Sub-Topics Freedom Tower Also Try Helping Children Cope Heroes and Heroism Homeland Security Violations September 11 Archives Terrorism Lesson Plans Civil Liberties and September 11th (New York Times - Glasthal and Khan) "In this lesson, students evaluate the effectiveness and fairness of proposed military tribunals designed to fight terrorism. They will then compare American civil liberties, as stated in the U.S. Bill of Rights, with changes in these rights that may take place for some individuals living in the U.S., as a result of the U.S.A. Patriot Act." 2-02 September 11th Activities and Lessons (EducationWorld.com) Provides five lessons. 5-04 September 11th Related Lessons (New York Times) "Interdisciplinary lessons developed in partnership with The Bank Street College of Education in New York City. For grades 6-12." 2-02 Materials Pencil "Remember September 11th" Flag - Printable and Double-Sided (PencilFlag.com) Provides a small paper flag for remembering September 11th. It can be printed and folded for a picture on both sides of the paper. Can be used at the top of a pencil, just below the eraser. News 09-11-06 Ground Breaking at Ground Zero (PBS News) "Since planners began the process of deciding what will replace the World Trade Center buildings destroyed on Sept. 11, 2001, a tempest of criticism and indecision has swirled around the site. Nonetheless, after five years, construction has begun." 09-08 Papers 9-11 Commission Report - Full Text (CNN News) Provides the full text of the 9-11 Commission report and the failures that allowed 9-11 and recommendations to prevent another catastrophe. 09-08 9-11 Commission Report - Questions and Answers (CNN News) Provides key questions and answers related to the report. Examples include: "The commission had already stated that it had found no credible evidence that Iraq and al-Qaeda co-operated in the attacks - members of the administration had previously made repeated references to links between the two." "In a further report which has already been published, the commission said US air defences were disastrously unprepared for the terror attacks, that officials had to improvise and that orders to shoot down the planes were not relayed in time." 09-08 A List of Victims of September 11th (Fox News) Provides a list of victims of September 11th, including 2,819 at the World Trade Center, 189 at the Pentagon, 92 aboard Flight 11, 64 aboard Flight 77, 65 aboard Flight 175, and 45 aboard Flight 93. 09-08 A nation Remembers (Time.com) Provides a perspective one year after 9/11. 09-08 Collapse of the World Trade Center (CBS News) Reports on the causes of the collapse of the towers. 5-02 Damage to New York City (CNN) Shows the amount of damage to buildings in New York City on September 11th by color. Also called 911, 9-11, or 9/11. 10-01 Egyptian View of September 11th (PBS News) Provides an interview between the famous Egyptian author, Ali Salem, and Elizabeth Farnsworth. "These people who hate America are not representatives of the Egyptian people. People in Egypt were horrified when they saw the destruction of the two towers-- were horrified, were very sad, very gloomy. So we are talking about human beings, and we are human beings. We know very well that we, before you, were the victims of this terrorism." 11-01 Essay - What We Have Learned (Wallstreet Journal - Noonan) Describes what many Americans have learned from the September 11th attack on the USA. Also called 911, 9-11, or 9/11. 11-01 Essay on September 11th and Democracy (CommonDreams.org - Moyers) Argues that to build national security, we need to realize that "...first, the money we pay at the gasoline pump helps prop up oil-rich sponsors of terrorism like Saddam Hussein and Muammar al-Quaddifi. Second, a big reason we spend so much money policing the Middle East-$30 billion every year, by one reckoning-has to do with our dependence on the oil there." Bill Moyers also suggests, "Hug the economist who tells you that the most efficient investment of a dollar is not in fossil fuels but in renewable energy sources that not only provide new jobs but cost less over time." 11-01 Flight 93 Heroes (CNN News) "A year after their heroic deeds aboard Flight 93, the 40 passengers and crew were honored Wednesday as courageous 'citizen soldiers' who won the first battle in the war against terrorism." 09-08 Hero in the Red Bandanna - Welles Crowther ( Fox News) "The man, who was carrying a woman on his back and a red bandanna in his hand, led the group to the stairwell. He gave Young a fire extinguisher, told the group to stay together and continue down the stairs. Then the young man went back upstairs to help others." 09-08 Honor Heroes and Families of Flight 93 (NationalParks.org) Provides opportunities to donate to a memorial. 09-08 Moussaoui, Zacarias (Wikipedia.org) "He is the only person in the United States to have been charged in connection with the September 11 attacks. On May 3, 2006, a jury recommended that he be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole." 09-08 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (National Institutes of Mental Health) Describes post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD), a potentially strong reaction to experiencing or even witnessing a traumatic event. "About 30 percent of the men and women who have spent time in war zones experience PTSD." 9-01 Report Urges a Unified Counterterrorism Model (CNN News) "The chairman of the panel investigating the September 11, 2001, attacks found that the 'United States government was simply not active enough in combating the terrorist threat before 9/11.' " " 'Every expert with whom we spoke told us an attack of even greater magnitude is now possible and even probable. We do not have the luxury of time,' Kean said." "As expected, the report calls for a national intelligence chief and a counterterrorism center modeled on the military's unified commands." "It also proposes that a joint congressional committee be created to oversee homeland security." 09-08 September 11th (Wikipedia.org) "The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated attacks carried out against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. According to the official 9/11 Commission Report, nineteen men affiliated with al-Qaeda, a network of militant Islamist organizations, hijacked four American airliners. Two were crashed into the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York City — one into each of the two tallest towers, about 17 minutes apart — shortly after which both towers collapsed. The third aircraft crashed into the U.S. Department of Defense headquarters, the Pentagon, in Arlington County, Virginia. The fourth plane crashed into a rural field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, 80 miles east of Pittsburgh, following passenger resistance." 09-08 September 11th Family Turns Loss into Hope (ABC News) "[Sally] Goodrich and her husband, Don, decided to build a school in Afghanistan as a living memorial to their son." 09-08 September 11th Fund Report (September11Fund.org) Provides a report on how the $534 million collected for the families of the victims of 9-11 has been used. 09-08 September 11th Recordings (CBS News) "The Fire Department on Friday released thousands of pages of oral histories recorded by firefighters about Sept. 11 and hours of radio transmissions, a vast mine of records that evoked anew the chaos and horror of the attack." 09-08 Tracing Lung Ailments to Ground Zero (New York Times) "Some of the people working in the cleanup and recovery effort after Sept. 11 wore masks, but the most effective ones were effective for no more than 20 minutes." "As they push their investigation into the health risks to workers in the recovery and cleanup operations at ground zero, medical detectives are focusing on a group of lung diseases that can lead to long-term disabilities and, in some cases, death." "The most worrisome to medical experts are granulomatous pulmonary diseases, which show a particular type of swirling marks left on the lungs by foreign matter like dust. Doctors say the severity of the disease is often dictated by a patient's genetic makeup. The diseases include pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis, a sometimes fatal disorder that can be set off when exposure to dust causes the body's immune system to attack itself." 09-08 Projects September 11th Families for Peace (PeacefulTomorrows.org) "Peaceful Tomorrows is an organization founded by family members of those killed on September 11th who have united to turn our grief into action for peace. By developing and advocating nonviolent options and actions in the pursuit of justice, we hope to break the cycles of violence engendered by war and terrorism. Acknowledging our common experience with all people affected by violence throughout the world, we work to create a safer and more peaceful world for everyone." 09-08

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