L3 Pearl Harbor

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

In this lesson, you will learn about about the attack on

Pearl Harbor

• Use key vocabulary
• Identify the main idea of a written passage
• Talk about the significance of Pearl Harbor

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Be sure to complete the lesson by following the roadmap:

1. Complete the Warm Up Exercises
2. Review the Vocabulary Section
3. Watch the Vocabulary Video
4. Play the Vocabulary Game
5. Watch the Pearl Harbor Video
6. Read the Reading Comprehension Passage
7. Answer the Reading Comprehension Questions
8. Chit Chat- Talk about what you learned
9. Complete the Homework (Optional)

Warm Up

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Can you and your teacher name a country with each letter of the alphabet? (Note: There are none starting with X).

Try to name some countries with your teacher.

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Let's talk to each other!

What do you think are lessons we can learn when talking about historical events involving war or conflict?

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What questions do you have about Pearl Harbor that you hope to learn the answers to?

Have you ever heard of Pearl Harbor before? What do you know about it?

Talk Time

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Review the vocabulary for this section.

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Shocking

Something that is sudden and upsetting

Naval

Relating to ships

Dock

To tie up at a structure that extends from the shore into water

Neutral

Not helping or supporting either side in a conflict

Turning Point

A point at which things change

Sidelines

To remove from the center of attention; observing rather than taking part

Vocabulary

Watch the video to learn new vocabulary!

Vocabulary Video

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To practice your new vocabulary, play a game:

Vocabulary Game

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Watch this video to learn more about the topic.

TopicVideo

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The attack on Pearl Harbor was a shocking surprise. Japan attacked the US naval base at 7:55 am with 353 aircraft dropping bombs on docked American ships. More than 2,000 people were killed. At the time, the United States was a neutral country and had not taken a side in World War II. World War II started in 1939 when Germany attacked Poland. Pearl Harbor caused the United States to enter into the war. With the help of the United States, Germany, Japan, and Italy were defeated. Pearl Harbor was a turning point in history and made it impossible for America to sit on the sidelines.

Read the text below aloud.

Reading Comprehension

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Answer the questions below.

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How did World War II start?

How many aircraft did Japan use in the attack on Pearl Harbor?

What were the effects of Pearl Harbor?

Why was Pearl Harbor a turning point in history?

What are your thoughts on surprise military attacks?

Reading Comprehension Questions

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What do you think happened if animals were at Pearl Harbor during the attack? How do you think they would react to the noise?

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What do you think happened if kids your age lived near Pearl Harbor at that time? How would their daily lives change because of the war?

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If you could draw a picture of Pearl Harbor before the attack, what would it look like? How would the ships and the water look?

Chit Chat

Practice speaking with your mentor.

Homework

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Option 2:Writing

Write a letter to the leader of your country describing if you think war is a good or bad idea.

Homework

Option 1:Research

Pick a famous battle from WWII. Make a presentation about this battle.

Naval

Relating to ships

Sidelines

To remove from the center of attention; observing rather than taking part

Shocking

Something that is sudden and upsetting

Y: Yemen

S: Spain

M: Malaysia

G: Germany

A: Albania

Z: Zambia

T: Togo

N: Nigeria

H: Hungary

B: Brazil

U: Uganda

O: Oman

I: Iceland

C: Croatia

V: Vietnam

P: Pakistan

J: Jamaica

D: Denmark

W: Western Sahara

Q: Qatar

K: Kenya

E: Estonia

X: None

R: Rwanda

L: Laos

F: France

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Neutral

Not helping or supporting either side in a conflict

Dock

To tie up at a structure that extends from the shore into water

Turning point

A point at which things change