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The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum. Introduction. Developed by professional educators and the survivors and family members who founded The September 11 Education Trust, this is the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary curriculum on 9/11. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Developed by professional educators and the survivors and family members who foundedThe September 11 Education Trust, this is the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary curriculum on 9/11.
The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum
Introduction
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Description of curriculum 4 - 8Remembrance video 9Samples of lesson activities 10 - 19Edward M. Kennedy Service America Act of 2009 20 Contact information to order Curriculum 21
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PowerPoint Table of Contents
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Description of Curriculum
This epochal event, the most significant of the 21st century, requires thoughtfully crafted, sensitive curricula to educate students on the nuances of the conflicts and controversies in its aftermath
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This comprehensive and engaging 9/11 and civic literacy education program includes:
• 2 DVD set
• 167 page teachers guide
Description of Curriculum
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The 2 DVD set contains:
• The 167 page teachers guide • Over 140 minutes of archival interviews
with survivors of 9/11• 12 minute Remembrance video• Photos from 9/11
Description of Curriculum
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• 7 modular lesson plans• Teaching tips• Differentiation and extensions options• Rubrics • Student handouts
•Readings•Graphic Organizers
Description of Curriculum
The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum
The 167 page teachers guide contains:
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1. Remembrance Video Discussion Questions
2. Visualizing 9/11: Photographs and Words
3. The Historian’s Craft: Creating Timelines
and Using Personal Narratives
4. The Post-9/11 Recovery Process
5. Designing a 9/11 Memorial
6. Honoring Heroes
7. Advocacy: Civic Action and the Role of Government
8. U.S. National Security and 9/11
Description of CurriculumCurriculum Table of Contents
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Remembrance video
The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum
12 minutes of moving archival footage of interviews of survivors brings the human dimension to 9/11
With hope and a call to service, sensitive discussion questions guide students to process their thoughts and feelings about 9/11.
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Watching interviews on the DVD, students compare the impact of oral histories with reading transcripts of the interviews and viewing photographic images of 9/11.
Sample Lesson Visualizing 9/11:
Photographs and Words
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Lesson 1
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While becoming familiar with the sequence of events leading to 9/11, students learn to evaluate visual and oral primary sources.
Sample LessonTimelines using Personal Narratives
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Lesson 2
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Students practice the historian’s craft by:
• interviewing family or friends
• and using these narratives to create their own 9/11 timeline
Sample LessonTimelines using Personal Narratives
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Lesson 2
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This lesson addresses the sensitive topic of conflicting concerns and values inherent in the recovery process
Sample Lesson The Post-9/11 Recovery Process
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Lesson 3
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Students begin with an interactive examination of the feelings invoked when honoring the dead and preparing for the future may conflict
Sample Lesson The Post-9/11 Recovery Process
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Lesson 3
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Human emotions are brought to the logistical concerns of recovery at the World Trade Center site with a moving interview of a survivor who lost three family members
Sample LessonThe Post-9/11 Recovery Process
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Lesson 3
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Powerful stories of family advocacy inspire students
Sample Lesson Advocacy: Civic Action and
the Role of Government
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Lesson 6
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Students experience:
• the complexities of the WTC redevelopment
• the roles of citizens and the media in government decisions
Sample Lesson Advocacy: Civic Action and
the Role of Government
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Lesson 6
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Students:
• explore the controversial role of foreign policy in national security
• literally take a stand on the continuum between isolation and involvement
Sample Lesson U.S. National Security and 9/11
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Lesson 7
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Students:
• move preset markers to map locations of international terrorist attacks
• analyze possible criteria for choice of targets
Sample Lesson U.S. National Security – Mapping
with Google Earth
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Lesson 7
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The anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks is now consecrated as a national day of service and remembrance.
Edward M. Kennedy Service America Act of 2009
For service learning information, visit www.911day.org
Harness the memories of 9/11 to
inspire your students to service
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Contact InformationTo order the curriculum:
Phone: (800) 421-4236 (310) 839-2436
Fax: (800) 944-5432
http://www.socialstudies.com(This also links to our 9/11 interactive website)
Social Studies School Service10200 Jefferson Blvd.Culver City, CA 90323
The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum