Teaching The levees : a curriculum for democratic dialogue and civic engagement / Margaret Smith Crocco, editor.

Other author/creatorCrocco, Margaret.
Other author/creatorLee, Spike. When the levees broke.
Other author/creatorTeachers College (New York, N.Y.)
Other author/creatorRockefeller Foundation.
Other author/creatorHBO Documentary Films.
Contents An American city / Cally Waite, James Alford, and Sharon Pearson -- 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.
General note"Collaboration of Teachers College, Columbia University, the Rockefeller Foundation, HBO Documentary Films"--Cover.
General note"Created to accompany the HBO Documentary Films Event, Spike Lee's "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts"--Cover.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2008274148
ISBN9780807751008
ISBN0807751006

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