Lesson 09: Case Study: Hurricane Katrina

Activities

Steps to Completing Lesson 09
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Activity
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1
 Read all the online content for Lesson 09. You are in the Lesson 09 online content now. When you are ready to continue, click on the Next Page link at the bottom of the page.
2
 Read the following material:
  • "Understanding Katrina: Perspectives from the Social Sciences"
  • The Executive Summary of "In the Wake of the Storm: Environment, Disaster and Race after Katrina" and scan the rest of the document.
  • Articles on NGA support for Katrina in the NGA Pathfinder magazine.
 Links to the readings are provided in parts 4, 5, and 6 in this lesson.
3
 Watch the Frontline episode on Katrina Link to the Frontline episode on Katrina is provided in part 4 in this lesson.
4
 Participate in "Lesson 09 - GRADED Discussion Forum (#3)". Instructions are provided at the bottom of part 8 of this lesson.