WEATHERING THE STORM IN ERSAMA

• english
• Basisschool
• Groep 8

Expected Learning Outcomes:

1. Define disaster management and state its role.
2. Analyse and evaluate the graph and write a paragraph on the same

What is disaster management and how does it help us in the times of crisis?

I am able to analyse and evaluate the bar graph as well as write a descriptive paragraph on the same.

1. Agree
2. Strongly agree
3. Disagree
4. Need help

Expected Learning Outcomes:

1. Describe the effects of cyclone in Orissa.
   
2. Explain how Prashant had spent his initial days of the cyclone.
   
3. State the difficulties Prashant had to face while travelling to his village.

continuous

Dead body 

dangerous

deprive

incessant

Carcass

menacing

bereaved

Identify the most appropriate meaning of the idiom - 'cold terror'

1. a state of hostility
2. freezing due to icy-cold
3. causing strong feeling of fear

Where had Prashant gone on 27th October, 1999? Why?

How did the super cyclone affect the life of the people of Orissa?

How did Prashant spend his time during the first two days of the super cyclone?

Why was it difficult for Prashant to travel back to his village?

I can:
Solve a vocabulary game (idioms) related to the text and make inferences based on comprehension of the text and attempt questions.

1. Agree
2. Strongly agree
3. Disagree
4. Need help

Expected Learning Outcomes

1. Express the mental trauma and pain of the protagonist.
2. Justify the protagonist as a true leader.
3. State humanity is above all religion and blood relations.

frightening

calamity

varied

destroyed

disorder

macabre

catastrophe

motley

battered

tumult

‘His heart went cold’ when he reached his village. Why?

How has Prashant, a teenager, been able to help the people of his village?

How did Prashant manage food for the village people?

What did Prashant do for the orphaned children?

Why did Prashant and other volunteers resist the plan to set up institutions for orphans and widows? What alternatives did they consider?

What message does the author, Harsh Mander wants to give to his readers through the story?

I can:
Solve a vocabulary game related to the text and make inferences based on comprehension of the text and attempt questions.

1. Agree
2. Strongly agree
3. Disagree
4. Need help