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Understanding Text Structure Lesson Plan and Teaching Resources for Knots on a Counting Rope

Understanding Text Structure Lesson Plan and Teaching Resources for Knots on a Counting Rope

Using Knots on a Counting Rope as an anchor text, readers will learn how to comprehend a text that incorporates more than one-character perspective. The story is told from both the boy's perspective and the grandfather's perspective. This book also relies heavily on its illustrations to enhance its meaning, and it introduces students to the purpose of the ellipsis (...) in text.
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  • Understanding Text Structure lesson plan for Knots on a Counting Rope
  • Understanding Text Structure worksheet and answer key
  • Understanding Text Structure graphic organizer
  • Reader’s notebook prompt with optional ‘I Can’ statements
  • Note: This set of instructional resources is for use with the book Knots on a Counting Rope by Bill Martin Jr.. A copy of the book is not included in this set of resources.
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Using Knots on a Counting Rope as an anchor text, readers will learn how to comprehend a text that incorporates more than one-character perspective. The story is told from both the boy's perspective and the grandfather's perspective. This book also relies heavily on its illustrations to enhance its meaning, and it introduces students to the purpose of the ellipsis (...) in text.
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  • Understanding Text Structure lesson plan for Knots on a Counting Rope
  • Understanding Text Structure worksheet and answer key
  • Understanding Text Structure graphic organizer
  • Reader’s notebook prompt with optional ‘I Can’ statements
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Book Title:
Knots on a Counting Rope
Book Author:
Bill Martin Jr.
Grade Level:
2
Genre(s):
Realistic Fiction
F&P Guided Reading Level:
M
DRA Level:
28
Reading Recovery Level:
20, 28
Theme(s):
Cultural Diversity, Family, Self Awareness
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Understanding Text Structure:
RL.2.4, RL.2.5, 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
Understanding Text Structure:
2.1A, 2.1C, 2.1D, 2.6A, 2.6I, 2.7B, 2.7C, 2.7D, 2.7E, 2.7F, 2.8C, 2.9C, 2.10B, 2.10C, 2.13C, 2.13E, 2.13G
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