Marking the 10th Anniversary of Sept. 11

Dear Member,

As the nation prepares for the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, you may be looking for lesson plans and other materials to help your students to understand the events and press coverage of that day.

We’ve assembled just a few of the many resources now available on the web:

I. PBS News Hour: “America Remembers 9/11: Tell Us What’s Changed, 10 Years Later”
Students can videotape interviews with classmates and others and submit them to the News Hour. Interview subjects should answer any or all of these questions:

• Is the U.S. safer now than before 9/11?
• Was the course or direction of your life changed on 9/11. If so, how?
• It was often said that 9/11 “changed everything.” Did it?
• How would you describe current relations between Muslims and non-Muslims in the United States?
• Have we achieved a balance between your civil liberties and security?

II. New York Times: “The Reckoning,” a special commemorative edition, is now available online, covering every aspect of the attacks and how they changed New York City and the world.

III. Times Learning Network: offering a comprehensive List of Sept. 11 stories.

IV. YouTube Videos
10th Anniversary Video Tribute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRjgF_BrkxM&feature=player_embedded#!

9/11 Tribute set to Rock Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDHZ3tFsQ58&feature=related

Also, remember that Fall Press Day is Monday, Oct. 24 at Rutgers University’s Busch Campus Center. Forms are on this website.