Class Block 2.5
9/11 forever changed our nation. It changes every aspect of life in America. It also forced us to self-evaluate many aspects of our lives that we had taken for granted. A nation has it's own distinct culture, America suddenly had to confront what this culture exactly is. In the 10 years since the tragedy America has gone through an identity crisis. We will be exploring this particular part of the impact of 9/11 on our nation by first determining what it is to be American.
Agenda:
1. Time Machine
2. On the morning of September 11, 2001 I was...
3. What is it to be American?
4. Read WaPo 9/11 articles and Add to Wiki
5. Group Assn: How did 9/11 Change Us?
My personal memories and those of most people not directly affected by the attacks are of the television footage of the day. The Internet Archive is afoundation and website dedicated to preserving all media. They have created a section of their site dedicated to preserving the memory of the day. Their presentation is entitled Understanding 9/11 and it is located at http://www.archive.org/details/911/day. Visit this site and view the summary video of key events. The videos will automatically queue, so start with the first video, note the second one is NOT a commercial so don't skip past it. After viewing the videos click here and add your thoughts, reactions or anything else you would like to share about the video footage.
2. On the morning of September 11, 2001 I was...
What were you doing on 9/11? You were likely too young to really understand what was going on, but i'm sure everyone remembers where they were when they found out. Tell me your story here.
3. What is Culture and how did our's change?-
What makes up culture?
4. Read Washington Post articles and Add to Wiki
You will be assigned to one of two groups. Read your corresponding article aloud as a group. While reading take note of the highlighted words in the article. After you have finished reading, choose one of these words and click on it to be taken to it's corresponding page in the wiki. Research the definition as a group and collaborate on a definition to enter in the wiki. You must choose a word that has not yet been chosen.
Go to this page in the wiki for instructions on how to create pages.
Group 1 - After Sept. 11, Four Tasks for Religion by Rabbi Eric Yoffie
Group 2 - How 9/11’s sense of purpose gave way to partisan divisions by Karen Tumulty