Standards Aligned

Sam Romano

IST 571

Standards Aligned Literature Grouping with Rationale

Fiction Book

Title: Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of John J. Harvey

Author/Illustrator: Maria Kalman

Lexile Level: AD600L

Alignment

For this learning activity, students will be tasked to draw their version of what a ‘hero’ is. After the class has completed their drawings, students will present their images to the class and explain why they chose their hero.

Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.4 Tell a story or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.6 Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification.

Goal: Students will be able to understand that acts of heroism can come from those not typically written about or seen in literature or films.

Objective:

(Psychomotor)Students will be able to draw an image of what they consider to be a hero.

(Cognitive) Students will be able to relate their reasoning for choosing their hero audibly to the rest of the class.

(Affective) Students will recognize and identify values that they admire in heroic figures.

Outcome: Students will gain a deeper appreciation for the historical significance of those who stepped in to help during a national tragedy.

 

Saved by the Boats

Gassman, Julie. Saved by the Boats. Capstone Young Readers, 2016.

Lexile Level: 415L to 635L

This text works as a great supplement to Fireboat, and it can help strengthen students’ understandings of the rescue efforts on an incredibly tragic and culturally impactful day in history.

 

Chief: The Life of Peter J. Ganci, a New York City Firefighter

Ganci, Chris. Chief: the life of Peter J. Ganci, a New York City firefighter. Orchard Books, 2003.

Lexile Level: 890L

Just as students learned about the fireboat used to help calm the fires after 9/11, this tale can be used for anecdotal research on what happened on land during that same day and about the brave men who lost their lives.

America Is Under Attack: September 11, 2001: The Day the Towers Fell

Brown, Don. America is under attack: September 11, 2001: the day the towers fell. Square Fish/Roaring Brook Press, 2014.

Lexile Level: 840L

This text will help students learn more about September 11^th and the cultural, societal, and emotional impact it has left on our country.

 

Understanding September 11th: Answering Questions about the Attacks on America

Frank, M. (2002). Understanding September 11th: answering questions about the attacks on America. New York: Viking.

Lexile Level: 415L to 855L

For younger readers, this book can help contextualize some of the tougher questions surrounding the 9/11 terrorist attack, and can give perspective for students who might be too young to remember.

References:

“LESSON E-UIV-L1 A Fireboat and Its Heroic Adventures .” For Action Initiative, 2012, www.foractioninitiative.org/img/pages/54/lesson/Lesson-E-UIV-L1.pdf.