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This curriculum examines Hurricane Katrina. Teachers can use materials to guide students understanding of local, state, and federal response to Hurricane Katrina and its long term effects. Additionally, the curriculum challenges the classrooms neutrality and lack of discussion around Katrina while working to increase critical consciousness surrounding the tragedy and the unequal power balances that were involved.
- Government Response
- Inequality
- Two Gulf Wars
N/A
- News Articles
- Websites
Presence Evaluation: Full Presence
Evaluation Notes: This resource looks closely at the social inequity that exacerbated the devastating affects of Hurricane Katrina.
Presence Evaluation: Full Presence
Evaluation Notes: The curriculum challenges students to take social action.
Presence Evaluation: Some Presence
Evaluation Notes: This resource examines how students can impact their community through grassroots efforts.
Presence Evaluation: Some Presence
Evaluation Notes: The curriculum works engages multiple levels of the school community in dealing with Hurricane Katrina.
Presence Evaluation: Full Presence
Evaluation Notes: The lessons cover key social justice principles throughout its lessons.
Presence Evaluation: Not Present
Evaluation Notes: The lessons reviewed are not focused on self-reflection and self-love.
Presence Evaluation: Not Present
Evaluation Notes: To date, there has been no empirical study of this curriculum to evaluate its effectiveness.
Presence Evaluation: Minimal Presence
Evaluation Notes: There is a lesson examining the role of equity in the varying outcomes of the people of New Orleans.
Presence Evaluation: N/A
Evaluation Notes: We are unable to evaluate this domain since it is best measured through observation.
Presence Evaluation: Full Presence
Evaluation Notes: Race and class were determining factors of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating outcomes and are discussed as such within the curriculum.