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This is the Rope

This is the Rope by Jacqueline Woodson

This is the Rope by Jacqueline Woodson

Title: This is the Rope (.pdf lesson plan)

Author: Jacqueline Woodson

Grade Level: K-2

Standards*

  • Common Core: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.1, K.2, & K.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.1, 1.2, & 1.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.1, 2.2, & 2.3
  • Virginia Standards of Learning: K.9; 1.9; 2.8

Overarching Theme(s): Great Migration, Fairness, Point of View, Empathy, Inferencing

Timeframe: (30-45minutes)

Summary

This book tells the story of a rope that stayed in an African American family for several generations and followed them on their path to upward mobility.

Lesson Goals

  1. Identify feelings and motivations of characters
  2. Understand outcomes of the great migration