Chapter 8

Read Chapter 8 - Everyone Dead in Nagasaki

TO DO THIS WEEK

• Fluency - Eyes-on-Text 

Open your Reading Mileage Doc. Read 1 to 2 pages of Chapter 7, Everybody Dead in Nagasaki

• Comprehension Questions

• Character and Story Map

• Group Discussion and Summary

• Create Activity - complete and SHARE

ACTIVITY: Collaborate on a Peace Paper Crane Sculpture

The bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima in 1945 were tragic, terrible events that ended World War II. In Kensuke's Kingdom, Kensuke tells Michael how all his family and friends, including his wife and child, were killed by the bomb in Nagasaki.

Learn: Read about the bombing of Nagasaki and watch the video about Sadako Sasaki.

Create: Use the paper provided to create as many paper cranes as possible. With the whole group, arrange your cranes in a frame as a peace sculpture.

Share: Take a photo of your sculpture and share it on you blog.