Lesson plan:
Watch the clip and write about the case on your blog. How is it possible for one person to make a significant difference in so many people’s lives? Look at the facts below and do your research online. Call your post redemption day and explain the title!
Competency goals:
- elaborate on and discuss a number of international and global challenges
- analyze, elaborate on and discuss at least one lengthy literary work and one film
- present technical material orally, in writing, or in the form of composite texts
Facts: 
Erin Brockovich’s work on a cancer cluster in the California desert town of Hinkley led to a lawsuit, and later a Hollywood movie. Erin Brockovich-Ellis (born June 22, 1960) is an American legal clerk and environmental activist who, despite the lack of a formal law school education, or any legal education, was instrumental in constructing a case against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) of California in 1993. Read this article to find out more about the trial. What should we believe?
Click here or on the picture to see the clip.
Further activities:
After watching this clip and writing about Erin it is time to watch the movie.
Discussion in class:
- Was the case described in the move as you had expected?
- Did you ever imagine it would be that difficult?
- What is fracking?
Assignment:
- Write a letter to the residents of Hinkley explaining the science behind their problems. See facts for that here: Erin_Brockovich_Oxidation_Formative_Assessment
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