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9 11 American Character
9 11 American Character
ThisSundayistheanniversaryof9/11.We'regoingtousethisassignmenttoreflectontheeventsthathappenedandtryour
besttodeterminewhatistheAmericancharacterbasedonthoseevents.
We'llbedoingthisbywatchingthreeshortvideosaboutpeoplerememberingwhathappenedon9/11aswellasthedaysandmonths
afterwards.
Preview:
Beforewegetintothemainpartofthelesson,writedownsomewordsyouwouldusetocharacterizeanAmerican.Listatleast10
descriptivewordsthatyouwouldusetocharacterizeanAmerican.
WritedownevidencefromthevideosthatyoucanusetoanswerthefollowingEssentialQuestions.DONOTANSWER
THESEVIDEOQUESTIONSUNTILYOU'VEWATCHEDALLTHEVIDEOSANDMADENOTESONTHEM.:
Somethingstowritedownaboutanythingyouthinkisimportantaboutwhatthesepeopledid,theirreactionsto911andso
on.WRITEDOWNALOTOFNOTES!!!:
GeneralVideoNotes
AdaDolch
NormaHardy
MohammadRazvi
PostVideoQuestions:
AdaDolch
Whatwasherjob?
Howdidsherespondduring9/11?
Howwouldyoudescribeherbehavior?
NormaHardy
Whatwasherjob?
Howdidsherespondduring9/11?
Howwouldyoudescribeherbehavior?
MohammadRazvi
Whatarehisjob?
Howdidhisrespondduring9/11?
Howwouldyoudescribehisbehavior?
Reflection/Response:
Nowthatyou'vetakensomenotesfromthevideosthatshowevidenceofthecharacteristicsofanAmerica,especiallyduringa
nationalcrisis,answerthefollowingEssentialQuestions.
1.
WhatarethequintessentialcharacteristicsofanAmerican?
2.
HowdoAmericansreactintimesofnationalcrisis?
3.
WhydoyouthinkAmericansreactastheydoduringtimesofnationalcrisis?
4.
IfthereisanythingweshoulddotochangeabouttheAmericancharacter,whatshouldthatbe?Howcouldwechangeitif
wewantedtochangesomething?
5.
Makeatleastoneconnectiontoapreviousnationalcrisisthatwassimilarto911anddiscusshowAmericasreactionwas
similarordifferenttothatcrisis.