I.

Essential Question
How has the events of September 11, 2001 defined the way we viewed world terrorism?
A. What were the three major targets?
1. Pentagon
2. White House
3. World Trade Center
B. Key Question
What are effects of terrorist activities?
1. Death
2. Economic damage
3. Increased hostile tensions
C. Key Question
What are keys cause to terrorist activities?
1. Social hostility between ethnic, religious and linguistic groups
2. Radical levels of group grievances
3. Strife between various cultures
II. Past
A. What events have occurred pre 9/11?
1. Munich Olympics 1972
2. Marine Barrack Bombing Lebanon 1983
3. Pan Am Bombing 1988 Middle East
4. World Trade Center 1993
5. Oklahoma City 1995
III. Present
A. What events have occurred post 9/11?
1. Westgate Mall Attack (Nairobi, Kenya) 2014
2. Paris Shootings (Jan. 2015)
3. London Bus Bombing 2005
4. Madrid Train Attack 2004
ISTE Standards

1. Creativity and Innovation

3. Research and Information Fluency
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Common Core Literacy Standards
Reading Standard 2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate
summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text.
Writing Standard 8
Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced
searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate
information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a
standard format for citation.
NYS Social Studies Curriculum
Standard 2: Use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras,
themes, developments, and turning points in world history and examine the broad sweep of history from
a variety of perspectives.
Homework/follow-up Assignment
1. Watch http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8323972 and type up 10 interesting facts from the video clip.
2. Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfYQAPhjwzA and type a 100 word reflection. Include
how you felt and explain why you felt like that.
In-class group assignment
Create a diagram on Inspiration with relevant terms associated with terrorism. Each group is
responsible for a minimum of 10 words.
Assessment
Students individually look up three different survivor stories from September 11, 2001. After reading the
stories, the students must create a reflection either as a first responder (NYPD, FDNY, or EMT) or

survivor. The reflection should be about two pages with no grammatical errors and organized
paragraphs.
Shawn Anderson
Chrissy DelSanto
Social Studies Grade 10