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Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille Resource Set
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- Grade Level: 4
- Guided Reading Level: R
- Genre: Nonfiction
Summary
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille by Jen Bryant
The award-winning Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille tells the early life story of the inventor of the Braille alphabet. Due in part to a tragic accident, Louis was just five years old when he lost his sight. This powerful, nonfiction story is the perfect backdrop for students to use as they dive into comprehension work focused on determining importance, making connections and predictions, synthesizing, and understanding text structure.Watch an online read aloud of Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille on Epic here.
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- Page by Page Guided Think Sheets
- Text Based Reader’s Notebook Prompts
- Word Work Lesson Plan and Activities for Order of Adjectives
- Interactive Vocabulary Games and Activities
- Running Record Assessment
- Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
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Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille Resource Set
Determining Importance with Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
Common Core Alignment:
L.4.6 RF.4.3 RF.4.4 RI.4.10 RI.4.2 RI.4.7 RI.4.8 SL.4.1c SL.4.1d SL.4.2 W.4.8 W.4.9
TEKS Alignment:
4.10A 4.13C 4.13E 4.13H 4.1A 4.1C 4.6A 4.6B 4.6E 4.6G 4.6H 4.6I 4.7A 4.7B 4.7C 4.7D 4.7E 4.7F 4.7G 4.9D(i) 4.9D(ii) 4.9D(iii)
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Making Connections with Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
Common Core Alignment:
RF.4.3 RF.4.4 RI.4.1 RI.4.10 RI.4.2 RI.4.7 SL.4.1c SL.4.1d SL.4.2 W.4.8 W.4.9
TEKS Alignment:
4.13C 4.13E 4.13H 4.1A 4.1C 4.6A 4.6B 4.6E 4.6I 4.7A 4.7B 4.7C 4.7D 4.7E 4.7F 4.7G 4.9D(i) 4.9D(ii) 4.9D(iii)
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Making Predictions with Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
Common Core Alignment:
L.4.6 RF.4.3 RF.4.4 RI.4.1 RI.4.10 RI.4.2 RI.4.9 SL.4.1c SL.4.1d SL.4.2 W.4.8 W.4.9
TEKS Alignment:
4.13C 4.13E 4.13H 4.1A 4.1C 4.6A 4.6B 4.6C 4.6E 4.6G 4.6H 4.6I 4.7A 4.7B 4.7C 4.7E 4.7F 4.7G 4.9D(i) 4.9D(ii) 4.9D(iii)
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Synthesizing with Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
Common Core Alignment:
L.4.6 RF.4.3 RF.4.4 RI.4.1 RI.4.10 RI.4.2 RI.4.3 RI.4.4 RI.4.5 RI.4.6 RI.4.7 RI.4.8 RI.4.9 SL.4.1c SL.4.1d SL.4.2 W.4.8 W.4.9
TEKS Alignment:
4.13C 4.13E 4.13H 4.1A 4.1C 4.6A 4.6B 4.6E 4.6H 4.6I 4.7A 4.7B 4.7C 4.7D 4.7E 4.7F 4.7G 4.8A 4.9D(i) 4.9D(ii) 4.9D(iii)
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Understanding Text Structure with Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
Common Core Alignment:
L.4.6 RF.4.3 RF.4.4 RI.4.1 RI.4.10 RI.4.5 RI.4.7 SL.4.1c SL.4.1d SL.4.2 W.4.8 W.4.9
TEKS Alignment:
4.10B 4.10C 4.13C 4.13E 4.13H 4.1A 4.1C 4.6A 4.6B 4.6I 4.7B 4.7C 4.7D 4.7E 4.7F 4.7G 4.8A 4.9D(i) 4.9D(ii) 4.9D(iii) 4.9F
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Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille Extension Activity
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Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille Running Record
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Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille Common Core Aligned Comprehension Assessment
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Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille Word Work - Order of Adjectives
Common Core Alignment:
RF.4.3 RF.4.4
TEKS Alignment:
4.2A(i) 4.2A(ii) 4.2B(i)
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Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille Vocabulary Connections
Common Core Alignment:
L.4.4a L.4.5c L.4.6
TEKS Alignment:
4.3A 4.3B 4.7E 4.7F
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