Bbc: Home a Relative Term in New Orleans

Bass drum, snare drum, tom-toms, cymbals. Perched behind their drum sets, wielding their drum sticks and wire brushes, drummers lay the grove and are the heartbeat of a band's performance. A dynamic lesson introduces young musicians to...

Looking for a new and exciting way to teach young historians the art of primary source analysis? Jazz up your lesson with a resource that asks class members to analyze photos, travel documents, and letters written by some of New Orleans'...

New Orleans, devastated by Hurricane Katrina, now faces further turmoil and evacuation as Hurricane Rita bares down on the beleaguered city. New article, photos, video, and links to other sites are included in this September, 2005, report.

BBC News reports on the Hurricane Katrina response as well as the continued search and rescue of New Orleans that continues. Report also includes a report of the discovery of victims found in a hospital. Photographic essay and a video...

Vivid slideshow of photographs of New Orleans during the flooding by Hurricane Katrina and two months later.

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and Homeland Security announces the new evacuation plan for New Orleans in case of disaster. This interesting article also recaps evacuation problems that plagued New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, as well...

In this New Orleans learning exercise, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions,...

In an extraordinary report, the rescue of premature babies from the flooding of New Orleans brought on by Hurricane Katrina is chronicled. Along with the article is a video report.

August, 2005, report that discusses the flooding of New Orleans and the levee system designed to protect the city.

September, 2005, article tracing the draining of the flooded New Orleans and the repairing of the levee system devastated by Hurricane Katrina.