Subject Area: English-Language Arts & Life Science
Grade Level: Grade 9 to 12
Unit Title: Natural Disasters
Lesson Title: Hurricane Katrina
Teaching Standards:
- California Education History-Social Science Standard, Grade 11
U.S. - National Language Arts Standards, Grades 9 to 12
- Standard 6 -Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.
- Standard 7 - Students gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources.
- Standard 8 -Students use a variety of technological and information resources to create and communicate knowledge.
Performance Objectives:
Upon completion of this lesson, the student will be able to...
- Use their knowledge of current events and teacher provided articles/resources to participate in
a class discussion about the facts surrounding Hurricane Katrina. - Utilize research skills to gather information about the Gulf Coast Region and Hurricane Katrina
- Use what they have learned from researching to participate in a class discussion related to the
history, topography, economics, and demographics of the Gulf Coast Region/New Orleans.
Materials:
- Books:
- Neufeld, J. (2009). A.D.:
New Orleans New York ,NY - Movie:
- Towers Productions Inc. for National Geographic Channel. (2006). Inside Hurricane Katrina [DVD]
Burbank ,CA - Pictures of
New Orleans - Overhead projector
References:
This lesson plan is modeled after the PBS Teacher Source Lesson Plan, “The Gulf Coast Region: Geography, Demographics, and the Effects of Hurricane Katrina” by Lisa Prososki. (Retrieved July 27, 2011): http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/socialstudies/katrina.html
Preparation
- Learn from students what prior knowledge they have of Hurricane Katrina’s effects.
- Find out if any of the students have been directly or indirectly affected by this disaster. Such as if any of the students’ family or friends was involved.
- If so then it might be a good idea to see if any of those involved would be willing to speak in class about their first hand experiences.
- Prior to the class have each student research and present one resource about Hurricane Katrina and one about the
Gulf Coast
Presentation
- In class, show some clips from the movie in order to review the events that happened during Hurricane Katrina.
- Share and discuss in class some of the before and after pictures of
New Orleans - Share and discuss some of the ways in which the topography, economics, and demographics of the Gulf Coast Region (particularly
New Orleans
Application:
- Have students write 2 to 3 paragraphs describing the events of Hurricane Katrina based on the information they found, provided in class, and in the movie.
- Have students write 2 paragraphs outlining how they would react during such a disaster. Would they evacuate at the first sign of trouble? Would they stay behind? Would some of their family go and some stay behind? Where would they go if they had to evacuate out of the city? The county? What are the reasons for their answers?
- Make a chart comparing the number of students who would stay behind, the number of students who would evacuate early, and the number of students who would evacuate at the last minute.
Evaluation:
- Evaluate how well each student was able to synthesis the events of Hurricane Katrina and their ability to view themselves in a similar situation.
Closure & Assigned Student Work:
- Have students read A.D.:
New Orleans - Afterwards have students reflect on whether they would do anything differently compared to their first response about evacuating.
- Have students write about which character’s actions they related to the most and why?
- During the next class, break students into groups and provide each group with a different discussion question. Afterwards, each group will present their response to the rest of the class.
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