Why are so many people outside the Superdome?

Starter Watch this music video, in your book explain in as much detail as possible why the song was made and what its about. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seGhTWE98DU

The path of destruction http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/americas/05/katrina/html/default.stm

The track of the hurricane 23rd to 29th August 2005. It was the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the third-strongest landfalling U.S. hurricane on record.

Track and wind speeds Hurricane force winds were recorded along an 200km stretch of coastline, with scenes of similar destruction and flooding in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.

Task 1: Hurricane Katrina Literature Activity The bulletin was released before Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast and New Orleans. 1. Read the article and highlight or underline all the locations (places) mentioned. 2. For each location you should add a description in your book of why that location is mentioned in the bulletin.

The devastation...

Katrina was a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of about 160 mph as it approached the Gulf Coast. Storm Surge: Sea level about 9metres above normal

Storm Surge The intense LOW PRESSURE and strong winds … allows sea level to rise … Flooding coastal areas -several kilometres inland in some places

Flooding affected large parts of the poor areas of the City in general The situation quickly deteriorated as it became apparent that thousands of people had been unable to evacuate or chosen to stay put.

Initially it was hoped that New Orleans had weathered the worst of Katrina, but within hours of the storm passing, it emerged that several key levees had been breached ….. … causing floodwater to pour into the low-lying city.

Entire side of windows blown out, Hyatt.

School buses under water

Aerial view of New Orleans

Task 2: Study the map and answer the following: 1. In what parts of the New Orleans were the most bodies recovered? 2. In what parts of New Orleans were the fewest bodies recovered? 3. Describe which areas of the city were flooded. 4. Why do YOU think so few bodies were discovered in the wetlands to the east of the map? 5. Why do YOU think so many bodies were found in the mid city and uptown areas near the middle of the map? Extension: Write a detailed explanation of what else the map shows about the victims of Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, 5 years on... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11126635

Plenary: Look at the picture below, write a caption to describe how you think the survivors feel about Impacts of Hurricane Katrina