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Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001

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Use I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 by Lauren Tarshis to turn your read aloud or small group work into a time to improve comprehension and talk about the text in purposeful ways.

This is the story of Lucas, a boy who loves football and whose father is a firefighter in New York City. When his parents tell Lucas he can no longer play football, he takes the train by himself into the city to talk about it with his dad's best friend, Benny, a firefighter and former football star. Just as he arrives, a disaster unlike any the United States has ever known hits downtown Manhattan. Like all of the books in the I Survived Series, this chapter book is the perfect blend of fact and fiction. The author's sequencing of events creates a fast-paced historical fiction that students will enjoy reading, making it a smart choice for mini lessons focused on sequence of events and conflict and resolution.
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Instructional Overview

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Instructional Overview

The instructional overview includes instructional background for sequencing of events, instructional objectives for each of the Book Club meetings, and a list of the materials and preparation necessary to I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 Book Club.
Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • L.4.6RL.4.6W.4.9RL.4.7RL.4.9RL.4.10SL.4.1aSL.4.1bRL.4.1SL.4.1cRL.4.2W.4.8RL.4.3L.4.4aRL.4.4L.4.5cRL.4.5
TEKS Alignment
  • 4.9E(iii)4.6G4.13E4.8B4.9F4.6H4.13H4.8C4.1A4.10A4.6I4.8D4.1C4.10B4.7A4.9A4.1D4.10C4.7B4.9B4.6A4.10D4.7C4.9D(i)4.6B4.10E4.7D4.9D(ii)4.6C4.10F4.7E4.9D(iii)4.6D4.10G4.7F4.9E(i)4.6E4.13A4.7G4.9E(ii)4.6F4.13C4.8A
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Management Resources

2001 Instructional Overview

Management Resources

The management resources include a Book Club Calendar, conversation prompts, Student Self-Evaluation forms, Reading Response Board (with optional Common Core alignment), and an Expectations for Book Club anchor chart.
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Meeting 1

This I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 Book Club will explore how author Lauren Tarshis uses flashbacks and flash forwards to tell the story. Students will create a graphic organizer in their Reader's Notebook to help them track the sequence of events while reading.
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Meeting 2

Tracking the sequence of events in I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 can be difficult due to the use of flashbacks. However, author Lauren Tarshis includes the flashbacks to tell the reader about the fictional character and to set up conflict in the story.
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Meeting 3

Students will use a storyline graph to organize the events in I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001. The discussion also focuses on sorting the events of the fictional and real-life portions of the text.
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Meeting 4

During this I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 Book Club, students will dig deeper into the conflicts presented by author Lauren Tarshis. Special attention is given to the fact that factual events are tied to major conflicts while fictional events are tied to minor conflicts.
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Vocabulary Connections with I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001

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Vocabulary Connections with I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001

This set of vocabulary development resources for I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 highlights the words that are most important for students to know and understand while reading the book.  Through engaging in fun word games, matching words to definitions, and practicing how to categorize words, students will develop the vocabulary necessary to comprehend this story and many others.

Common Core State Standards Alignment
  • L.4.6L.4.4aL.4.5c
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  • 4.7E4.7F4.3A4.3B
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Focus Assessment and Rubric

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Focus Assessment and Rubric

Use this six-question assessment to determine whether or not students understand the key concepts associated with sequence of events.
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Comprehension Assessment with I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001

This 9 question Common Core aligned assessment can be used to determine students' overall comprehension of I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001 and their mastery of the Common Core State Standards.
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Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.

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The management resources include a Book Club Calendar, conversation prompts, Student Self-Evaluation forms, Reading Response Board (with optional Common Core alignment), and an Expectations for Book Club anchor chart.
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2001 Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources
Title: I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001
Author: Lauren Tarshis
Genre: Historical Fiction
Themes: Family, History, Perseverance, Adventure
ISBN: 9780545207003
Publisher's Summary:
The only thing Lucas loves more than football is his Uncle Benny, his dad's best friend at the fire department where they both work. Benny taught Lucas everything about football. So when Lucas's parents decide the sport is too dangerous and he needs to quit, Lucas has to talk to his biggest fan. So the next morning, Lucas takes the train to the city instead of the bus to school. It's a bright, beautiful day in New York. But just as Lucas arrives at his uncle's firehouse, everything changes -- and nothing will ever be the same again.
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