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Curated OER

New York Times: Pentagon Attack

For Students 9th - 10th
Vivid slideshow of the Pentagon attack on September 11, 2001.
Website
CBS

Cbs News Interactive: Terror Hits Home

For Students 9th - 10th
CBS News provides a detailed overview of the September 11th terrorist attack on the United States. Content focuses on the attack itself, the aftermath, the investigation, and the terror network.
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BBC

Bbc News: Zacarias Moussaoui

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC profiles ad operative Zacarias Moussaoui who was charged and convicted for his part in the 9/11 U.S. terrorist attacks. Includes a collection of articles about his trial, background of the case, and key trial documents such as...
Article
Other

Human Nature Review: Noam Chomsky: The New War Against Terror

For Students 9th - 10th
Transcription of lengthy talk given by an major American scholar on the attack of 9/11 and its implications for the American society by Noam Chomsky in The Human Nature Review, 001 Volume 1: 37-58 ( 5 November )
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Read Works

Read Works: Always Remember

For Teachers 4th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes the events of September 11th and the memorials established to commemorate this horrifying day in history. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension...
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Department of Homeland Security

For Students 9th - 10th
Read interesting facts and information about the Department of Homeland Security that was formed November 25, 2002, in response to the September 11 attacks to "prevent terrorism and enhance security, secure and manage US borders, enforce...
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: War in Afghanistan (2001 2014)

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed discussion of the Afghanistan War (2001 - 2014) that was triggered by the September 11 attacks.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Holidays for Kids: Patriot Day

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about Patriot day. The history and facts about this holiday that commemorates the day of the 9-11 attacks.
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ProCon.org

Pro Con: Muslim Community Center Near Ground Zero Site?

For Students 9th - 10th
Website presents research and non-partisan arguments of controversial issues focusses on the pros and cons of building a Muslim Community Center at the site of the World Trade Center. Archived material.
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 9: Modern Times

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive learning module examines the extent to which conservatism successfully challenged liberal dominance in American culture and politics, and redefined economic policies and political behaviors. It looks at how the end of the...
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Teachnology

Teachnology: Proud to Be an American Teaching Theme

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teaching a unit to promote pride in being American? Teachnology has an excellent resource to help enhance the classroom experience.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: 7 Facts About the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing

For Students 9th - 10th
The attack by a group of Islamic fundamentalists announced the growing threat of terrorism on US soil. Eighteen minutes after noon on February 26, 1993, a bomb exploded in the basement parking garage below the north tower of the World...
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Curated OER

American Public Media: North Carolina Muslims

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at a Muslim congregation after the September 11 attacks. Article discusses the difficult time Muslim Americans are facing in their communities.
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Curated OER

Students Visit Raleigh's Largest Mosque, the Islamic Center of Raleigh

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at a Muslim congregation after the September 11 attacks. Article discusses the difficult time Muslim Americans are facing in their communities.
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Other

Executive Order Authorizing Military Tribunals

For Students 9th - 10th
Summary of President George W. Bush's Executive Order authorizing the creation of military tribunals for the detention and trial of those thought to be linked to terrorism against the United States. Other helpful resources are also...
Website
Other

Vanderbilt University: Television News Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
This archive from Vanderbilt University contains an "extensive and complete" collection of television news broadcasts. "The collection holds more than 30,000 individual network evening news broadcasts from the major U.S. national...
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Curated OER

Zacarias Moussaoui, Left, With Two Unidentified Security Guards

For Students 9th - 10th
The terrorist attack at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, is recalled at the trial at Zacarias Moussaoui. First-hand accounts are chronicled.