Zebulon S. Perrin Remembering 9/11
Remembering 9/11 Unit Outline
Monday Sept. 12: Answering the who, what, when, where and why -Monday will be used as a background information day about 9/11 (students were 1, 2, or 3 years old at the time of 9/11). -A warm-up activity will be given at the beginning of class. (Roughly 5 minutes) -Question: Write about prior knowledge you have about 9/11. After students answer the warm-up question they will watch a short video detailing the events of 9/11. The video will provide the students with an excellent timeframe of the events on 9/11. The link: http://www.history.com/topics/9-11attacks/videos?paidlink=1&vid=HIS_SEM_Search&keywords=9%2B11&utm_source=google& utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=september%2011&utm_term=9%2011#911-timeline
Class discussion will take place answering the 5 W’s as well as the timeline.
-Think-pair-share about how the United States has changed since 9/11.
Airport Security, Homeland security (Patriot Act infringement on rights of citizens), Building Safety, Airplane security/safety
Psychological- Band together, fear, hate, patriotism, intolerance (ground zero mosque), PSD.
Economy- cost of the wars, defense measures, new technology
U.S standing in the world
-Students would be asked to use the Venn diagram (attached) and categorize the changes in the United States as positive, negative or ‘equal.’ They could think-pair-share and work together on these diagrams. They should be prepared to share their answers with the class.
Optional Video #2 (Depending on class time) -A second video could be shown regarding United 93. This video will provide the students with sufficient knowledge regarding an overlooked aspect of 9/11, flight United 93. It will tell of one of the many heroic efforts that occurred during September 11th.
Zebulon S. Perrin Remembering 9/11
After this short video a quick discussion could take place (teacher option). Teachers could center the discussion around other heroic acts of 9/11. Example questions: What other heroic acts occurred on 9/11? Could you perform an act like this? How do you think these people felt? Etc.
Link to the video: http://www.history.com/topics/9-11attacks/videos?paidlink=1&vid=HIS_SEM_Search&keywords=9%2B11&utm_source=google& utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=september%2011&utm_term=9%2011#the-todd-beamerstory-lets-roll
OR (Teacher can choose this option instead of activities above-it would be a full lesson plan for Monday) This lesson plan would take place of the above videos/discussion. The teacher can go through a virtual timeline, which traces the events of 9/11 from 5:30 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. It is complete with pictures, audio and video. As an assessment tool, students could create their own timeline while the class goes through the virtual timeline together. Link: http://timeline.national911memorial.org/#/Explore/2
Tuesday Sept. 13: Letter-writing day -Students will write letters to troops of soldiers overseas. Specifically, teachers will have a choice for students to write letters to either Mr. Vine’s family member or Mr. Sawyer’s son-inlaw. -Students will be given either white paper or colored construction paper to create the letters on. They can be given markers, crayons, stencils etc. to color/decorate their letters. -Sample letters could include phrases/words such as: Words of encouragement, support, thanks (for serving overseas), gratitude, appreciation, admiration, ‘get home safe’, ‘keep up the good work’, ‘stay strong’, ‘praying for your safe return’, ‘your selfless acts give us freedom’, ‘we are so proud of the work you do’, ‘we’ll never forget you’, ‘always thinking about you’, ‘we will do our part to make the world a better place’ etc. Example letter: Dear soldiers,
Zebulon S. Perrin Remembering 9/11 We appreciate the great sacrifice you are making for our country. Your selfless act allows us to live in the land of the free. We’ll never forget the sacrifices you have made for us. We want you to know that we will never forget you and are praying for your safe return. Keep up the good work and we hope you return home soon. Thanks again, Student signature
Wednesday Sept. 14/Thursday Sept 15: Digital Chain of Hope -Students will be broken into groups of 4-5 (depending on class size). Teachers can allow students to choose the groups, teachers can choose the groups themselves, or teachers can choose the groups based on the seating arrangement. -Students will then be given a period of time (depends on classroom procedures but roughly 2025 min) to brainstorm what they want to say to the soldiers. They will collaborate and work together to develop a message to send along in the video. Students should think of several phrases to include in their presentation. During this group collaboration, students could also be creating posters, visuals, backdrops etc. for the soldiers during the video. -Posters could include slogans such as; “thank you!”, “get home safe”, and “keep up the good work.” Phrases that are short, concise and clearly seen would be the best choices. These posters/slogans will be shown on the video as a ‘slideshow’, with music playing while the phrases are shown. Therefore, posters should be colorful, legible and vibrant. They will be a component of the presentation. -Students and teachers will then choose who/what will be presented on the Digital Chain of Hope. The material/presenters to be chosen is entirely up to the teacher. However, Mrs. Spielman and I will choose delegates from each group. Students will work within their groups and choose a representative to speak to the soldiers during the video. These representatives will take notes during group work and will speak to the soldiers in front of the camera. They are to reflect the messages and speak as a whole for their group. Thus, depending on the amount of groups in class, one “new” group (probably 4-5 students) will be formed. This group will contain a member from each original group, allowing each group to have their voices heard and message sent to the troops. -Digital Recording will most likely take place Thursday (and possibly carry over to Friday). Mr. Perrin or Mrs. Spielman will travel to the classrooms, pull out the group of students being recorded and videotape their message.
Zebulon S. Perrin Remembering 9/11 Mr. Perrin and Mrs. Spielman will be responsible for creating and editing the video as well as distributing the cards for the soldiers. Several sixth grade students will be gone either Tuesday, September 13th or Wednesday, September 14th for the YMCA camp. In this case, the teachers can ‘roll’ the lesson plan to the next day and combine the activities. Students can work on creating cards while working in small groups for their video presentations. In this case, students may also need to continue working on the cards/presentation on Thursday as well, which will work well with the rest of the lesson. Also, -if necessary- video recording can be done (as talked about during the Social Studies Department meeting) on Friday (Constitution Day).
Zebulon S. Perrin Remembering 9/11
9/11 Resources
Who, What, When, Where, Why?
19 HijackersWhat-Hijacked planes and crashed them into WTC, Pentagon and headed to the Capitol, Camp David (retreat of President) or the White House. When? September 11th (check times on video) Where? United States of America Why? U.S. support of Israel, etc.
How has America Changed?
Airport Security- Security has escalated. More security guards have been hired. More restrictions placed on items (before knives 4 in or less were permitted. Cockpits are strengthened and bulletproof; pilots can carry guns and have video cameras to record the cabin. Economy- Wall Street and NYSE closed for a week, when opened had the longest one week drop in history. Billions of dollars were lost, countless jobs lost in Manhattan, airline industry suffered dramatically. Cost of Wars- Not only money, but people. Thousands of casualties and billions of dollars. Building Safety- Buildings are restructured and building codes have changed. New requirements for fire safety installations. Fire service elevators (120 + stories) and new strength thresholds. U.S. standing in the world-Worldwide compassion for the United States. The United Nations didn’t approve of the United States engaging in conflict with Iraq. Worldwide policies to counteract terrorism were developed, especially in Germany. Emotions- Help from all over the country, period of intense patriotism. Hate crimes and intolerance did increase. Soldiers-Thousands have died. PTSD is a mental illness because of a terrifying event.
Zebulon S. Perrin Remembering 9/11
Venn Diagram-How the U.S. has Changed?
United States After 9/11