With Their Eyes: The View from a High School at Ground Zero

Introduction

September 11, 2001, is a day Americans will never forget. Hundreds of lives were lost in one of the greatest tragedies in American history. 

Complete the following webquest to learn more about that day and get ready to hear some students speak about its impact.

Task

You will explore the given websites to find the answers to the following questions. Each section will have its own link where you can locate the information needed to answer the questions or define the terms. 

*Complete this assignment on your own sheet of paper! You will need this paper in class on Tuesday, April 18th.

A. What Happened on 9/11 - [ http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3756477 ]

  1. Identify the definitions of the following words: 
    1. Terrorist:
    2. Hijacked:
    3. Democratic:
    4. Dictator: 
    5. Cabinet: 
    6. True or False: According to the article, the Department of Homeland Security was a new cabinet-level department created following 9/11? 

B. President George W. Bush - [ http://www.ducksters.com/biography/uspresidents/georgewbush.php ]

  1. What years did President George W. Bush serve as president?
  2. How old was he when he was inaugurated (sworn into office)?
  3. What is President George W. Bush known for?
  4. At the bottom of the page, the website lists fun facts about George W. Bush – List two of those facts. 

C. 9/11 Images – [ http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/unforgettable-9-11-images/ ]

Look through all of the 32 images in the “Unforgettable 9/11 Image”. Once you have looked through them all, identify the image that stood out to you the most. Answer the following questions based on your selection: 

  1. Image number: 
  2. What do you notice first? Describe what else you see.
  3. What’s happening in the image? 
  4. What do you feel when looking at this image? 

D. 9/11 Memorial – [ https://www.911memorial.org/design-overview ]

  1. What is the 9/11 Memorial?
  2. What is featured at the memorial?

E. Survivor Tree – [ https://www.911memorial.org/survivor-tree ]

  1. What is the “Survivor Tree”?
  2. Why is this tree significant to the history of September 11th?
  3. What does this tree symbolize now?

 

Credits

Biography. (n.d.). Retrieved April 05, 2017, from http://www.ducksters.com/biography/uspresidents/georgewbush.php

Design Overview. (n.d.). Retrieved April 05, 2017, from https://www.911memorial.org/design-overview

The Survivor Tree. (n.d.). Retrieved April 05, 2017, from https://www.911memorial.org/survivor-tree

Unforgettable 9/11 images. (2012, September 12). Retrieved April 05, 2017, from http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/unforgettable-9-11-images/

What Happened on 9/11? (n.d.). Retrieved April 05, 2017, from http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3756477