Tuesday's HW 12/23/08

THIS IS THE HW FOR TUESDAY NIGHT!!! PLEASE COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMENT FOR 12/22 TONIGHT!!!

Based on the government's response to Hurricane Katrina...

In what areas was the government successful?
In what areas did each level of government fail?
What were the major reasons behind the government's success or failure?
Have your ideas about the responsibilities of government changed as a result of seeing this film? Why, or why not

When the Levees Broke - 12/22/08

Assignment: Carefully read the questions below. Using the questions, write a thoughtful reflection, and post it to this space.

Hurricane Katrina caused America to take pause and challenged our government's values.

What does it mean to be a citizen?

What type of citizen are you?

What is the role of government?

Should the federal government help the less fortunate or provide a safe atmosphere to allow people to become fortunate?

Obviously there were some mistakes made by the federal government.

Have we learned from the mistakes?

In the aftermath of Katrina were decisions made based on race? class? Or need?

Now that we have all seen the Spike Lee documentary what is our responsibility?

CLICK HERE. See what last year's classes in our school, and Queens High School of Teaching had to say. Do you agree, disagree?