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PATRIOT DAY

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

Resources - Pictures - Vocabulary - History / Facts-
Listening -
Interactive activities - Activities to print -
Lesson plans - Webquests -
Cartoons / Comic book - Songs - Cinema - Videos

(Updated on 18/08/2011)

 


Related pages :

Terrorism in the United States

New York (civilization) - New York (geography) - New York (history)

 


Resources :

  • The 9/11 Memorial & Museum (911memorial.org)
  • 911 : Stories - Images - Documents - Digital animations - Interviews - Audio/Video
    (911digitalarchive.org)

 

 

Pictures :

 

 

 

  • 911 : Images (911digitalarchive.org) (911digitalarchive.org)

 

 

 

  • September 11 - Art Gallery : Posters - Paintings (Library of Congress)

 

Vocabulary :

 

History / Facts :

  • We Are All Americans: The World’s Response to 9/11
    - "In London, the Star Spangled Banner played during the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, while traffic came to a standstill in The Mall nearby...
    - In Dublin, shops and pubs were closed during a national day of mourning, and people waited in a three-hour line to sign a book of condolences...
    - In India, children taped up signs that read, “This is an attack on all of us,” and in Austria, church bells tolled in unison..."
    (mentalfloss.com)

 

  • After 9/11: Global effects of the 'war on terror' - Map + Videos
    "The attacks on the United States on 11 September 2001 led to sweeping changes in US foreign and security policy.
    President George W Bush characterised this new approach as the "war on terror".
    Click on the images... to find out more about the aftershocks of the 9/11 attacks around the world..."
    (BBC)

  • Explore the World Trade Center site - interactive
    "Take a guided tour of the World Trade Center site in New York and find out about the plans for a memorial, a museum, giant skyscrapers and a massive new station, with narration from Dara McQuillan from developer Silverstein Properties."
    (BBC)

 

 

  • 911 : Stories - Documents - Interviews
    (911digitalarchive.org)
  • The September 11 Digital Archive (911.gmu.edu)
    Stories - Still images - Moving images - Audio - Documents - 9/11 FAQS - Guide to websites...
  • 9.11 (VOA)
    "... after the 9/11 terrorist attacks of 2001, the nation and the world have changed significantly.
    VOA explores those changes and the war on terror today.    "

 

  • September 11, 2001 attacks - with photos (Wikipedia)
    1 The attacks 1.1 Fatalities 1.2 The fourth aircraft 1.3 9/11
    2 Responsibility 2.1 Motive
    3 Aftermath 3.1 International reaction 3.2 Reaction amongst the United States population 3.3 Economic aftermath
    3.4 Rescue, recovery, and compensation
    4 Collapse of the World Trade Center 4.1 Survivors 4.2 Congressional inquiries
    5 Speculation and claims of further conspiracies 5.1 20th hijacker
    6 Media
    7 See also     7.1 Victims
    8 References
    9 External links
    10 Video
    11 Photos
    12 Books
    13 Victims and damage
    14 Further reading

 

 

  • Sept. 11 Events - (libraryspot)
    Online archives - The Airplanes - Maps and Timelines - Photo Galleries - Video/Audio Clips     - Opinion/Editorials

 

Listening :

  • AUDIO-LINGUA (audio-lingua.eu) :

    • ** Kim : my memories of 9/11 (1/2) ** par  Kim (an American woman living in France) - 7 septembre 2011
      Kim can still remember the strong emotion she felt when the Twin Towers collapsed on September 11th, 2001.


    • ** Kim : my memories of 9/11 (2/2) ** par  Kim (an American woman living in France) - 7 septembre 2011
      As an American living in France, Kim explains how she had to deal with unexpected reactions from some French people after the attacks of September 11th, 2001.
      (audio-lingua.eu)


    • ** Allen's opinion about 9/11 ** par  Allen (Mississippi, USA) - 6 septembre 2011
      Allen gives his opinion about how America reacted to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.


    • ** Allen : 9/11  ** par  Allen (Mississippi, USA) - 6 septembre 2011
      Allen remembers the day of September 11th, 2001.


    • ** Paul : 9/11 (1) ** par  Paul (Michigan, USA) - 6 septembre 2011
      Paul tells us about 9/11. What was it ? What happened ?


    • ** Paul : 9/11 (2) ** par  Paul (Michigan, USA) - 6 septembre 2011
      Paul remembers 9/11 2001 and its chaos.


    • ** Paul : 9/11 (3) ** par  Paul (Michigan, USA) - 6 septembre 2011
      Paul explains us why 9/11 was such a tragic event in the US.


    • ** Sarah : my memories of 9/11 ** par  Sarah (an English woman living in France) - 4 septembre 2011
      Sarah couldn't believe her ears when she heard the news of the attacks in New York on September 11th.


    • ** Jenny : my memories of 9/11 (1/3) ** par  Jenny (an English woman living in France) - 4 septembre 2011
      Jenny talks about where she was and what she was doing when she heard about the news of the attacks in the USA in 2001 and also how she felt.


    • ** Jenny : my memories of 9/11 (2/3) ** par  Jenny (an English woman living in France) - 4 septembre 2011
      Jenny explains that her brother-in-law was in New York at the time of the attacks and how she felt.


    • ** Jenny : my memories of 9/11 (3/3) ** par  Jenny (an English woman living in France) - 4 septembre 2011
      Jenny thinks the world has changed a lot since the events of 9/11 in the USA. It has become more violent.

  • My memories of 9/11
    - Sarah couldn’t believe her ears when she heard the news of the attacks in New York on September 11th.
    - Jenny thinks the world has changed a lot since the events of 9/11 in the USA. It has become more violent.
    - Jenny explains that her brother-in-law was in New York at the time of the attacks and how she felt.
    - Jenny talks about where she was and what she was doing when she heard about the news of the attacks in the USA in 2001 and also how she felt.
    (audio-lingua.eu)

  • Ground Zero - interactive activities
    (Rodolphe Maurel - Soundguide)

 

  • 911 : Audio/Video
    (911digitalarchive.org)

 

INTERACTIVE activities :

  • Terrorism - Multiple Choice Quiz - difficult, but interesting (highered.mcgraw-hill.com)

 

Activities TO PRINT :

  • September 11 (edhelper.com) :
    Reading Comprehensions - Poetry - Graphics and Coloring

 

Lesson plans :

  • "How to report an emergency"

    Estelle Sanchez (Ac. Lille) nous propose des liens qui lui ont permis de travailler sur une séquence intitulée:
    "How to report an emergency".
    "La tâche finale liée à cette séquence était une ppi entre deux élèves, l'un jouant le rôle du témoin et l'autre celui d'"urgentiste".
    Le témoin disposait d'une photo d'accident (maison en feu, motard sur la chaussée, etc.) avec quelques annotations sur les lieux, dates, état des victimes, et se devait de     téléphoner au 911 afin de fournir le maximum d'informations à son partenaire."

    - 911 VIDEO + Teacher's Guide (amssa.org) - UPDATED

    - Calling to Report a Medical Emergency (eslfast.com)
    "Practice the Conversations of This Topic with Mike" (rongchang.com)

    - Emergency - 911 (Vers le milieu de la page)
    Vocabulary / Listening / Reading / Related Grammar / Conversation Questions
    (telus.net)

 

  • Remembering September 11 : 5 lessons (Education World)
    ex : Proverbs of One World
    "Students create a book or bulletin board of proverbs that offer lessons connected to themes of freedom, tolerance, patriotism, diversity, and respect."

 

 

 

Webquests :

  • A webquest - September 11th - United we stand
    "This is a current events webquest created soon after the events of September 11, 2001.
    Areas of learning include facts about the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, Osama bin Laden, the Taliban, and the flight paths the planes took that day.
    Geography topics are also included. Those include Afghanistan, the US states involved in the tragedy, and Asia.
    The lesson and materials were created for academic learning and do not include graphic images surrounding the tragedy.    "
    (manatee.k12.fl.us)

  • A scavenger hunt - Remembering September 11, 2001 (Education World)
    What do you know about it ?

 

Cartoons / Comic book :

 

9/11 - the comic book - Eight- page extract
(thefirstpost.co.uk)

 

 

Remembering 9-11
- Cartoons
(cagle.com)

 

 

The hole in America's heart
(cagle.com)

 
September 11
- Comic Book Art / Political cartoons
(Library of Congress)
September 11
(politicalcartoons.com)

 

Songs :

 

  • Forever to Remember - a song :
    "This is for all of the People in pain,
    forever to remember...
    we will forever remember the day,
    Eleventh of September..."
    Download mp3
    (freewebs.com)

 

Cinema :

  • United 93 - View the trailer and Flash animation (Click on ENTER SITE)
    (united93movie.com)

 

Videos :

  • CNN Student News: Remembering 9/11
    "This special edition of CNN Student News is dedicated to marking the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
    We review the events of that historic day, and we visit remembrance ceremonies at Ground Zero in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, and a field in Pennsylvania. We also learn about new memorials built to honor those lost."
    View transcript >>
    (englishblog.com)

 

  • After 9/11: Global effects of the 'war on terror' - Map + Videos
    "The attacks on the United States on 11 September 2001 led to sweeping changes in US foreign and security policy.
    President George W Bush characterised this new approach as the "war on terror".
    Click on the images... to find out more about the aftershocks of the 9/11 attacks around the world..."
    (BBC)

  • Stay Calm, Dad - Video
    "A 5-year-old talks on the phone with 911 while her dad is having difficultly breathing.  Don't leave too soon.  This little girl is not only smart, but very funny."
    (maniacworld.com)

  • WWF 911 commercial
    Controversial commercial comparing 9/11 with the 2005 tsunami
    (dailymotion.com)

 

  • Seventh Anniversary of 9/11
    "Rebuilding work continues on the site of the 9/11 attacks in New York seven years ago on Thursday.
    Laura Trevelyan reports from Ground Zero."
    (BBC)

 

  • 911 : Digital animations - Audio/Video
    (911digitalarchive.org)

  • Timeline with videos (BBC)
  • Sept. 11 Events - (libraryspot)
    Online archives - The Airplanes - Maps and Timelines - Photo Galleries - Video/Audio Clips     - Opinion/Editorials
  • 9.11 (VOA)
    "... after the 9/11 terrorist attacks of 2001, the nation and the world have changed significantly.
    VOA explores those changes and the war on terror today.    "