This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration
by Jacqueline Woodson and James Ransome
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- Grade
- PK-5
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2013
Word Count 508
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 790L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 160741, 0.5 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- African Americans--History--Juvenile fiction
- Rope--Fiction
- African Americans--Migrations--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emotions & Feelings
- African Americans--History--Fiction
- Rope
- African Americans--Migrations--Juvenile fiction
- Migrations
- African Americans
- History
- Families
- Families--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- Civics: Me, Family, Community, K-3
- Black History 2014
- African American Experience
- Black History Elementary
- African American Grandparents
- Black Lives Matter: Black Villages
- Black Lives Matter: Loving Engagement
- Black Lives Matter: Black Families
- Black Lives Matter: Intergenerational
- Sample: Skyline ELA Texts
Our Original Resources 8
Meet-the-Author Movie with Jacqueline Woodson
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Jacqueline Woodson about This Is the Rope
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Jacqueline Woodson
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Audio Name Pronunciation with James Ransome
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In-depth Written Interview with James Ransome
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Jacqueline Woodson
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Audio Name Pronunciation with James Ransome
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Author Interviews 23
Meet-the-Author Recording with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by TeachingBooks
Meet-the-Author Movie with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by TeachingBooks
In-depth Written Interview with James Ransome
Created by TeachingBooks
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Rhapsody in Books
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by ALAN Review
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Renée Watson
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award acceptance speech, 2018, given by Jacqueline Woodson
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Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Iowa Public Radio
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Writer's Digest
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
2018 Children's Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech given by Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Power of Stories conversation with Jacqueline Woodson
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2018 National Book Festival speech by Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Library of Congress
2018 Children's Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech given by Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by NPR
Panel Discussion with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by San Francisco Public Library
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by MacArthur Foundation
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by A Fuse #8 Production
Interview with Jacqueline Woodson
Created by Mackin Community
Interview with James Ransome
Created by Reading Rockets
Interview with James Ransome
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Interview with James Ransome
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with James Ransome
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Discussion Guide from Storypath (Union Presbyterian Seminary)
Created by Storypath (Union Presbyterian Seminary)
Reading Guide from State Library of Ohio
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Teacher's Guide from Penguin Books for Young Readers
Created by Penguin Books for Young Readers
Book Readings 2
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Channie Waites
Created by Weston Woods
Video Book Reading narrated by Channie Waites
Created by Weston Woods
Awards & Distinctions 3
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2022
Honor, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014
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