Today I introduced Pierce to World War II in preparation for the novel "I Survived Pearl Harbor!" We watched a short YouTube video about the war, including actual footage of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Pierce had quite a bit of background knowledge. Next, we co-read two chapters of the novel, focusing on concepts such as setting, main character, and "in media res" (beginning the story in the middle of the action. Pierce wrote two paragraphs to summarize what he read. We edited his work together.