Pearl Harbor - Extended

Your assignment is to get in groups of 3-4 and write a news magazine story about Pearl Harbor as though you were living at the time. You can write a general article about the attack or one from the perspective of military or medical personnel. You could also write an article from a Japanese perspective. (finish as homework)

Rubric

Use the following three-point rubric to evaluate your work during this lesson.

3 points: I wrote an informative, creative article, and were able to apply what happened at Pearl Harbor to the present day.

2 points: I wrote a competent article, and made some comparisons between what happened at Pearl Harbor and the present day.

1 point: I wrote an article with gaps and misunderstandings, and had a hard time applying what happened at Pearl Harbor to the present day.

Additional articles for further research:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/pearl/transcript.htm

http://www.execpc.com/~dschaaf/phraner.html

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq66-3b.htm

http://www.ibiscom.com/pearl.htm

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/pearl.htm

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/rep/Pearl/Medical.html

http://www.navsource.org/Naval/arph.htm