Survivors

Introduction

Our Read 180 SURVIVORS Unit will only begin to introduce you to the millions of survivors that exist, past and present. Humans have survived disease, natural disaster, accidents, loss and many other tragedies. Use this WEBQUEST to discover what it means to be a survivor.

Task

Answer each of the following questions in a word document OR on a separate sheet of paper. 

You may work with ONE partner who has also finished his/her SRI test. 

1. Choose ONE of the articles below and respond with the 5 W's 

WHO? 

WHAT?

WHY?

WHEN?

WHERE?

CHOICE A- http://www.cvt.org/what-we-do/survivor-stories/yonas-story

CHOICE B- https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/childhood-leukemia-survivor-finds-beauty-in-life.html

2. Watch BOTH videos below from survivors of the Joplin tornadoes. COMPARE and CONTRAST the two survivors 

What did the survivors have in common? What was different? 

3. SCROLL THOUGH EACH of the 6 survivor stories featured on this site. Choose ONE of the stories to research further. Click on any attached articles or videos and provide a summary of that person's survival story. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/famous-survivors/2013/12/03/8072e50a-5c7c-11e3-bc56-c6ca94801fac_gallery.html?utm_term=.418cc0477211