They can be implemented in your classroom in many different ways. These questions require students to think critically about the text. Twelve discussion questions are included for each of the four parts of the novel. Answer keys included.Ī comprehension quiz for each of the four parts of the novel includes basic plot questions that will help you determine if a student completed the assigned reading for the week. These questions highlight the main idea(s) of each chapter. These are great “as you read” questions for students to complete for homework or class work. This vocabulary unit can be easily taken out of the novel study if you have a different system in place for teaching vocabulary in your classroom. There is also a final quiz included with an answer key. You’ll find a fantastic vocabulary word list for the entire book, along with three practice activities (with answer keys) that can be easily assigned as homework as students read.

I’ve also included details on how these can be utilized in the classroom. I’ve included detailed summaries of all 12 chapters in the novel.

Your students will love reading this thrilling adventure! I’ve also added a thorough summary for every chapter and a stand-alone vocabulary unit that aligns withe the book. This literature unit includes short answer questions with answer keys, comprehension quizzes with answer keys, and critical thinking discussion questions. The perfect vacation has become a nightmare! Somehow Kyle and BeeBee have to outwit nature’s fury and save themselves from tsunami terror.This novel unit for Peg Kehret's survival story, Escaping the Giant Wave, is the perfect resource to keep your students engaged and accountable for their reading assignments.

The giant wave charges straight up the hillside and through the woods where the children are running for their lives. Kyle and BeeBee flee uphill as a tsunami crashes over the beach, the hotel, and the town. Giant tsunami waves-three or four stories high-can ride in from the sea and engulf anyone who doesn’t escape fast enough. Then the earthquake comes-starting a fire in their hotel! As Kyle and BeeBee fight their way out through smoke and flame, Kyle remembers the sign at the beach that said after an earthquake everyone should go uphill and inland, as far from the ocean as possible. One evening Kyle is left in charge of his younger sister, BeeBee, while his parents attend an adults-only Salesman of the Year dinner on an elegant yacht. He’d never flown before, and he’s never seen the Pacific Ocean. Thirteen-year-old Kyle thought spending a vacation on the Oregon coast with his family would be great. When an earthquake hits on their family vacation, can Kyle and his sister survive the following tsunami?

Escaping the Giant Wave by Peg Kehret