Ninth Ward Resources
Read a Sample: Ninth Ward
I press the power button and the screen lights up, and there he is, the sweaty weather man. Mama Ya-Ya sits up further. I sit beside her, a pillow behind my back. At the bottom of the bed, Spot is lying on his back, his belly up. If we were watching Oprah, we'd be...
Teaching Guide: Ninth Ward
Download the Ninth Ward Educator's Guide for your classroom! You will find curriculum resources for reading & discussion, writing & vocabulary, math, science and history for ages 8–12. Educator's Guide prepared by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer, a reading specialist and...
Resources: Ninth Ward
Hurricane Katrina Before and After Here is an interesting look of New Orleans during the hurricane vs. how it looks now through pictures. Via MSNBC. Rising from Ruin A special report by MSNBC that chronicles the rebuilding process of two Gulf Coast towns devastated by...
The Real Ninth Ward
The Ninth Ward or 9th Ward is a distinctive region of New Orleans, Louisiana that is located in the easternmost downriver portion of the city. It is geographically the largest of the 17 Wards of New Orleans. The 9th Ward neighborhood was thrust into the nation’s...
How I Came to Write Ninth Ward
By Jewell Parker RhodesI wrote my first children’s book, The Last Scream, when I was eight years old. It was a very thin book, bound in yellow construction paper, and illustrated by me! I read it aloud to my Homewood Elementary School classmates and thought I was in...
Trivia Questions: Ninth Ward
A caul 12 Died giving birth to her 17 Romeo and Juliet Her mother’s ghost Different shades of blue Life In a drive-by shooting Midwife Math TaShon An engineer Uptown The grocery store Vietnam Florida A teacher’s edition math book (pre-algebra) to practice problems The...
FAQ: Ninth Ward
You’ve written other books that take place in New Orleans and write with such affection for the characters if the Ninth Ward. Your connection to the South seems to run deep. Can you talk a little about that connection?My Grandmother Ernestine who raised me was a...
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