Grade Levels:
3rd-5th
Standards:
Discussion Prompts
- 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?
- Alexa and Beni have very different reactions to Horacio’s invitation to help with the mission. Whose response can you relate to better? Why?
- 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