Ninth Ward - A book by Jewel Parker Rhodes

EDUCATOR’S GUIDE

Download the Ninth Ward Educator’s Guide for help using this novel in the classroom.

If you are interested in having Jewell Parker Rhodes visit your school please email lbvisits@aol.com for more information

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Katrina Rebuilding Includes Solar Panels, Organic Farming And Hybrid Buses – A look at the silver lining in rebuilding after Hurrican Katrina: green technology and building.
Hurricane Katrina Special Report – A comprehensive site with all of CNN’s resources on the natural disaster
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, a film by Spike Lee– A documentary about the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. This film won the Orizzonti Documentary Prize and one of two FIPRESCI awards. It won three Emmy awards.
Rising from Ruin - A special report by MSNBC that chronicles the rebuilding process of two Gulf Coast towns devastated by Hurricane Katrina, including profiles of town residents and their stories.
Hurricane Katrina Before and After- Here is an interesting look of New Orleans during the hurricane vs. how it looks now through pictures