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AmericanCharacter&9/11

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.

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