{"id":6101,"date":"2018-04-16T01:31:28","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T05:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=6101"},"modified":"2025-09-17T18:01:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T22:01:47","slug":"survived-great-chicago-fire-1871-teaching-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=6101","title":{"rendered":"I Survived the  Great Chicago Fire, 1871"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6101\" class=\"elementor elementor-6101\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43e9438 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43e9438\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba6e591\" data-id=\"ba6e591\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d613825 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d613825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"450\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-I-Survived-the-Great-Chicago-Fire-1871-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29014\" alt=\"I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 Teaching Activities\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-I-Survived-the-Great-Chicago-Fire-1871-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-I-Survived-the-Great-Chicago-Fire-1871-1-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-I-Survived-the-Great-Chicago-Fire-1871-1-24x12.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-I-Survived-the-Great-Chicago-Fire-1871-1-36x19.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-I-Survived-the-Great-Chicago-Fire-1871-1-48x25.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d325aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d325aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><em>I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871<\/em> is a gripping novel that transports readers back in time. to one of the most devastating events in American history.<\/p><p>The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 destroyed more than three square miles of the city. Over 100,000 people became homeless. The city was left in chaos and destruction everywhere.<\/p><p>But amidst the flames and chaos, there were stories of survival, bravery, and perseverance that continue to inspire us today. This book tells the story of one young boy&#8217;s incredible journey through the fire. He fights to save his family and find a way to rebuild his shattered life.<\/p><p>With vivid descriptions and heart-pounding action, <em>I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871<\/em> is a must-read for anyone who loves historical fiction or thrilling adventure stories.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba2adda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba2adda\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3864a9\" data-id=\"a3864a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebf0b1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebf0b1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 Teaching Activities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ca204d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ca204d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a8a7f1\" data-id=\"0a8a7f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a878ff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a878ff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Book Unit Samples<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-626e858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"626e858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_isurvived\/I-Survived-the-Great-Chicago-Fire.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 Novel Study Samples\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3905efe\" data-id=\"3905efe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8906a9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8906a9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You will find the following in this novel study sample:<\/p><ul><li>Vocabulary Practice<\/li><li>Comprehension Questions for Chapters 1-2<\/li><li>Constructed Response Question for Chapters 1-2<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14850d4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"14850d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_isurvived\/survivedfiregooglepreview.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the unit sample.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bdff40e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bdff40e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38a4213\" data-id=\"38a4213\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce8e109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce8e109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Teaching Idea #1\u00a0 \u2013 Interview with the Author<\/h3><p><em>Lessons from History: The Chicago Fire of 1871<\/em> contains an interview between Lauren Tarshis and Casey Grant from the National Fire Protection Association.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8c8170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"d8c8170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t   <div style=\"height: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 56.25%; position: relative; width: 100%;\">\r\n        <iframe\r\n            style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\"\r\n            src=\"https:\/\/tube.rvere.com\/embed?v=VZhvbmqYniA\"\r\n            title=\"YouTube video player\"\r\n            frameBorder=\"0\"\r\n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\r\n            allowFullScreen>\r\n        <\/iframe>\r\n    <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e941c53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e941c53\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f034941\" data-id=\"f034941\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-871db93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"871db93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Teaching Idea #2\u00a0 \u2013 Teaching Resources from Lauren Tarshis<\/h3><p>Lauren Tarshis\u2019s website offers several free activities to use with the book. Each of these links goes to DOC files that can be edited to meet the needs of your students.<\/p><div class=\"item-list\"><ul><li class=\"first\"><span class=\"file\"><a title=\"Chicago Fire comprehension questions.docx\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laurentarshis.com\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/Chicago%20Fire%20comprehension%20questions.docx\" type=\"application\/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document; length=13905\">Comprehension Check<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"file\"><a title=\"Chicago Fire novel activities.docx\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laurentarshis.com\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/Chicago%20Fire%20novel%20activities.docx\" type=\"application\/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document; length=36275\">Novel Activities<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"last\"><span class=\"file\"><a title=\"Chicago Fire story test.docx\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laurentarshis.com\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/Chicago%20Fire%20story%20test.docx\" type=\"application\/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document; length=17592\">Quiz<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-775267f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"775267f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b274130\" data-id=\"b274130\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f38dda6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f38dda6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Teaching Idea #3\u00a0 \u2013 Compare and Contrast Activities<\/h3><h4>Before and After Photos<\/h4><div class=\"item-list\"><ul><li class=\"last\">Compare before and after photographs of the fire. This website from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagomag.com\/city-life\/October-2015\/Joseph-Kirkland-Chicago-Fire-Photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Chicago Magazine<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is a great place to start. Another great source for before and after photos is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatchicagofire.org\/ruined-city\/and-after\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Great Chicago Fire &amp; The Web of Memory<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><h4>Chicago in 1871 Compared to Today<\/h4><ul><li><p>Have students create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting Chicago statistical information from the time of the fire to today. Students should include:<\/p><ul><li>population<\/li><li>size of the city compared to other US cities in land area and\/or population<\/li><li>modes of transportation<\/li><li>means of communication<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c52ff8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c52ff8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f135ef8\" data-id=\"f135ef8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55debbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55debbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Teaching Idea #4\u00a0 \u2013 Old Mother Leary Song<\/h3><p>Have students illustrate\u00a0the song \u201cOld Mother Leary\u201d.<\/p><p>Late one night<br \/>When we were all in bed<br \/>Old Mother Leary<br \/>Left a lantern in the shed<\/p><p>And when the cow kicked it over, <br \/>|She winked her eye and said,<br \/>&#8220;There\u2019ll be a hot time<br \/>In the old town, tonight.&#8221;<\/p><p>Spoken: &#8220;FIRE, FIRE, FIRE!&#8221;<\/p><p>The song &#8220;The Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight&#8221; has a disputed origin. Several individuals claim authorship. The earliest known published version of the song was in 1896. It is credited to Theodore August Metz and Joe Hayden. However, there are also claims that the song was written by Charles Hale Hoyt and his brother John. The lyrics have been adapted and modified over the years, with variations in verses and chorus.<\/p><p>The song became associated with the fire and was often played in parades and celebrations commemorating the rebuilding of the city.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e997a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"41e997a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t   <div style=\"height: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 56.25%; position: relative; width: 100%;\">\r\n        <iframe\r\n            style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;\"\r\n            src=\"https:\/\/tube.rvere.com\/embed?v=4G3NBX8Ituo\"\r\n            title=\"YouTube video player\"\r\n            frameBorder=\"0\"\r\n            allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\r\n            allowFullScreen>\r\n        <\/iframe>\r\n    <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32ebefb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32ebefb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4335aee\" data-id=\"4335aee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cfe45d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cfe45d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Teaching Idea #5\u00a0 \u2013 The Great Chicago Fire Historical Account<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c14b803 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c14b803\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cc220c\" data-id=\"3cc220c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb24582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb24582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_isurvived\/I-Survived-the-Great-Chicago-Fire-2.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871  Teaching Ideas\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3bb9c6\" data-id=\"e3bb9c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-216cb65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"216cb65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Have students research the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. They can create a timeline of events or a report that explains what happened during the fire and how it impacted the city of Chicago.<\/li><li>Have students create a map of Chicago, highlighting key locations mentioned in the book:<ul><li>\u00a0O&#8217;Leary&#8217;s barn<\/li><li>the Chicago River<\/li><li>the lakefront<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>This short article provides factual information. A set of comprehension questions follow the article.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8835729 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8835729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_isurvived\/chicago-fire.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the teaching resources.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ebd638 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ebd638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-308016e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"308016e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c99653\" data-id=\"7c99653\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cef4190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cef4190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Teaching Idea #6\u00a0 \u2013 STEM Activity on Fire Safety<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e47be6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e47be6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6508ec9\" data-id=\"6508ec9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94bf762 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94bf762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_isurvived\/I-Survived-the-Great-Chicago-Fire-3.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871  Teaching Ideas\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-871ca4e\" data-id=\"871ca4e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-152d380 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"152d380\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Have students research how fires are started and ways to prevent them. They can also discuss the science behind how fires spread and how firefighters combat them.<\/p><p>Fires can be started by a variety of factors, including natural causes such as lightning strikes. Human activity is the main cause of wildfires. Common causes include campfires, cigarettes, fireworks, and power lines.<\/p><p>To prevent fires, it is important to be cautious and follow safety guidelines. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can read the guidelines in the handout found in the blog post activity handout link above.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9dbf84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9dbf84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ae3714 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ae3714\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f21806\" data-id=\"1f21806\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1622f80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1622f80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Teaching Idea #6\u00a0 \u2013 Fire Safety<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-26f38e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26f38e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-508160c\" data-id=\"508160c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2cf296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2cf296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_isurvived\/I-Survived-the-Great-Chicago-Fire-4.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871  Teaching Ideas\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-879ef82\" data-id=\"879ef82\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ddf1a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ddf1a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fires can be started by a variety of factors, including natural causes such as lightning strikes. Human activity is the main cause of wildfires. Common causes include campfires, cigarettes, fireworks, and power lines.<\/p><p>To prevent fires, it is important to be cautious and follow safety guidelines. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can read the guidelines in the handout found in the blog post activity handout link above.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-506589e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"506589e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-861a7b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"861a7b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28bdbd5\" data-id=\"28bdbd5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e3749e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e3749e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"col-sm-9\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">See the product that inspired this post.<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4a0996 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4a0996\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d21bf2\" data-id=\"0d21bf2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a5e230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a5e230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading_isurvived\/survivedfire.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 Book Unit\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a958d9d\" data-id=\"a958d9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709e0b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"709e0b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"Text-module__root--Jk_wf Text-module__headingLG--xCkP7 Text-module__colorExtraDark--DAqgT Text-module__noMarginBottom--VJdLv ProductPageHeader__name\" data-testid=\"HelpfulButton\"><i><em>I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871<\/em>\u00a0Book Unit<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i><i><\/i>contains graphic organizers for an interactive notebook. 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