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Newspaper Narratives
The Galveston Hurricane
1900
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Galveston Bay, Texas
Galveston Bay
Vocabulary• Hurricane
• Bay
• Tidal Wave
• Destruction
• Rain
• Flooding
• High Winds
• American Red Cross• InfrastructureUse “text the word” worksheet to
learn the vocabulary • Vandalism
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Students will view online newspapers to learn about The Galveston Hurricane. They will follow the permalinks embedded on each slide, as well as use the “The Hurricane” worksheet among others.
Discover the numerous links embedded within this power point, you may select a few slides to use or have students view just the slide show
How to view the articles:1. students use the slides_with_notes power point2. from the slide, click on the picture or shapes [cotton bale]3. then click on the zoom link, located on the right side of the page4. locate and read the article (download to read)
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Galveston before the storm
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The Hurricane
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Read both accounts of the
storm.Click on the
shapes (stars) to access additional
articles
Use “The Hurricane”
worksheet and respond to the
questions
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Telegraph to Gov. Sayers
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Great Destruction
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Described as the Worst Calamity of the Century! Find out what dangers residents faced.
Respond to the questions on “The Hurricane” worksheet.
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The Cotton Exchange
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What was the significance of the Galveston Cotton
Exchange?
What help did the City of Galveston
receive?
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The Orphanage….
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First duty is to attend to the living…….What did this mean? Why was it
necessary?
Inmates of the Home for Homeless ChildrenAll of the little ones were lost in the flood
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Vandalism
What steps were taken to handle such acts?
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Natural Disasters today?
Are we better equipped to handle Natural Disasters
today?
Class Discussion:
![[ 6.7 ] A Hurricane and the Oil Boom. Learning Objectives Understand why the Galveston Hurricane caused a large amount of destruction. Explain the ways.](https://static.fdocuments.in/doc/165x107/56649ce35503460f949aff6e/-67-a-hurricane-and-the-oil-boom-learning-objectives-understand-why-the.jpg)
