About The Great Flood
In August 2016, prolonged rainfall in southern parts of the U.S. state of Louisiana resulted in catastrophic flooding that submerged thousands of houses and businesses. Louisiana's governor, John Bel Edwards, called the disaster a "historic, unprecedented flooding event" and declared a state of emergency. Many rivers and waterways, particularly the Amite and Comite rivers, reached record levels, and rainfall exceeded 20 inches in multiple parishes. FEMA declared 20 parishes as federal disaster areas: Acadia, Ascension, Avoyelles, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Vermilion, Washington, and West Feliciana.
What Great Flood topics do my students focus on in their writing?
The sky is the limit and students can write about anything related to this topic. Students can write from their perspective or someone else's perspective. Ideas may include but are not limited to evacuations, rescues, shelters, school closure, aftermath, volunteering, etc.
How do I submit student work? All work will be submitted using shared Google Drive folders. You wills hare the Google Drive folder with louisianawrites@gmail.com. Student first names ONLY please!
What will happen with the submitted student work?
The work from all students will be complied into one iBook and published in the iTunes store. The book can be downloaded for FREE from anywhere in the world!
Is it possible for submitted student work not to be published?
Yes, if the work includes inappropriate language or slang it will not be published. The topic written about must be appropriate for readers of all ages.
All original photos submitted will be published!
If your students or you have photos from the flood, they can be submitted here. All original photos will be published within the book.
