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Stars after the storm
Unit 6 developing ideas
Into the Storm
Hurricane Katrina
What adjectives do you use to describe a storm?
What do you know about it?
Look at the map and answer the questions.
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1. Where did Hurricane Katrina form?
2. Where did it hit?
3. How long did it last?
4. How many people lost their lives in the hurricane?
5. What was the cost of the damage Hurricane Katrina caused?
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1. Where did Hurricane Katrina form?
Katrina formed on the Atlantic Ocean, where there was a tropical depression.
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2. Where did it hit?
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3. How long did it last?
It hit mainly the Southern states, including the south of Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
It lasted more than one week.
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4. How many people lost their lives in the hurricane?
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5. What was the cost of the damage
Hurricane Katrina caused?
Over 1, 800 people lost their lives in the hurricane.
It caused USD 108 billion in damage.
claimed... lives
watch a video
How might people feel when caught in Hurricane Katrina?
They might feel frightened, hopleless, desperate, miserable or panicked.
Here is a family who has gone through this TERRIBLE disaster- Hurricane Katrina.
during the hurricane
right after the hurricane
a few days later
one year later
What happened in each period?
How did the author feel during different time?
during the hurricane
What happened ?
How did the author feel ?
It (The hurricane) happened so quickly.
...the roof just flew off
The rain was coming...going nowhere.
I was so frightened that I just froze..
right after the hurricane
What happened ?
How did the author feel
Without a roof,... dangerous.
...but it was not enough.
It was really hot and it smelled so bad everywhere.
I just spent days...
Living in the open air...mosquitos.
I remember us all lying...
I was worried, later hopeful.
a few days later
What happened ?
How did the author feel ?
We were taken to another town in a faraway country.
Thankfully, Smartie came home just in time.
I was happy.
a few days later
Why