9-11+A+Day+of+Remembrance

__**Opening Discussion Questions: **__
 * 1) Is there a day in your life that you will always remember?
 * 2) Can you think of any days in the history of the United States that people will always remember?
 * 3) What does "infamous" or "day of infamy mean?"[[image:Twin_Towers_in_fire_-_911.jpg width="205" height="155" align="right"]]

__**Interactive 9/11 Videos**__ 9/11 Timeline Video New York City Interactive Map Todd Beamer's Story Hero's at the Pentagon How the Towers Collapsed

President F.D. Roosevelt - Pearl Harbor Speech President George W. Bush - 9/11 Speech
 * __Comparing Infamous Days in American History__**[[image:GW Bush 9-11 Speech.jpg width="231" height="177" align="right"]][[image:FDR Pearl Harbor Speech.jpg align="right"]]
 * 1) How are these speeches similar? Different?
 * 2) How did the Presidents calm the fears of the American people?
 * 3) How have these speeches transformed America?


 * __Closing Discussion Questions:__**
 * 1) In one word how would you describe 9/11?
 * 2) How has 9/11 transformed our country?
 * 3) How has 9/11 changed your life?
 * 4) How have Pearl Harbor & 9/11 become infamous events?

NYC Dept of Ed 9/11 Lesson Plans
 * __Teacher Resources:__**