Mr. O’Neill’s class
2013-2014 school year
Beaconsfield High School
Name: ________________________________
Date: _________________________________
I Survived: Hurricane Katrina, 2005 –Chapters 4, 5, 6
Use your notes to help you write a summary page for chapters 4, 5, 6 of ‘I
Survived: Hurricane Katrina, 2005
When you write your summary page, you must:
 Type it on the computer and save it to your USB stick
 Write your name and the date in the top left corner
 Give a title I Survived: Hurricane Katrina, 2005 chapters 4, 5, 6
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When you are writing your summary page, you should think about these points
and include them in your summary page:
Chapter 4
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Why is Barry worried that his neighborhood will flood during Hurricane Katrina?
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What are Levees? What might happen to the levees during the hurricane?
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What was the name of the hurricane that hit New Orleans before Barry’s dad was
born? What happened to Barry’s neighborhood during that storm?
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Barry and his friend Jay wanted to mail the application for Akivo to the comic
book company. How did they decide who would mail the application? (page 18)
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Mr. O’Neill’s class
2013-2014 school year
Beaconsfield High School
Chapter 5
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What category of hurricane is Hurricane Katrina going to be? What were the
wind speeds of Hurricane Katrina?
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What did Barry and his parents do to prepare for the hurricane?
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Did Barry’s younger sister, Cleo, understand what was going on?
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How did Barry make Cleo feel better?
Chapter 6
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What did Barry say was his family’s ‘motto’? Why? (page 25)
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Barry’s dad is a jazz musician. Barry says he will make lots of money doing this
one day. How will Barry’s dad be able to make money as a jazz musician? (page
26)
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What is the name of the man who is friends with Barry’s dad? What does Barry
call this man?
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What is “Lightning’s”?
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Where does ‘Uncle Dave’ plan on staying during the hurricane? What supplies
does he have to keep him safe? Do you think he will be safe during the
hurricane? Why?
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Barry and his family could not get out of New Orleans. Why? What was stopping
them? Was it easy for them to stay in the car? Why?
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Mr. O’Neill’s class
2013-2014 school year
Beaconsfield High School
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At the end of chapter 6, Barry and his family drive back to their house instead of
leaving New Orleans. Why do they do this? Explain in details. Do you think they
are going to be safe? Why?
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