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The Great Fire

The Great Fire. Standard Addressed: The following Common Core State Standards are the focus of this exemplar: RI 6-8.1, RI 6-8.3, RI 6-8.4, RI 6-8.6, RI 6-8.9 (addressed in optional homework); RL 6-8.3; W 6-8.1; RH 6-8.7.

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The Great Fire

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  1. The Great Fire

  2. Standard Addressed: The following Common Core State Standards are the focus of this exemplar: RI 6-8.1, RI 6-8.3, RI 6-8.4, RI 6-8.6, RI 6-8.9 (addressed in optional homework); RL 6-8.3; W 6-8.1; RH 6-8.7.

  3. 1. Why does the author start with this description of Daniel and Patrick and Catherine if he plans to describe a famous fire? 2. What tone is the author creating by choosing “ambie” and “stretch” and “leaned back”? Why does the author create this feeling or mood when the main story is about the disaster?

  4. 1. Why does the author start with this description of Daniel and Patrick and Catherine if he plans to describe a famous fire? • Students should recognize that the author hopes to personalize the disaster. The people who lived through it were hard-working, normal people. By showing this before the fire, students can see who was really affected instead of just looking at the fire. 2. What tone is the author creating by choosing “ambie” and “stretch” and “leaned back”? Why does the author create this feeling or mood when the main story is about the disaster? • All these verbs have a sense of relaxation and a tranquil tone which contrasts against the disaster that is coming. The author is emphasizing that disasters strike when people are not expecting it.

  5. 3. Sullivan has to shout, “FIRE!” What does this tell you about the technology in Chicago at the time? 4. What is the significance of the hay in the top of the barn? Why would the author want to draw attention to that detail?

  6. 3. Sullivan has to shout, “FIRE!” What does this tell you about the technology in Chicago at the time? • They had no telephones or automatic fire alarms that would allow someone to quickly get ahold of the fire department. 4. What is the significance of the hay in the top of the barn? Why would the author want to draw attention to that detail? • Straw burns easily, and it’s light enough to blow in the wind that Murphy describes, carrying the fire to any nearby structures

  7. 5. The author includes a number of details about how Sullivan acts. Look at each action. What does the author want you to understand about Sullivan? 6. What happened to the O’Leary animals?

  8. 5. The author includes a number of details about how Sullivan acts. Look at each action. What does the author want you to understand about Sullivan? • He goes into the fire, unties the animals, falls and gets his leg caught, and still hops to the door. The details together suggest that Sullivan is a very strong, stubborn man and that he’s concerned about doing the right thing. 6. What happened to the O’Leary animals? • The animals were in a building that burned, and the author’s last reference to them said that the animals were too frightened to leave the building. The implication is that the animals burned.

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