Knots on A Counting Rope

Knots on A Counting Rope: Title

After Reading Activities.

Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is used to make a comparison between two

things that aren’t alike but do have something in common.

1. List the characters in the story and give a brief description about each character.

2. List what you think the themes are in the story and give an example.

Theme	Example of when you saw this theme in the story
Love	Love you ancestors or grandparents.
Hope	Have Hope in yourself and in other people.
Courage	Use your Courage in any way.
Culture	Don’t let anyone say bad things about your culture.
Overcoming a disability	His grandfather used the knots for him to know how many times he red about or listened to.

3.

• List any unfamiliar words and find their meaning. Native, Boy-strength-of-blue-Horses.

• Make I wonder statements: I wonder why his mother wanted to make her son go with grandfather.

4. Discuss why the Boy’s Grandfather was special to him.

Because he always told him about the story of his life