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September 11
A Nation Remembers September 11
On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in NYC, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and crashed Flight 77 in a western-Pennsylvania field.
How will you commemorate the 9th anniversary of September 11 with your students? Thinkfinity has lesson plans, podcasts and other tools and resources to help you review this important topic with students. Revisit one of the most significant times in U.S. history by using the resources listed below.
For more information on our partnership with the Pentagon Memorial, please visit A Nation Remembers September 11, 2001.
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Additional Resources
September 11: Bearing Witness to History
Smithsonian's National Museum of American History documented the events of September 11 in the National Collection, available in this interactive online exhibit.
The Post 9/11 Landscape Podcast
This episode of ReadWriteThink's series, "Text Messages: Recommendations for Adolescent Readers", offers recommendations and reviews of books exploring the political and cultural landscape of our post-9/11 world. Tune in to hear how graphic novels place the events of 9/11 in historical context, how war stories put a human face on the costs of military conflict, and how teens can play a part in working for a better world.
Patriot Day Activity
Even though this day marks the anniversary of a huge disaster, it is called Patriot Day. How does this label change our perceptions about the events of September 11, 2001?
Marketplace: Oil is a Slippery Business Lesson
Following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, demand for fuel dropped significantly, causing a decrease in the price of oil and oil-related products. OPEC is generally seen as the primary institution that controls oil prices. In this lesson and the related interactive activity students get an overview of the history and function of this institution.
What Does it Mean to be an American?
This was the question the National Endowment for the Humanities posed to the nation after 9/11. We the People initiative was designed to reinvigorate the teaching, study, and understanding of American history and principles. One piece of the initiative was an essay contest for high school students.
Read the winning high school student essays from the "Idea of America" essay contest on: the rule of law, the significance of the Gettysburg Address , the differences between totalitarianism and American liberal democracy, and why the civil and religious liberties protected by the First Amendment are considered fundamental.
The September 11 Digital Archive
Explore the digital resources collected by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American history about the events of September 11, 2010.
Students' Response to 9/11: A Documentary Report
Work with students to document the response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2010.
