and doesn’t realize that he misses people until he encounters a person in his space.
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