About This Lesson
ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
HOW DID KRAKATOA TURN FROM A NATURAL DISASTER INTO A POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS EVENT?
Objective: Students will be able to analyze, evaluate and synthesize a secondary source regarding the global impact of the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa
Citations:
Warm Up Video: The Eruption of Krakatoa was the First Global Catastrophe (Forbes)(1:29 mins)
Winchester, Simon (2003) Krakatoa: The Day The World Exploded August 27, 1883 New York:
HarperCollins Books (Pgs. 241, 316-338)