Grade Levels:
3rd-5th

Standards:

Discussion Prompts

  1. The theme song sets the tone for the entire series. What predictions can you make about the show’s storyline based on the music and lyrics of the theme song?
  2. Alexa and Beni have very different reactions to Horacio’s invitation to help with the mission. Whose response can you relate to better? Why?
  3. There are many ways to experience stories such as television, movies, online, live theatre, and books. What is unique to experiencing a story through audio only?

Fiction & Facts

Additional Resources
Timestorm Listening Resources: www.cocotazomedia.com/timestorm-resources

Knowing Newark: Charles Cumming (Star-Ledger Columns/Newark Public Library): KnowingNewark.npl.org

Newark Public Library Latino Oral History Collection: npl.org/Pages/Collections/njhric/LatinoOralHistory.html

Newark History Society: NewarkHistorySociety.org

Rise Up Newark: RiseUpNewark.com

History of Newark, New Jersey Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Newark%2C_New_Jersey

The Puerto Rican Experience In The U.S. Military: A Century Of Unheralded Service: (Dr. Franqui-Rivera): tinyurl.com/y8o6ckqx

65th Infantry Regiment (Borinqueneers): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/65th_Infantry_Regiment