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Humanities
Homeroom:
Remembering September 11th & Point of View[S1]
Do Now: Read the following using your strategies and questions in complete sentences.
1)What do you remember about September 11th?
*Once you’ve recorded your memories, please read silently.
Objectives:1) SWBAT analyze multi-media to determine why September 11th was a significant day in U.S. historyELA / Social Studies
Skill: / Why: / Topic: / Why:
Gallery Walk
Image / I see . . . / I think . . . / I wonder . . .Overview
The September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks launched by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaedaon Tuesday, September 11, 2001. Four passenger airliners were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists so they could be flown into buildings in suicide attacks. Two of those planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, were crashed into the North and South towers of the World Trade Center complex in New York City. Within two hours, both towers collapsed with debris and the resulting fires causing partial or complete collapse of all other buildings in the WTC complex, as well as significant damage to ten other large surrounding structures.
A third plane, American Airlines Flight 77, was crashed into the Pentagon (the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense), leading to a partial collapse in its western side. The fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, was targeted at Washington, D.C., but crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after its passengers tried to overcome the hijackers.
In total, almost 3,000 people died in the attacks, including the 227 civilians and 19 hijackers aboard the four planes. It also was the deadliest incident for firefighters and for law enforcement officers in the history of the United States, with 343 and 72 killed respectively.
What four sites were impacted by September 11th ?Story of Loss[S2]
Objective Check-In: Why was September 11th significant in American history?
Guided Practice - Culprits
Suspicion quickly fell on al-Qaeda. Although the group's leader, Osama bin Laden, initially denied any involvement, in 2004, he claimed responsibility for the attacks. Al-Qaeda and bin Laden cited U.S. support of Israel and the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia as motives for the attacks. No can deny that he was not just or right in his actions.
What were at least two causes of the attack?The United States responded to the attacks by launching the War on Terror and invading Afghanistan to remove the Taliban, which had protected al-Qaeda. Many countries strengthened their anti-terrorism legislation and expanded law enforcement powers. Having evaded capture for years, bin Laden was located and killed by U.S. forces in May 2011.
What is the author’s opinion of Osama bin Laden? What evidence do you have to support your claim?Objective Check-In: Why was September 11th significant in American history?
Independent Practice - Remembering September 11th
The National September 11 Memorial is a tribute of remembrance and honor to the nearly 3,000 people killed in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center site, near Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon, as well as the six people killed in the World Trade Center bombing in February 1993.
The Memorial’s twin reflecting pools are each nearly an acre in size and feature the largest manmade waterfalls in the North America. The pools sit within the footprints where the Twin Towers once stood. Architect Michael Arad and landscape architect Peter Walker created the Memorial design selected from a global design competition that included more than 5,200 entries from 63 nations.
The names of every person who died in the 2001 and 1993 attacks are inscribed into bronze panels edging the Memorial pools, a powerful reminder of the largest loss of life resulting from a foreign attack on American soil and the greatest single loss of rescue personnel in American history.
What is the author’s opinion of September 11th memorial? What evidence do you have to support your claim?Objective Check-In: Why was September 11th significant in American history?
Exit Slip – One World Trade Center
Soaring above the city at 1,776 feet, One World Trade Center is America's tallest building - and an indelible New York landmark. Designed by David M. Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the 3-million-square-foot building includes office space, an observation deck and world-class restaurants.
This building is also known as the Freedom Tower. It was built on the site of one of the original World Trade Center and symbolizes America’s strength after the events on September 11th. It serves as a reminder to all other terrorist groups not to attack the United States of America.
What is the author’s opinion of the One World Trade Center? What evidence do you have to support your claim?Objective Check-In: Why was September 11th significant in American history?
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Humanities
Homeroom:
Remembering September 11th Continues
Teens Speak Out
October 15 & 22 2001
Students all over the New York City area were directly affected by the events on September 11. This is what three of them said.
"Go back, run!"
The lights flickered and went out. Then we heard a really loud crash. We ran to the windows and saw tons of people running up the streets from the towers. I ran to the other side of the school, and saw the first building collapsing. It was coming in on itself. Dark black smoke was going everywhere. I saw people screaming. I was stunned.
The assistant principal said for all of us to go to our homerooms. Then, he told us to walk up the West Side Highway with our teacher. A policeman was standing in front to direct us. We were walking forward when suddenly he said, "Go back, go back into the school!" We turned around and I saw smoke. We started to jog back, and then the policeman screamed, "No, wait, go back, run!" That's when I saw more smoke coming around the other side of the school. This big cloud of black smoke from the second Trade Center tower was enveloping the whole school.
It was unreal.
Jack Kirkland, 13, goes to Stuyvesant High School in New York City, near the World Trade Center.
Sketch a picture of the image Jack presents in his account of September 11th. Be sure your picture includes details from the text."Dust is flying"
I'm sitting in class. Suddenly, there's a huge crash and I look out the window and there's all this smoke coming. The smoke gets to be more and more and more until the windows are white and you can't see outside at all. They said we should start evacuating, and while we were leaving there's another crash. Dust is flying toward the school like a big wall. At that point, everyone starts running. My house is close to my school, but at the time there was still all this dust flying, so they told us to keep going uptown. I went along with the crowd. When I got up farther north, I wasn't sure whether my house had been covered in dust or not. I called my dad and he said try to come home. My house was OK. But now my school is covered in dust and debris.
Now I think it seems hard to try to plan anything. It's so uncertain. You just have to think about it, minute by minute. All the stuff I was thinking about then doesn't matter.
Joe Ahearn, 15, Stuyvesant High School, New York City
Sketch a picture of the image Joe presents in his account of September 11th. Be sure your picture includes details from the text."They're blaming me"
We were in English class and saw a girl coming down the hallway, crying and yelling, "My mom is in that building!" Then the principal said that a plane had hit the World Trade Center.
We were all amazed and devastated. Half of my friends were crying because they thought their parents were in there.
Then a girl said to me, "You people did this to us." The girl ran down the hallway and I couldn't say anything. They're blaming me, and I didn't do anything. I was there right next to them when we saw it happen on TV. I was as sad as they are. I was born here. Before, I felt the United States was very powerful. But this only happened seven miles away from us. We saw how easy it is. It could happen again.
Ann Marie Atewan, 14, of Rutherford High School in Rutherford, New Jersey, is of Egyptian heritage.
What did Ann Marie’s classmates think about her? Why?Name:
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Humanities
Homeroom:
The Breadwinner Chapter 8 & Change in Point of View
Do Now: What is your opinion of Nooria? Why?
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Objective: 2) SWBAT explain how and why our point of view of Nooria has changed using 2 pieces of evidence to support our claim.ELA / Social Studies
Skill: / Why: / Topic: / Why:
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Date:
Humanities
Homeroom:
The Breadwinner Chapter 8 & Change in Point of View
Do Now: What is your opinion of Nooria? Why?
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Objective: 2) SWBAT explain how and why our point of view of Nooria has changed using 2 pieces of evidence to support our claim.ELA / Social Studies
Skill: / Why: / Topic: / Why:
Expectations for Paired Reading:
Exit Slip: How has your opinion of Nooria changed?
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Why did your opinion change?
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Expectations for Paired Reading:Exit Slip: How has your opinion of Nooria changed?
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Why did your opinion change?
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[S1]May want to read chapter 1st
[S2]