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Common Core State Standard
SL.CCS.1/2/3/4 Grades 6-12: An essay of a current news event is provided for discussion to encourage participation, but also inspire the use of evidence to support logical claims using the main ideas of the article. Students must analyze background information provided about a current event within the news, draw out the main ideas and key details, and review different opinions on the issue. Then, students should present their own claims using facts and analysis for support. FOR THE WEEK OF SEP. 05, 2011 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks brings ceremonies and discussions nationwide this week![]() ![]() Does coverage include a clear explanation of what happened for those who didn't experience it?
![]() Look for comments about the anniversary from your area or state. Are any from someone who was in New York then or who knew a victim?
![]() Is a memorial event or other ceremony planned in your community?
Get ready for a week of somber reminders about a day that changed American life forever. Sunday is the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, a milestone being observed by schools, houses of worship, towns and cities, state leaders, the president and every form of news media. Classroom lessons will look at the impact. Memorials with steel from two New York office towers will be dedicated. Victims' relatives will share reflections. Politicians and security experts will talk about what has changed and what hasn't. One thing that hasn't changed is concern about threats from a radical group in the Middle East called al-Qaeda, which hijacked three U.S. passenger jets and killed nearly 3,000 people on that awful September morning. Security is heightened at airports and across the country, especially in New York. The federal government last Friday issued a rare global travel alert, advising Americans that the group still has "the intent and capability to carry out attacks against the United States" and that "significant dates on the calendar" may be targeted. In the highest-profile observance, President Obama and former President George W. Bush will mark Sunday's anniversary at the Lower Manhattan site called Ground Zero. That's where the impact of two planes caused the World Trade Center to collapse, killing 2,750 people. Another jet hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., killing 184. Passengers fought back aboard a third hijacked jet headed to Washington, causing it to crash in a Pennsylvania field. Memorial ceremonies also will be held at each of those sites.
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