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1 Pearl Harbor Is Burning! s Journal Started on: Completed on: What makes a good friend?

2 Plan Your Schedule My group members are: We plan to read and meet on these dates: Aloha, Dummy Island Boy Chapters Date We Will Finish Reading Date We Will Discuss Attack! The Race Chopsticks Air Raid About this Book Our Exchange meeting will be on this date:. page 2 of 9

3 Prepare to Read Think About What You Know If you trust someone, you believe that the person will always be truthful and fair. A person you trust will act in your best interest all the time, no matter what happens. Who do you trust? Why? Preview and Predict Look at the front cover. Read the summary on the back cover. Read The Exchange question on the title page. 1. Page through the book and look at the pictures and chapter names. What is this story mostly about? 2. Do you think the war will stop Frank and Kenji from becoming friends? Why or why not? page 3 of 9

4 Use a Reading Strategy Use a As you read, use a to compare and contrast Frank and Kenji. Frank Both Kenji page 4 of 9

5 Chapters 1 2: Pages 7 26 Respond to Aloha, Dummy and Island Boy Review what has happened in the story so far. Start a on Journal page 4 that compares and contrasts Frank and Kenji. Think about what you have read so far and answer these questions. 1. Personal Response Frank and Kenji were alike because they both liked baseball. How are you similar to your friends? 2. Opinion Do you think that Frank gave Weston a fair chance at being his friend? Why or why not? 3. Character s Motive Why do you think Kenji decided to be friendly to Frank? What does this tell you about Kenji? page 5 of 9

6 Chapter 3: Pages Respond to Attack! Add to your on Journal page 4 to show more ways that Frank and Kenji were alike and different. Write the answers to these questions. 1. Personal Response What do you think it was like to be Japanese American during the war between Japan and America? 2. Paraphrase Reread page 28. What is Pidgin English? Why did some people in Hawaii speak it? 3. Sequence Read pages List the order of events of the attack on Pearl Harbor. page 6 of 9

7 Chapter 4: Pages Respond to The Race Review what you just read and add more comparisons about Frank and Kenji to your on Journal page 4. Write the answers to these questions. 1. Personal Response Frank said it would have been awful to see the bombing without Kenji. Tell about a difficult time you were happy to have a friend with you. 2. Sequence What happened after the boys finished helping at the school? Why do you think that happened? 3. Inference Why do you think the officer wrote the boys names down? page 7 of 9

8 Chapter 5: Pages Respond to Chopsticks Add to your on Journal page 4. Write the answers to these questions. 1. Personal Response Have you ever eaten food from a culture that was different from your own? If so, what was it like? If you have not, would you be willing to try? 2. Context Clues Look at the word blackout on page 61. What words in the next sentence help you understand the meaning of blackout? 3. Character s Point of View Grandfather got upset when Mr. Imoto said no more Japanese. How do you think Grandfather was feeling? page 8 of 9

9 Chapter 6: Pages Respond to Air Raid and About this Book Complete your on Journal page 4. Write the answers to these questions. 1. Personal Response How did the ending make you feel? Why? 2. Context Clues Look at the word futons on page 64. What words in the next two sentences help you understand the meaning of futons? 3. Author s Purpose Why do you think the author chose to tell about the prison camps? page 9 of 9

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