Appendix A: California Standards
ELA Content Standards:
2.5 Extend ideas presented in primary or secondary sources through original analysis, evaluation, and elaboration.
History and Social Science Standards:
Section 1.01: Chronological and Spatial Thinking
2. Students relate current events to the physical and human characteristics of places and regions.
Section 1.02: Historical Research, Evidence, and Point of View
2. Students understand the meaning, implication, and impact of historical events and recognize that events could have taken other directions.
This unit incorporates each of the above standards. Students will be sifting through multiple primary and secondary sources to draw conclusions about Katrina's impact on New Orleans (ELA 2.5), examining both the geographic and human ecology of New Orleans (HSS 1.01.2) and evaluating human responses to the disaster of Katrina (HSS 1.02.2).
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