Students will be reading and discussing one book per week of the "I Survived" series by Lauren Tarshis.   We will discuss different topics based on each of the historical events as well as choosing which parts of the book we see as factual and which parts we believe are exaggerated.  This class will help students with reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.  We will also take the time to go over any difficult or uncommon words or phrases to find their meaning.  This series is typically for grades 2-7th or ages 8-12, it is up to parents if you want to try a class if your child falls outside this range.

*Please note there are now 23 books within this series, but you can attend as many classes as you want!

Discussion questions and topics will be posted in the classroom board for the upcoming week so that students have an idea of what to look for while they are reading.  Either a hard copy or a digital copy of each book will be required.  During class, we will discuss the events that took place in each book.  Students will read the last 2 chapters of each book during class to practice their reading skills.   

Since we will be reading 1 book per week, students can sign up for any week they choose (the schedule is listed below). There will be 2 alternative days/times to help accommodate different schedules. These books are generally recommended for students in third through fifth grade.

**Please note that class may either run a few minutes over or end up to 5 minutes early depending on the number of readers and their reading levels. 

Here is the schedule based on the day of the week you sign up for.

Saturday 8am PST Class:

11/30:  I Survived: The Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79
12/7:  I Survived: The American Revolution, 1776
12/14:  I Survived: The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
12/21:  I Survived: The Great Chicago Fire 1871
12/28:  I Survived: The Children's Blizzard, 1888
1/4/25:  I Survived:  The Galveston Hurricane, 1900
1/11:  I Survived: The San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
1/18:  I Survived: The Wellington Avalanche, 1910
1/25:  I Survived: The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
2/1:  I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916
2/8: I Survived:  The Great Molasses Flood, 1919
2/15:   I Survived: The Hindenburg Disaster, 1937
2/22:  I Survived: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941
3/1:  I Survived: The Battle of D-Day, 1944
3/8:  I Survived: The Nazi Invasion, 1944
3/15:  I Survived: The Great Alaskan Earthquake, 1964
3/22:  I Survived: The Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967
3/29: I Survived: The Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980
4/5:  I Survived: The Attacks of September 11, 2001
4/12:  I Survived: Hurricane Katrina, 2005
4/19:  I Survived: The Japanese Tsunami, 2011
4/26:  I Survived: The Joplin Tornado, 2011 
5/3:   I Survived: The California Wildfires, 2018

Monday 11am PST class:

12/2: I Survived: The Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79
12/9:  I Survived: The American Revolution, 1776
12/16:  I Survived: The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
12/23 NO CLASS
12/30:  I Survived: The Great Chicago Fire 1871
1/6/25:  I Survived: The Children's Blizzard, 1888
1/13:  I Survived:  The Galveston Hurricane, 1900
1/20:  I Survived: The San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
1/27:  I Survived: The Wellington Avalanche, 1910
2/3:  I Survived: The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
2/10:  I Survived: The Shark Attacks of 1916
2/17: I Survived:  The Great Molasses Flood, 1919
2/24:   I Survived: The Hindenburg Disaster, 1937
3/3:  I Survived: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941
3/10:  I Survived: The Battle of D-Day, 1944
3/17:  I Survived: The Nazi Invasion, 1944
3/24:  I Survived: The Great Alaskan Earthquake, 1964
3/31:  I Survived: The Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967
4/7: I Survived: The Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980
4/14:  I Survived: The Attacks of September 11, 2001
4/21:  I Survived: Hurricane Katrina, 2005
4/28:  I Survived: The Japanese Tsunami, 2011
5/5:  I Survived: The Joplin Tornado, 2011 
5/12:   I Survived: The California Wildfires, 2018