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Transcript of URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005 at 6:56 PM...
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LASunday, Aug. 28, 2005 at 6:56 PM
MOST OF THE AREA WILL BE UNINHABITABLE FOR WEEKS...PERHAPS LONGER. AT LEAST ONE HALF OF WELL CONSTRUCTED HOMES WILL HAVE ROOF AND WALL FAILURE. ALL GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL...LEAVING THOSE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. THE MAJORITY OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BECOME NON FUNCTIONAL. PARTIAL TO COMPLETE WALL AND ROOF FAILURE IS EXPECTED. ALL WOOD FRAMED LOW RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL BE DESTROYED. CONCRETE BLOCK LOW RISE APARTMENTS WILL SUSTAIN MAJOR DAMAGE...INCLUDING SOME WALL AND ROOF FAILURE. HIGH RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY...A FEW TO THE POINT OF TOTAL COLLAPSE.
Urgent
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Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
An interdisciplinary, critical inquiry.
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Introduction
A Photo Essay
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Landfall
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The Water is Rising
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Flooding the French Quarter
A city built below sea level is sustained by a complex system of dams serving as a buffer against storm surges and the wetlands of the Mississippi Delta.
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Boats travel flooded streets
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New Orleans Superdome
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Camping on I-10
Oil slicks in the water
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Leaving the Superdome
Walking out on I-10
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Is this the USA?
Thousands of residents from
New Orleans gather at an
evacuation staging area along
Interstate-10 in Metarie, La.,
on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005.
AP Photo/Dave Martin
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School buses flooded in New Orleans
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Boat Jam on the road
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Stranded on Rooftops
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Louisiana State Troops
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Evacuation
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To the helicopters
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U. S. N. S. Comfort
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Rooftop Rescues Continue
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The Pets• Animal rescues• Animal rights• Animal protection
groups
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Thank you for rescuing me!
Jane Garrison of the Humane Society United States is licked by a rescued dog at the Broadmoor neighborhood of New Orleans, September 9, 2005.
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Searching for survivors
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Foreign Aid to U.S.Members of the Mexican Navy help distribute water
U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and Mexican marines carry a log as they remove debris
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Mexico feeds evacuees in San Antonio
Mexican soldiers prepare food as part of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort for the several thousand evacuees housed at a former United States Air Force base in San Antonio, Texas, September 9, 2005. The Mexican government sent a convoy of unarmed soldiers with 50 trucks that arrived in Texas September 8. The unit will be serving three meals a day to the evacuees for at least the next 20 days. REUTERS/Jeff Mitchell
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FEMA
• Why did FEMA fail?• FEMA Director called
back to Washington.• FEMA Director
resigns
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President Bush
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Big Questions?
These are the questions students seek to answer.
The Big Questions guide student research.
The Big Questions create the need for the disciplines. Students need the information, skills and knowledge of the disciplines in order to answer their Big Questions.
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What is a hurricane?
How are hurricanes formed and sustained?
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Why is New Orleans an important city?
• History of New Orleans
• Economics – industries, Port of New Orleans
• Culture - religions, languages, music, food, ethnicity/race, arts, architecture . . .
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Why did New Orleans flood?
• Scientific studies - geographical, climatological and geological facts
• Government action and inaction
• Economics
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What are the environmental issues? • Flood control
• EPA - Pollution – toxic floodwaters
• Coastal erosion
• Fossil Fuels
• Global Warming
• Natural resources
• Waterways
• Wildlife and fisheries
• Agriculture, fishing, shrimping, oyster beds
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What are the social issues?
• Race• Class• Age• Ability• How can we end
poverty?• What will be the impact
of the largest displacement of people in U.S. since the Civil War?
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Critical Pedagogy
Critical pedagogy considers how education can provide individuals with the tools to better themselves and strengthen democracy, to create a more egalitarian and just society, and thus to deploy education in a process of progressive social change.
We ask the following questions:
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Critical Pedagogy asks . . .
• What is the current state of affairs?
• What are the sociohistorical contexts – i.e., how and why did things get this way?
Learn about Critical Pedagogy at www.21stCenturySchools.com/Critical_Pedagogy.com
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• How could - and should - things be?
• What can we do to get from here to there? How can we make this world a better, happier place?
• What specific actions can we take to effect this desired change?
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Critical Pedagogy and Hurricane Katrina
Examining issues of the environment, the role of government, the accountability of government, issues of poverty, race, class, ability, the media . . .
How could this happen? Who got left behind? What can we do about it?
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Ageism
Discrimination based on age, especially prejudice against the elderly.
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Ableism
Discrimination or prejudice against people with disabilities, especially physical disabilities.
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Racism
1. The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others.
2. Discrimination or prejudice based on race.
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Classism
Bias based on social or economic class.
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How can we help?
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Global Impact? Global Response
• How far-reaching is the impact of Katrina?
• Explore the extent of the impact within the U.S. and globally.
• Explore the response in the U.S. and globally.
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Emergency Preparedness
• What disasters might happen
• Family disaster plan• NOAA Weather Radio• Pets and Disasters• Resources
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What are the Possibilities and Hope that can come out of
Hurricane Katrina?
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Technology
• What role did technology play in this event, before and after the hurricane?
• What role will it play in making changes?
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The Media • What is the role of the media in disasters?
• What role did the media play in the Hurricane Katrina disaster?
• Should it have been different, and if so, how?
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Economics
What is the economic
impact of Hurricane
Katrina?
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Oil • Exploration, drilling
• Refining
• Transporting – train, shipping, pipelines, trucks
• By-products - plastics, Styrofoam,
• Nonrenewable resources
• Alternative energy sources - biodiesel, wind, solar, hydro, hydrogen
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Industry
• Agriculture• Fishing• Shipbuilding• Shipping• Hospitality – cruise
lines, hotels, restaurants• Medical• Insurance and more . .
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U. S. Government
• What is the role of the U. S. government in this event?
• Branches of government• Levels of government• Agencies, departments
and bureaus• Voter’s responsibilities
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DOD
• Life in the military• Divisions of the
military• Military equipment• Military response
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Health • No food or water; no formula for babies
• Sanitary and unsanitary conditions
• Hospitals
• Heat
• No potable water
• Toxic flood waters
• Water-borne diseases
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Connections
Language Arts
Science
Health
Social Studies
Mathematics
Service-Learning
The Arts
Multimedia
Big Project Ideas
Global Classroom
Multiple Literacies
Multiple Intelligences
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Language Arts
• Research• Writing• Literature –
nonfiction, fiction, legends, myths, poetry
• Media – film, commercials, music
Connections
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Science• Meteorology• Agriculture• Biodiversity• Geology• Environment• Chemistry• Physics• Microbiology• Engineering
Connections
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Health/Nutrition/PE
Connections
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Energy
• Electrical Grids• Oil and Gas
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Social Studies
• History • Geography • Government/Law• Social Issues
Connections
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Mathematics
• Economics• Statistics• Weights and
Measurements• Graphing• Architecture
Connections
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The Arts
• Music
• Art
• Film
• Dance
Connections
Benefit concert for the American Red Crosswww.redcross.org/article/0,1072,0_312_2600,00.html
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Multimedia
• Documentaries – science, history, social issues, etc.
• Advertising - TV, Radio and Print Ads
• Make a movie
• DVD – recipes ($$$)
• Web site
• Power Point
• Cooking Show – New Orleans Cuisine
Connections
Student filmmaking
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Service-Learning
Connections
Schools can design and deliver service-learning projects to help the kids displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
www.21stCenturySchools.com/Hurricane_Katrina_Service_Projects.htm
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Global Classroom
Connections
• Collaborate with students in other states or countries on projects.
• Conduct research and online interviews via email or video
• Write to various organizations and companies around the world to request various materials.
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Children's Literature
• Hurricanes, David Weisner
• Hurricane & Tornado, Jack Challoner
• Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane, Joanna Cole
• Wild Weather Hurricanes, by Lorraine Jean Hopping
• Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Tornadoes and Cyclones, David Longshore
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Organizations
•Congressional Black Caucus - www.congressionalblackcaucus.net/
•NAACP - www.naacp.org
•American Red Cross - www.redcross.org
•Salvation Army - www.salvationarmyusa.org
Many more to added.
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Impact on Transportation
• Trucks and Roads
• Taxes
• Government - DOT
• Natural resources – steel, oil, rubber
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Multiple Literacies
Connections
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Visual Literacy
Photo essays, documentaries, flow charts,
graphic organizers, photography, video, web
sites, clip art, photos, drawings, works of
art, . . . .
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Aural LiteracyIncorporating speech, music, song, and
sound effects into products. Analyze,
evaluate, critique and produce aural
messages.
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More Aural LiteracyCritically listening to:
• News reports on television and radio
• Politicians statements
• Opinion pieces
• Fact vs. Opinion
• Evaluating validity and credibility of information presented.
• Listening to others in discussions and negotiation, and in Jigsaw Groups.
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Ecoliteracy
Floodwaters are pumped over the repaired Metairie Relief Outfall canal in New Orleans September 9, 2005.
Toxic flood waters
Global warming
Pollution
Wildlife refuge
Coastal erosion
Agriculture
Fisheries
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Emotional Literacy• Rage
• Fear
• Grief
• Relief
• Joy
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Financial Literacy
Costs to:
• Individuals & Families
• Local to national communities
• Industries - shipbuilding, agriculture, shrimping, fishing, oil, . .
• Port of New Orleans
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Port of New OrleansPort industry includes: steamship companies, stevedoring companies, railroads, tugboats and barge companies, and freight forwarders.
Everyone in the United States has something, probably in arm’s reach, that was shipped through the Port of New Orleans. (Ali Velshi, CNN Business Reporter)
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Media Literacy
How can we use multiple
forms of media to effect
change in the world?
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Multicultural Literacy
• Global response• Foreign aid to U.S.• Multicultural roots of
New Orleans culture
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Multiple Intelligences
Connections http://www.multi-intell.com//MI_chart.html
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VocabularyHere you can build your vocabulary list for this unit.. Starter list:
Hurricane
Coastal Erosion
Barrier islands
Fossil Fuels
Climatology
Meteorology
Racism
Classism