At 12:50pm on February 22nd 2011, many Cantabrians were enjoying their day: students sitting in their classrooms; business people eating their lunch; workers working in their offices. Many of them were unaware of what would change in the next minute.
The rest, as they say, is history. We all know what happened on that fateful day last year as a magnitude 6.3 Earthquake struck Christchurch.
As New Zealand gathers to remember what happened, I want you to reflect on what you saw that day on the news, and what you have seen since on TV or in the newspapers.
[Note: I simply don't know if any of you have relatives that are in Christchurch that were effected by the Earthquake. Some of you may do, if this makes it difficult to complete this homework, please let Mr Caradus know].
My reflection questions to you are:
- Where were you on February 22, 2011?
- What did you think when you heard the news?
- What images or videos have you seen that you will always remember. Post a hyperlink to these videos or pictures.
- Out of adversity comes opportunity. If you had an opportunity create a sculpture or a monument for the people of Christchurch to remember the Earthquake, what sort of monument would you choose? Have a look at some of the monuments around the world with Google to find one you would like to use.
Like always, this homework is due on Friday!
Have a great week :)
Have a great week :)
Where were you on February 22, 2011? At school eating lunch with my friends.
ReplyDeleteWhat did you think when you heard the news?: I was a little bit sad for them and freighted it might happen to us
What images or videos have you seen that you will always remember. Post a hyperlink to these videos or pictures.http://www.google.co.nz/imgres?q=christchurch+earthquake+2011&hl=en&biw=994&bih=636&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=NmXWVPAlquW
Out of adversity comes opportunity. If you had an opportunity create a sculpture or a monument for the people of Christchurch to remember the Earthquake, what sort of monument would you choose? Have a look at some of the monuments around the world with Google to find one you would like to use: A sculpture of two cupped hands as a symbol of how a community needs to work together to overcome a disaster such as the Christchurch earthquake.
Helping hands photo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45777493@N06/5481667067/
by Anke
One year ago when the big Christchurch Earthquake happened I was at school. Our teacher told us what had happened.I was scared and sad for the people of Christchurch. I can remember pictures of people being pulled out of rubble covered in dust with blood on them. Other people were running away and crying. Emergency people were in a hurry to find lost people and diggers were moving all the wood and concrete that had fallen. It was all over the news for weeks after.(I don't know how to hyperlink).
ReplyDeleteA cool monument would be a special building in a park that people can go to to remember those that were hurt or died in the Earthquake. It could be painted in Canterbury colours. People could leave flowers there and there could be a board where you could write a message.
When the Christchurch earthquake happened I was at school I was very shocked when I heard the news. I think a good monument would be one that represented all those who died in the earthquake.
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The Christchurch Quake
Franklin wrote:
I was at school eating my lunch when the quake happened.When I heard the news about the Christchurch Quake I thought to myself "Are they going to be alright". The monument I think thats cool would be on...
http://www.google.co.nz/imgres?q=monument.