Surviving the Unthinkable Unit 5 Introduction

Surviving the Unthinkable

video!

Open Ended

What kinds of disasters were depicted (that means shown) in the video?

¿Qué tipos de desastres se representaron en el video?

Open Ended

The video says, "Disasters can reveal our truth." What do you think this means?

Open Ended

Our essential question is: What does it take to be a survivor?

Based on the video, what do you think this means?

Open Ended

What does the image suggest about how disaster affects our lives?

Make the connection

Believe it or not, everyone has survived something. It may have been a tough day at school. It may have been moving to an unfamiliar city. Think about a moment that you or someone you know showed what it is to be a survivor. Explain what happened.

Mrs. Wingate is awesome.

Think about the Essential Question

​What does it take to be a survivor?

All around the world, people withstand disasters, from droughts and flooding to wars and shipwrecks. Something helps them get by. What qualities help people survive, no matter how difficult conditions become? Let's discuss!

Poll

Let's preread!

Which story do you think will be the most interesting?

• from A Long Walk to Water

  (novel)

  It’s just another day for Salva Dut, but war suddenly arrives. Armed soldiers begin leading his entire village away. Where are they being taken? What will happen?

• Salva's Story

  (documentary)

  Find out more about Salva Dut’s life, including his move to the United States and his efforts to help provide clean water to Sudan.

• Into the Lifeboat from Titanic Survivor

  (memoir)

  Follow Violet Jessop as she makes her way to a lifeboat in those desperate minutes before the Titanic goes down.

• from After the Hurricane

  (poem)

  Parts of New Orleans are suddenly underwater, and people are left without food, power, or shelter. What will the poem’s speaker—and other members of the high school band—do to get by?

• from Ninth Ward

  (novel)

  After the hurricane passes, Lanesha and her friend TaShon are trapped on a roof. They’re hot, thirsty, and staring out at the floodwaters where their neighborhood once stood.

Poll

Let's preread!

Which story do you think will be the most interesting?