(Photo of the SVDP-ALC Small Group -- Jennie Gorden, Elizabeth Young, Sr. Silvia Rodriguez)
At SVDP-ALC we teach with individualized tutoring/teaching and also in small groups. In our small study group we usually deal with map reading and geography lessons. However, we also add other subjects such as history, current events, and literature. We have, for example, discussed the writings of Alexander Solzhenitsyn recently and read and analyzed a few of his short writings called "miniatures" or prose poems." (Solzhenitsn recently died in Moscow, and we discussed this as well.)
Now we are studying another work of literature. This one is about New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina and is written by a local resident named Tom Piazza. "City of Refuge" tells the tale of Katrina and the lives of many New Orleanians. Although it is a work of fiction, it is based on the brutal reality of the storm, the worst disaster in American history.
We also had the opportunity to test our new Study Guide for the book which our students enjoyed learning from. We will be hearing much more about our Study Guide and "City of Refuge" and its author Tom Piazza at this blog. ("City of Refuge" was chosen to be this year's selection for One Book One New Orleans.) So, stay tuned...
-- Adrian
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