The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

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The September 11 Education Program:

A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

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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


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



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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



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• 7 modular lesson plans• Teaching tips• Differentiation and extensions options• Rubrics • Student handouts

•Readings•Graphic Organizers



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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Lesson 3

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Powerful stories of family advocacy inspire students

Sample Lesson Advocacy: Civic Action and

the Role of Government


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


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


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


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


http://www.911day.org/

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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


http://www.socialstudies.com/

The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

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