Natural Disasters PowerPoint Presentations

Posted on November 13th, 2009 in natural disasters by larryferlazzo

Please go to Slideshare and register. Then, click on “Upload” and find your PowerPoint file on the computer. Next, copy the url of your PowerPoint and paste it in the comments section of this post. If there is a problem uploading your presentation to Slideshare, please repeat this same process with these alternative sites: Authorstream [...]

Exploring Possible Careers

Posted on November 12th, 2009 in college by larryferlazzo

Use the following links to learn about the possible careers that you and your parents have said might be in your future.  Please try these links first.  If you can’t find the information you need there, then search for other sites. Answer four questions for each career. You only have to write an a sentence [...]

What Happens If The Levees Break In Sacramento?

Posted on November 6th, 2009 in New Orleans by larryferlazzo

Go to  Sacramento Flood Maps. Click on the “Rescue” maps for the area you live in (probably either South Sacramento or The Pocket). The areas in red will flood immediately. People who live in the yellow area will have a little time to escape. Which color area is your home located in? What would you [...]

"Looting" or "Finding"?

Posted on November 6th, 2009 in natural disasters by larryferlazzo

Look at these two photos that were taken during the New Orleans Katrina flooding, and their captions. Why do you think they wrote that the couple “found” food, and the man “looted” (stole) it?

Questions & Answers

Posted on November 6th, 2009 in New Orleans by larryferlazzo

Choose three questions from your KWL chart. Research the answers to them. You can either go to Mr. Ferlazzo’s website section on New Orleans to find the answers, or you can search through Google. Please write the questions and answers in the comments section of this post.