A River of Words: Chronological Text Structure

In this lesson, students will work with the teacher and in cooperative groups to read and summarize A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams by Jen Bryant. Through the reading of the text, students will sequence the events and use text features and text structure to understand the text. Students will then write to summarize William Carlos Williams' story.

Resource ID#: 61708 Type: Lesson Plan

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General Information

Subject(s): English Language Arts

Grade Level(s): 3

Intended Audience: Educators

Suggested Technology: Document Camera, Computer for Presenter, Adobe Acrobat Reader

Instructional Time: 3 Hour(s)

Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes

Keywords: poetry, biography, William Carlos Williams, events, retell, sequence, chronology, chronological, text structure

Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan

Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction, Writing to Learn

Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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