1. Compare and contrast Carondelet Street in New Orleans with Wall Street in New York as they were in 1899. Does Carondelet Street still exist today?

2. Outline the history of the women's rights movement, starting with the first political convention in 1848 at Seneca Falls, New York, and continuing to the present decade. Use a pictorial timeline to connect significant moments in the movement to other historical events of the same periods.

3. Grand Isle was devastated by a storm in 1893. Research the storm that caused this destruction. Create a series of news articles that might have been published at that time, including (a) predictions of the storm, (b) coverage as the storm unfolds, and (c) reports detailing the aftermath of the storm.