Anansi's Six Sons Character Map Storyboard
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Anansi the Spider: a Tale from the Ashanti by Gerald McDermott
By Lauren Ayube
Anansi is a popular folktale character who originated from West Africa. He often takes the shape of a spider, and is known as quite the trickster. He has the ability to outsmart, outwit, and beat his opponents using his cunning creativity. Although Anansi is a trickster, he is often seen as the protagonist in his stories, as he learns lessons from his weaknesses and turns them into messages of triumph and goodness.
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Storyboard Description
Describe and illustrate the characteristics of Anansi's six sons in Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti.
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- See Trouble
- Road Builder
- River Drinker
- He could see trouble a long way off. He knew that his father was in trouble and alerted the others.
- He had a knack for building roads very quickly. He built a road for the brothers to safely walk on in order to look for their father.
- He was able to drink whole river dry! When Anansi was swallowed by a fish, he drank the river in order to get to the fish.
- Cushion
- The Six Sons
- Stone Thrower
- Game Skinner
- He was very soft, like a cushion. When Anansi fell from the sky, he landed on Cushion safely.
- He was able to throw stones really, really far! When a falcon took Anansi and started to fly away with him, Stone Thrower hit the falcon with a stone, causing it to release Anansi.
- He was able to skin animals for his family. (Ew!) He split open the fish to get to Anansi inside.
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