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English IVEnglish IV9/11 Tribute 9/11 Tribute
Movie AssignmentMovie Assignment
Assignment:Assignment:
You will research a person involved in the You will research a person involved in the tragic events of September 11, 2001. tragic events of September 11, 2001.
Your goal is to memorialize one who has Your goal is to memorialize one who has fallen or offer a tribute to one who fallen or offer a tribute to one who survived. survived.
Procedure:Procedure:You will choose either a person who died in the You will choose either a person who died in the
events on 9/11 or who was involved in the rescue efforts events on 9/11 or who was involved in the rescue efforts or who survived. or who survived. Possible choices include first responders, people on the Possible choices include first responders, people on the four airplanes, people in the World Trade Center, the four airplanes, people in the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and officials working to protect and save the Pentagon, and officials working to protect and save the citizens. citizens. This person should be lesser known than the ones who This person should be lesser known than the ones who instantly come to mind. (i.e. Betty Ong, Todd Beamer, instantly come to mind. (i.e. Betty Ong, Todd Beamer, President Bush, the guy in the red bandana, etc.) President Bush, the guy in the red bandana, etc.) Consult the list of excluded persons before choosing.Consult the list of excluded persons before choosing.Go to: Go to: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/memorial/lists/by-nhttp://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/memorial/lists/by-name/page90.htmlame/page90.html Look through names and choose someone.Look through names and choose someone.
Sign up for your hero:Sign up for your hero:
Sign the list and make sure that no one in Sign the list and make sure that no one in your class period has chosen the same your class period has chosen the same person.person.
Do not choose the following:Do not choose the following:Todd Beamer, Betty Ong, Thomas Cain, Dick Cheney, Todd Beamer, Betty Ong, Thomas Cain, Dick Cheney,
George Bush, Donald RumsfeldGeorge Bush, Donald Rumsfeld
Richard Clark, Rudy Guiliani, Man with the red bandana, Richard Clark, Rudy Guiliani, Man with the red bandana, Welles Crowther, Mark Bingham, Jeremy GlickWelles Crowther, Mark Bingham, Jeremy Glick
Research--Make ContactResearch--Make Contact
If you would like to If you would like to emailemail or “ or “FacebookFacebook” ” contacts for this person and have your parents' contacts for this person and have your parents' permission to do so, please include the permission to do so, please include the following information in your email: following information in your email:
– your name, school's name, teacher's name and your name, school's name, teacher's name and email address, a brief description of the project, and email address, a brief description of the project, and what you are asking for (pictures, memories, etc.). -what you are asking for (pictures, memories, etc.). -Please be sensitive in your wording, since you are Please be sensitive in your wording, since you are asking a stranger for assistance in recreating asking a stranger for assistance in recreating something that was very painful. something that was very painful.
Send letter via email or FacebookSend letter via email or Facebook
Bring a copy of your letter to me for Bring a copy of your letter to me for approval before you send it. You may not approval before you send it. You may not use email or facebook contact as a source use email or facebook contact as a source without first having your letter approved. without first having your letter approved. When you send the correspondence, send When you send the correspondence, send the copy to my email. Forward all the copy to my email. Forward all emails/facebook communication to my emails/facebook communication to my email address as well.email address as well.
Be creative and resourcefulBe creative and resourceful
Find out everythingFind out everything you can about your you can about your person. Pursue information regarding person. Pursue information regarding his/her life--background, hometown, his/her life--background, hometown, occupation, family, friends, and perhaps occupation, family, friends, and perhaps future. future.
TributeTribute
You will You will create a moviecreate a movie about your about your person to show to the class, telling about person to show to the class, telling about his/her life, work and anything that will his/her life, work and anything that will help “bring him/her to life.” help “bring him/her to life.”
Give this person a voice. Give this person a voice.
Make him/her real. Make him/her real.
Offer as many details as you can. Offer as many details as you can.
Think “outside the Think “outside the boxbox” with your research ” with your research and feel free to use your and feel free to use your
abundant creativity.abundant creativity.
Flashdrive and Index CardsFlashdrive and Index Cards
You will needYou will need a flashdrive. a flashdrive.
You will needYou will need 4x64x6 (or larger) index (or larger) index cards (50 total cards (50 total by Tuesday, September by Tuesday, September 11).11).
Citing sourcesCiting sources
Include an annotated bibliography. Include an annotated bibliography. (information to come)(information to come)
Reminders:Reminders:Meet in the lab on Monday, 9/10Meet in the lab on Monday, 9/10
Bring your flash drive each day.Bring your flash drive each day.
NAME your flash drive with YOUR NAME.NAME your flash drive with YOUR NAME.
Name your project with your hero’s nameName your project with your hero’s name
Keep a word document with internet sourcesKeep a word document with internet sources
50 INDEX CARDS– 4x6 or larger50 INDEX CARDS– 4x6 or larger– Due Tuesday, 9/11Due Tuesday, 9/11