I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 Lesson Plans & Teaching Resources Collection
I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 Lesson Plans & Teaching Resources Collection
Already apprehensive about moving from his farm in Minnesota to Chicago, Oscar is devastated when his suitcase, containing the only memento of his father, is stolen at the train station. In a split-second decision, Oscar takes off after the thief and soon finds himself in a city engulfed in the flames of The Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Like all 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 a Book Club focused on sequence of events.
- Included in this collection
- Lesson plans for 5 book club meetings focused on Story Elements
- Chapter by chapter discussion questions and key vocabulary
- Book Club calendar
- Conversation prompts
- Student self-evaluations forms
- Reading response board
- Culminating activity
- Instructional focus assessment, answer key, and rubric
- Running Record Assessment
- Comprehension Assessment
- Note: This set of instructional resources is for use with the book I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 by Lauren Tarshis. A copy of the book is not included in this set of resources.
Already apprehensive about moving from his farm in Minnesota to Chicago, Oscar is devastated when his suitcase, containing the only memento of his father, is stolen at the train station. In a split-second decision, Oscar takes off after the thief and soon finds himself in a city engulfed in the flames of The Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Like all 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 a Book Club focused on sequence of events.
- Included in this collection
- Lesson plans for 5 book club meetings focused on Story Elements
- Chapter by chapter discussion questions and key vocabulary
- Book Club calendar
- Conversation prompts
- Student self-evaluations forms
- Reading response board
- Culminating activity
- Instructional focus assessment, answer key, and rubric
- Running Record Assessment
- Comprehension Assessment
- This set of instructional resources is for use with the book I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 by Lauren Tarshis. A copy of the book is not included in this set of resources.
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