© 1997-2011 n2y, Inc. © Symbolstix, LLC used with permission. September 11, 2001 was a sad day for America. It was sad for many people all over the world. Almost 3,000 people died that day as terrorists crashed airplanes into American cities. Many of the people were working at the Twin Towers buildings. The buildings were located at the World Trade Center on Manhattan Island in New York City. Other people worked at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Some were passengers on a plane that crashed in a Pennsylvania field. Many first responders--police officers, firefighters and EMTs--died that day as well. This September 11th will mark the tenth anniversary of that sad day. New York City will dedicate a new Memorial that day. The city hopes it will help the world remember the victims who died in the attacks. A SAD ANNIVERSARY http://www.911memorial.org/memorial page 1 World Trade Center Volume XIV, Advanced Edition 2 September 5, 2011 www.news-2-you.com news-2-you
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© 1997-2011 n2y, Inc. © Symbolstix, LLC used with permission.September 5, 2011
September 11, 2001 was a sad day for
America. It was sad for many people all
over the world. Almost 3,000 people died
that day as terrorists crashed airplanes
into American cities. Many of the people
were working at the Twin Towers buildings.
The buildings were located at the World Trade Center on Manhattan Island
in New York City. Other people worked at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
Some were passengers on a plane that crashed in a Pennsylvania field.
Many first responders--police officers, firefighters and EMTs--died that day
as well. This September 11th will mark the tenth anniversary of that sad day.
New York City will dedicate a new Memorial that day. The city hopes it will
help the world remember the victims who died in the attacks.
A SADANNIVERSARY
http://www.911memorial.org/memorialpage 1
World Trade Center
Volume XIV, Advanced Edition 2 September 5, 2011www.news-2-you.com
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Construction began in April 2006 on the 16 acres where the Twin Towers
once stood. Part of the new construction is for a Memorial that honors those
who died on September 11th. The new Memorial is located on the site of
the Twin Towers. The new site will feature a tree-lined Memorial park and
a Museum Building, plus several new skyscrapers. The 9/11 Memorial has
two reflecting pools with waterfalls. The names of those who died during
the 2001 attack are carved on the walls around the pools. Also included are
the names of those who died in a 1993 attack on the Twin Towers. Nearly
3,000 victims are honored.
The Pentagon Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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A 9/11 Museum is still under construction. The Museum will open in
2012. It will include a special room for the families of the victims, where
they can meet to remember their loved ones. The Museum will have
scraps of the former Twin Tower buildings. One of those scrap pieces is
the “Survivor Stairs,” which people used to escape the burning buildings.
Visitors can also see parts of the original building foundations of the Twin
Towers. Pictures and stories of every victim can be seen on the “Wall of
Faces.” Museum visitors will feel the great loss suffered by every family.
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An Earlier Construction Site of the Museum and Memorial
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When it is completed, the new World Trade Center site will once
again be the center of business activity in New York City. Construction
continues on fi ve new skyscrapers. The centerpiece of the activity is a
new offi ce building, One World Trade Center. (The building was once
called the Freedom Tower.) When that building is completed in 2014,
it will be the tallest building in the United States, at 1,776 feet. One
World Trade Center will join the other great buildings on the New York
City skyline. But no New Yorker, and no American, will ever forget the
beautiful Twin Towers.
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A view of One World Trade Center being built.
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Some people wanted to help Americans remember the attacks in
2001. Two retired police offi cers came up with an idea: a 9/11 Traveling
Memorial. In 2002, they
put together an exhibit
of articles from the Twin
Towers’ site. They traveled
with their 9/11 Memorial in
a motor home. They travel
all over the country sharing
this unique exhibit about this day in America’s history. Their tour will end
on September 11, 2011 in New York City. The contents of the Traveling
Memorial will be donated to the 9/11 Museum. The tenth anniversary of
the September 11 attacks is a special time for all Americans. Perhaps
you can visit the Traveling Memorial. Or perhaps you can visit the new
Memorial in New York City. Wherever you are, take a moment and
remember those who died in the attacks and the fi rst responders who
tried to save them. Remember that the spirit of America will never die.
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The Traveling Memorial visits cities all over the U.S.
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True False
True False
True False
2. CIRCLE the following statements True or False:
The new Memorial is located on the site of the Twin Towers.
The Museum will open in 2020.
Two nurses came up with the idea for the Traveling Museum.
1. WHAT is the main idea of this story?
A new 9/11 Memorial will be dedicated in New York City on September 11th.
There will be a special room in the Museum for families of the victims.
Many people worked at the Twin Towers building.
3. ANSWER these questions about the story:
What Museum is still under construction? _________________________________
What will be the tallest building in the United States? ________________________
What tour will end on September 11, 2011 in New York?______________________
4. NUMBER these events in the order they happened:
_____ In 2002, two retired police officers put together a Traveling Museum.
_____ Terrorists attacked America on September 11, 2001.
_____ Construction began in April 2006 on a new Memorial in New York City.
5. CIRCLE the following statements Fact or Opinion:
The 9/11 Memorial has two reflecting pools with waterfalls. Fact Opinion
Museum visitors will feel the great loss suffered by every family. Fact Opinion
The centerpiece of the activity is a new office building. Fact Opinion
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think page1. WHAT supplies do firefighters use to put out fires?
3. Compare the differences between a police officer and an EMT.
4. WHY would you like to be a police officer? Why not?
2. List four ways first responders help people in your city.
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Index for Photographs
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