Review the Academic Content Standards related to this lesson. Create lists of historical events, either from United States or global history. A Calm Sunday Abruptly Shattered. Write two to four diary entries from the point of view of a person involved in the historical event selected, including facts, clear narration, and accurate description of the individual s feelings.
Students then share their lists, and the teacher writes their responses on the board.
Read each section of the diary individually. Each student selects a historical event listed on the board from the first procedure. In the diary entries, students should be sure to include facts, clear narration of the historical events, and accurate description of the feelings of the individual detailing the event. Students will be evaluated based on initial brainstorm exercise of historical events, participation in class discussions, pre-writing exercises, and coherent, thoughtful diary entries detailing a historical event from the point of view of a person who would have been involved in the event. Interview a person who can recount the attack on Pearl Harbor.