Out of the Rubble
Essential Questions
- How does poverty affect the impact of natural disasters?
- How do writers portray tragic events?
Activities
- Write responses to Essential Questions
- Discuss Essential Questions in a Socratic Circle
- Academic Language
- Pre-reading activity - Predict what the article will be about based on the world cloud
- Watch video on Haiti and answer the following questions
2. What did you learn about the conditions of Haiti prior to the earthquake?
3. How is the video different from other formats such as a magazine or story?
4. How is this video connected to the Challenge 20/20?
- KWL Chart on Google Docs
- Read Out of the Rubble
- How does poverty affect the impact of earthquake worksheet
- Write a narrative essay