Text Evidence

In this activity, students will be provided a question or prompt to answer using evidence from the text. The prompt here is: “How is the article both entertaining and informative?”

Entertaining

• “Imagine this scene: You’re at your desk happily reading Explorer magazine.”
• “Is your cornea super strong? No!“
• “Playing Today at a Theater in Your Eye: Explorer magazine!”

Informative

• “As light passes through the cornea, it slows down. That makes the light change direction, or bend.”
• “The image appears on your retina at the back of your eyeball.”
• “The image is upside down. Luckily, your brain flips the image right side up.”

Student Instructions

Create a storyboard to plan your answer to the prompt using at least three examples.

1. Think about the question, "How is the article both entertaining and informative?"
2. Think about examples from the text that support both sides.
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.