Determining Importance Lesson Plan and Teaching Resources for Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato: An Irish Folktale

Determining Importance Lesson Plan and Teaching Resources for Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato: An Irish Folktale

Learning to identify important characters and events while reading is an important skill for second grade readers to develop. Use this determining importance mini lesson to teach students why it's important to pay attention to character traits, actions, and the important lessons main characters learn while enjoying Tomie dePaola's classic Irish folktale.
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Learning to identify important characters and events while reading is an important skill for second grade readers to develop. Use this determining importance mini lesson to teach students why it's important to pay attention to character traits, actions, and the important lessons main characters learn while enjoying Tomie dePaola's classic Irish folktale.
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  • Determining Importance worksheet and answer key
  • Determining Importance graphic organizer
  • Reader’s notebook prompt with optional ‘I Can’ statements
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Book Title:
Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato: An Irish Folktale
Book Author:
Tomie dePaola
Grade Level:
2
Genre(s):
Folktale
F&P Guided Reading Level:
L
DRA Level:
24, 28
Reading Recovery Level:
19, 20
Theme(s):
St. Patrick's Day, Laugh Out Loud, Decision Making
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Determining Importance:
RL.2.2, RL.2.7, RL.2.10, RF.2.3, RF.2.4, SL.2.1b, SL.2.2, SL.2.3, W.2.8, L.2.6
Determining Importance:
2.1A, 2.1C, 2.1D, 2.6A, 2.6B, 2.6E, 2.6G, 2.6I, 2.7A, 2.7B, 2.7C, 2.7D, 2.7E, 2.7F, 2.8A, 2.8C, 2.9C, 2.13C, 2.13E, 2.13G
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