Everything happens somewhere. ESRI has developed a series of GeoInquiries™ to explore the geographic elements of the stories.
- Beyond religion: Scarlet Letter
Explore the patterns of religion in the U.S. and world beyond the Puritan foundations found in The Scarlet Letter. - Virus of Fear: Witchcraft in Salem
Explore the geographic context and spatial extent of the witch trials in the American colonies. (The Crucible) - Poe and the Red Death
Discover the impact of tuberculosis on 1800’s America and modern society. - The Red Badge of Courage
- Learn about the Battle of Chancellorsville and how it is connected to Stephen Crane’s novel.
- Twain: Travel Blogger
Discover how the travel and life experiences of Mark Twain’s body of work, “Travel is fatal to prejudice.” - Hurricane Warning
Explore the geographic context of Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson and Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. - Our Town, Your Town
Explore the essential services in a small American town in the early 1900s and compare the services that our offered in a community today. - Gatsby: Then and now
Among the ash heaps and millionaries, explore the geographic and demographic context of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. - The mockingbird sings for freedom
Explore the deomgraphic and social context of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. - Depression, dust and Steinbeck
Explore the economic, environmental, and cultural differences in Steinbeck’s work. - Hiroshima
Learn about the Hiroshima explosion and how the height of the explosion and its effects are linked. This activity investigates Hirsohima by John Hershey. - Dr. King’s Road to a Birmingham Jail
Explore the events leading up to and beyond Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”s - Finding Mango Street
Explore the ethnic diversity of U.S. states and neighborhoods. This activity explores The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. - F451: Ban or burn the books
Explore banned books, population density, religion, and global literacy related to Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. - Serving the Wild
Explore Chris McCandless’ journey into the wilds of Alaska and the factors that led to his death. (Into the Wild by John Krakauer)
Link to ESRI GeoInquiries™ page