Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941

Use I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 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.

When Danny and his mother moved from New York City to Hawaii, it was to get away from the dangers of a big city. Angry with his mother's decision to move, Danny plans to leave and return to New York. When the skies above him fill with fighter planes and bombs pound the harbor, Danny is truly afraid and reconsiders whether he can leave his mother after all. 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.

Explore lesson plans and activities to help you teach with I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 in the drop down below.

Instructional Overview

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Instructional Overview

The instructional overview includes instructional background for sequence of events, a list of instructional objectives for each of the Book Club meetings, and a list of the materials and preparation necessary to I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 Book Club.
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Management Resources

1941 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.

Meeting 1

I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 by Lauren Tarshis is the perfect text to use for a Book Club focused on sequence of events. This first meeting provides the foundation by introducing a graphic organizer to help the students sort out the timeline of the events in the text.

Meeting 2

Author Lauren Tarshis uses flashbacks in I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941. This Book Club meeting focuses on how the author's use of flashbacks impacts the storyline.

Meeting 3

In this I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 Book Club, students will use a Story Line Graph to help sort out the sequence of events.

Meeting 4

Author Lauren Tarshis included both major and minor conflicts in I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941. realizing that the major conflicts are connected to the factual parts of the text and the minor conflicts are connected to the fictional parts of the story will help students more deeply understand the text.

Meeting 5

Using Lauren Tarshis' I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941, students will discuss how the author used the story events to develop the main character and how the main character's development supports the main idea of the book.

Vocabulary Connections with I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941

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Vocabulary Connections with I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941

This set of vocabulary development resources for I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 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.

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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 tracking sequence of events.

Comprehension Assessment with I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941

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Comprehension Assessment with I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941

This 9 question Common Core aligned assessment can be used to determine students' overall comprehension of I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 and their mastery of the Common Core State Standards.

Running Record with I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941

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Running Record with I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941. 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.

Management Resources - Spanish

1941 Instructional Overview

Management Resources - Spanish

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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1941 Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources
Title: I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941
Author: Lauren Tarshis
Genre: Historical Fiction
Themes: History, Perseverance, Adventure, Family
ISBN: 9780545206914
Publisher's Summary:
Eleven-year-old Danny Crane is alone on his favorite beach in Hawaii when the world is torn apart and World War II officially hits the United States. Does he have what it takes to find his way home in the midst of the bombs, the smoke, and the destruction of the day that will live in infamy?
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