Lesson Plan

End of Unit 1 Assessment: Fishbowl Discussion, Part 2: Comparing Conflicting Accounts of the Pearl Harbor Attack

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Partner up! Scholars continue their fishbowl activity with one partner sitting inside the circle and one sitting outside the circle. Participants add to sentence starters to analyze the perspective of the Pearl Harbor Attack seen in the Fourteen-Part Message. After the activity, the class debriefs all of the information gathered in the past two days of the fishbowl activity.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Periodically ask a member of the outside circle to rephrase the thoughts of an inside circle member
Classroom Considerations
  • The last lesson of 13 in the Grade 8 ELA Module 3A, Unit 1 playlist
  • Designed as an end-of-unit assessment
  • Uses timer and document camera
Pros
  • Includes summaries of pages of the text
  • Lists ways to help all types of learners
Cons
  • None
Common Core