The Pigman 2

Student Activity 2

Introduction

You will learn more about the setting of The Pigman and take a web tour of New York City and some of the places John and Lorraine travel to in their adventures..

With your teacher, please review your school's acceptable use policy for work on the Internet. Also, links to the web often change. Tell your teacher when you find a poor link in this guide.

The Task

You will investigate the different areas of New York City and be able to see how life is in New York and how it might have been in the story you are reading. As you visit the different sites keep a journal of the places you see. You should have at least one journal entry at least 5 sites.

The Process: Exploring the Web, Creating a Product

Use the web sites below:

» Manhattan Transfer
» Welcome to Central Park
» Guggenheim Museum
» Rockefeller Center Live Camera
»6th Avenue
»Empire State Building
»EarthCam - New York City - Times Square
»DOT's Real-Time Traffic Information Pilot Program
»EarthCam - MetroCams - Ground Zero Cam
»E. L. Easton - Travel - New York City
»The Statue of Liberty PhotoTour from NYCtourist.com
»The Staten Island Ferry
» New York Underground Main Menu @ nationalgeographic.com
» Ellis Island
» The Staten Island Zoo, SI Zoo, wildlife zoo, reptile zoo, animal zoo, zoo of staten island, new york zoo
» United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
After you visit each site, write down your thoughts about the site. Include descriptions of the site, impressions you had or describe some of the people you see there. Have you been there and experience any of the first hand? If so, you can reflect on your real visit or this virtual visit.

Include one(1) paragraph about each site.

How You Will Be Graded
You will need to meet the Response to Literature Standard
Map Activity - web tour activity - Essay Activity - Postcard Activity- Compare Contrast Activity Book
Review