Includes bibliographical references. "Collaboration of Teachers College, Columbia University, the Rockefeller Foundation, HBO Documentary Films"--Cover. "Created to accompany the HBO Documentary Films Event, Spike Lee's "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts"--Cover.
Contents:
Three options for summative activities. William Gaudelli, Thomas Chandler, and Yom Odamtten -- In our own image : using representations of Katrina to empower media-literate citizens / Judith Cramer, David Boxer, and Duane Neil -- Race, class, and Katrina in When the levees broke : lessons designed for adult audiences / Jeanne Bitterman, Addie Rimmer, and Lucia Alcántara -- New Orleans : past, present, and future : a curriculum for college students / Ellen Livingston -- What does it mean to be a citizen? : a curriculum about Katrina using civics and government / Anand Marri, Christina Morado, and Christopher Zublionis -- Third World conditions in a First World country : using economics to understand events before and after the levees broke / Anand Marri, Christina Morado, and Christopher Zublionis -- A sense of place, a sense of home : using geography to understand the levees' catastrophe / William Gaudelli, Thomas Chandler, and Yom Odemtten -- Learning from history in an effort to understand the tragedy of Katrina / William Gaudelli, Thomas Chandler, and Yom Odamtten -- Three options for summative activities.
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