GeoInquiries

• 1- Beyond Religion: Scarlett Letter

  Explore the patterns of religion in the U.S. and world beyond the Puritan foundations found in The Scarlet Letter.

• 2- Virus of Fear: Witchcraft in Salem

  Explore the geographic context and spatial extent of the witch trials in the American colonies. Play: The Crucible by Arthur Miller.

• 3- Poe and the Red Death

  Discover the impact of tuberculosis on 1800's America and modern society.

• 4- The Red Badge of Courage

  Learn about the Battle of Chancellorsville and how it is connected to Stephen Crane’s novel.

• 5- Twain, Travel Blogger

  Discover how travel and life experiences influenced Mark Twain’s body of work. “Travel is fatal to prejudice.” – Mark Twain

• 6- Hurricane Warning!

  Explore the geographic context of Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson and Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.

• 7- Our Town, Your Town

  Explore the essential services in a small American town in the early 1900s and compare them with today. Pair with Our Town by Thornton Wilder.

• 8- Gatsby: Then and Now

  Among the ash heaps and millionaires, explore the geographic and demographic context of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

• 9- The Mockingbird Sings for Freedom

  Explore the demographic and social context of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

• 10- Depression, Dust and Steinbeck

  Explore the economic, environmental, and cultural influences in Steinbeck’s work.

• 11- Hiroshima

  Learn how the height of the Hiroshima explosion and its effects are linked. This activity investigates Hiroshima by John Hersey.

• 12- Dr. King’s Road to a Birmingham Jail

  Explore the events leading up to and beyond Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”

• 13- Finding Mango Street

  Explore the ethnic diversity of U.S. states and neighborhoods. This activity explores The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros.

• 14- F451: Ban or Burn the Books!

  Explore banned books, population density, religion, and global literacy related to Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.

• 15- Surviving the Wild

  Explore Chris McCandless’ journey into the wilds of Alaska and the factors that led to his death. Book: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer.

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