Storyboarding Basics
A Grade 4 ELA worksheet to introduce students to the concept of storyboarding and its use in planning stories, including identifying key elements and sequencing events.
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Storyboarding Basics Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to complete the worksheet. This worksheet will help you understand how to plan a story using a storyboard.
What is a Storyboard?
A storyboard is like a comic strip for your story! It's a way to plan out what will happen in your story scene by scene. Each box in a storyboard shows a picture of what's happening, along with a short description of the action and dialogue. Storyboards help writers and filmmakers organize their ideas before they start writing or filming.
1. What is the main purpose of a storyboard?
To make a finished comic book
To plan a story scene by scene
To draw beautiful pictures
To write a long essay
2. Each box in a storyboard usually shows a of what is happening.
3. Besides a picture, a storyboard box also includes a short of the action and dialogue.
4. Storyboards are only used by filmmakers, not writers.
True
False
5. Imagine you are planning a story about a cat who goes on an adventure. Describe what you would put in the first two boxes of your storyboard.
Number the steps a writer might take when using a storyboard in the correct order:
Draw pictures for each scene.
Write a short description for each picture.
Think of the main events in the story.
Start writing the full story.
6. Draw a simple picture for a scene in a story you want to tell. Then, write a short description and any dialogue that would go with it.
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