1. Prepare a report about a significant historical natural disaster that occurred in or near your community or state. Use newspapers, oral histories, and other sources to show how the storm affected individuals.

2. Locate a primary account of the 1888 blizzard and write a character sketch, explaining where it should be placed in Murphy's book.

3. Create an act for a readers' theater featuring passengers stranded on a train during the blizzard.

4. Write a paper about the element of humor expressed by blizzard survivors.

5. Gather weather information for your community during the period of a week.

Consult your local paper, a television station, and the Weather Channel's site http://www.weather.com and/or Weather Underground http://www.weatherunderground.com. Report how accurate the forecasts are with your observations.

6. Find an account of someone who has survived a blizzard in the wilderness by...