Objectives:
To allow students the chance to research
concepts/issues in recreational reading in order
to gain background knowledge before
beginning the novel.
Procedures:
Follow the links and have the students discover
the information.
Tangerine...You Gotta Read It
In the novel you are venturing
into today, there are many issues
that will peak your interest.
Lightning Fatalities
He was actually LUCKY!
Muck Fires
sinkholes
blindness
Soccer
Use the following information to gain
insight and learn about some of the
happenings in the novel Tangerine by
Edward Bloor. The answers aren't
always going to be on the exact page
the link brings you to, so you may have
to search around a bit. You know, use
that brain of yours! :) Be sure to
record your answers on your own
paper.
Task
Once you have finished this task, you should have more knowledge about the following things:
Edward Bloor
Tangerine, Florida
Lightning Fatalities
Sinkholes
If you use a site that is not
Listed here, you must list the
URL address of the site.
Muck Fires
You should have answers to 20 questions when you
are finished. Each answer must be in complete
sentences...which means at least a subject, verb,
capital letter, and a period!!!
Process
Read the article and interview with Edward Bloor, author of Tangerine
(URL listed below).
1. Why would Edward Bloor have a good feel for middle school
students? In other words, what experience does he have that helps
him have insight into the middle school mind?
2. What was his inspiration for Tangerine?
3. What did Chris Williams from St.
Petersburg like about Tangerine?
http://www.sptimes.com/2002/02/18/NIE/Welcome_to_Tangerine_.shtml
Use the URL link below to answer the following questions.
Enter the city/state name "Tangerine, Florida" into the blanks to see
a map of Florida.
4. Where is Tangerine, FL located? North, east, south or west?
5. Name six lakes close to Tangerine.
http://maps.google.com/
Use the URL link below to answer the following question.
6. How much would it cost to purchase 32 lbs. of Sunburst Tangerines?
http://www.weknowyum.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DsDM7DzNr0&feature=related
Click on each link and answer the question that follows.
http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_lls/fatalities_us.html
7. Which state had the highest number of lightning fatalities
from 1990-2003?
8. Which state had the least?
http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_pls.html
9. If you were attending an Organized Outdoor Athletic
Event, and you feel your hair standing on end and/or hear a
"crackling noise," what must be happening?
Watch the following videos (very short), then continue on your quest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi5LN6MIsiw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPL4guf4BV4
10.How do sinkholes develop?
11. Where does most sinkhole damage
occur?
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthgwsinkholes.html
For these three questions, you will need to find the
information through your own search:
12. What is a sinkhole?
13. If you're a Floridian and a sinkhole opens on your
property, who ya'gonna call? (List three places you
should contact.)
14. If you're building a new home in Florida, will it be
tested for sinkholes? Why/Why not?
http://main.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=48199
15. Why are sinkholes a part of Trussville, AL history?
http://www.sptimes.com/News/010601/TampaBay/It_s_perfect_muck_fir.shtml
16. What causes muck fires, according to this article?
17. What three things provided the perfect conditions for the muck fire?
18. Besides smelling really bad, what other inconveniences did this
muck fire cause?
19. Why did they have to close the local interstate highway?
20. When did this muck fire occur?
21. What is the most interesting thing you have learned from
this webquest?