Non-Fiction Short Stories:
Lesra Martin and the Hurricane Inquiry
1.
MAJOR ASSIGNMENT: Metamorphosis of Lesra Martin Worksheet
2.
The Journey of Lesra
Martin Movie: 2 Paragraph Reflection
First Paragraph: What challenges did Lesra
face? What helped Lesra to overcome these obstacles?
What did Lesra achieve, or make of his life?
Second Paragraph: Think about your own life and your own
dreams. What are your dreams? What are the obstacles that stand in your way? What
can you do to overcome these obstacles? What sorts of things can help you and
give you strength? Do you think you can do it, like Lesra
did it?
3.
Movie Review of The Hurricane (2 Paragraphs)
Do
a movie review of The Hurricane. What
did you like about the movie and why? What did you dislike and why? How true
was the movie to the real story of Carter as we studied it? What do you think
of Carter's character? What are his good and bad points? Do you think his
character develops through the movie? Explain why or why not. On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the best), how would you rate the
movie and why?
4.
MAJOR ASSIGNMENT: Evaluating
Websites -- Rubin Hurricane Carter Project
Keeping in mind
the 5 W’s of Cyberspace work that we did, view the following websites and make
notes about how the two sites compare and contrast the history and impact of
Hurricane Carter.
Using your
notes, make a poster—containing text, photos, drawings etc.—that shows at least
5 comparisons and 5 contrasts between the presentation of Rubin Hurricane
Carter on each of the two sites.
5.
Write a formal letter to Lesra. Tell Lesra something about yourself and your own challenges and
dreams. Do you see anything in your own life that is similar to the life of Lesra Martin? If you have any question that you would like Lesra to answer, please ask it. WE WILL BE SENDING THESE LETTERS TO HIM, SO DO
A GOOD JOB. Use your own real postal address, and perhaps Lesra
will write you back!
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