9/11

9/11/11 is the 10th Anniversary of 9/11.  How do we teach it now?

• Teaching Tolerance:  As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, educators must be prepared to anticipate student questions and to lead sensitive class discussions. Most importantly, they need to be mindful of who is in the room and how those students may have been impacted. Teaching Tolerance Director Maureen Costello offers tips for handling this challenging topic. "For many children this anniversary will be the first time they've really talked about 9/11 in school," Costello says. "... Plan ahead by meeting with other teachers to brainstorm likely questions and to decide what's age-appropriate."
• Television Archives - all reports 9/11 from 2001 to the present.
• From ASCD:  Article and links for great resources
• New York Times blog - 10th Anniversary.  Video and resources.  Also, great reasons WHY we should include 9/11 in our curric.
• Poetry Pairing - Comparing 9/11 to Haiti's recovery

There is a BrainPop Video... (Teton/tcsd)

Title: Thomas Friedman Reporting: Searching for the Roots of 9/11 (Discovery) - Wikipedia about the movie with great reading accompanying it.

Connections to bullying, TSB, bullyproofing...

History .com Websiste has many videos and photos and interviews.

9/11 Pictures from Time Life (great slide show)

Survivor Stories V. powerful.....on LiveStrong (search for 9/11)

Amazing Site: 9/11 Anniversary Site - Great stories, pictures, slide shows, movies... Would be interesting to cross reference with the 9/11 portraits book.

Teacher Tools

Amazing site about China and borders....we should check it out!

Climate debates...how to use?

Teacher Tools

Amazing site about China and borders....we should check it out!

Create a Country - Part 6 - Culture of Country

Terms to know:

• Culture: The way of life of a group of people.
• Customs: Special practices that are common to one group of people.
• Traditions: Customs that survive from one generation to the next generation. Examples would be religious celebrations, festivals and national holidays, and rituals such as how a culture deals with a child's baby tooth falling out.
• Technology: The scientific knowledge and tools available to a culture. The more complex and diverse the knowledge and tools, the higher the level of technology. Technology can range from a spear to a spaceship.
• Values: Beliefs about what is good, desirable, and worth holding on to. What we do and what we say are based on values. Values can be held by many people at the same time. Schooling for all children is an example of a value. Schooling can help spread values.

1. Create a Culture Web - use Inspiration OR another tool of your choice. Make sure you describe customs, traditions, technology, and values in addition to the food, clothing, housing, language(s), rules/penalites, government, transportation, education, holidays and celebrations...and any other cultural aspects pertaining to your country. See Webquest for Factors Influencing Cultural Development.

2. Create a Social Hierarchy for your country. See Webquest for Graphic Organizer.

3. Religions Map and Caption. See World Religions and Webquest

4. Create graphs that illuminate the demographics of your country. This is important in understanding the culture.  (Check out this map that shows how the demographics of immigrants change over time.)

5. Other Culture Projects (see Webquest for explanation pages):

• A one-page description of a special holiday or religious event held in your culture.
• At least 2 laws that apply to all inhabitants of your culture, along with a description of the penalties that result when these laws are broken.
• A special language, to be defined by an alphabet, the names of 20 things in your culture, 10 actions words, and a letter from one person to another. An English translation should be provided for all words created.
• A calculating system showing the following: how to count to 100, 5 math problems
• Examples of clothing worn by members of your culture. Two items are a minimum. These can be drawn or made.
• A means of transporting inhabitants and/or materials. This can be a drawing or an original model.
• A plan on how your culture's traditions will be passed on to the next generation, along with a listing of 10 things you wish to pass on to the new generation.
• A house (or other method of shelter) used in your culture (drawing or model).
• Three tools used in your culture (drawings or models).
• An explanation of the method by which members of your culture resolve serious disagreements with each other.
• How are children treated? Consider Child Labor issues around the world today.

Create a Country - Part 10 - Final Presentations

You have many options for your final project that you will present during the fair.

1. Poetry: If you want to download poetry options, go to Webquest.
2. Write a daily journal or story describing a member of your CAC's culture: a child, a government official, an explorer going into an unknown region of your CAC...
3. Create short stories about events or people from your CAC.
4. Create a newspaper addressing "current events" of your CAC.
5. Create a fairy tale or tall tale that might come from your CAC.
6. Create dances that might be done by members of your CAC during a festival, ritual, or ceremony.
7. Make musical instruments and play music from your CAC.
8. Write a speech persuading others to help with an issue your CAC is facing. (Note: you are welcome to have this connected to an issue faced by your "real country".)
9. Create an "invention" of your CAC that had unexpected effects....write about this.
10. A recent problem (ex: population explosion) arises, how will your CAC solve it? What will be the effects? Create an evening news broadcast that would be typical for your CAC introducing this problem and solution.
11. Other: the sky is the limit! Be creative and have fun!

Create a Country - Part 5 - Economics

Now that your CAC inhabitants have mastered crops are grown in your CAC (What crops are grown where should be on your political map.), it is time to create SURPLUS!

With a surplus of food, your people can Specialize. (Consider this activity before moving on: Class Specialization activity)

*Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Use the following Timeline program, create a time line to show how your country has grown and changed since it was founded. Make sure your timeline follows the FlowChart! (Need some help writing about the flowchart - check this site out.)

Now you should begin thinking about economics - or $$$:

**Barter Bags: Wants vs Needs, Barter and Trade, How did Surplus vs Scarcity affect you?
Understanding bartering and trade: "Economics 101", Bartering, trade & check out Brainpop (Teton/TCSD) Money, Can I Borrow a Quarter?

Economic principles - feminist view point included

Create a Country Fair

Create a Country Fair:

When: June ##

There are five requirements for the fair. #1 and #2 will be completed in class. #3-5 are your homework for the next two weeks:

1. Create a Country Atlas (done in class)
2. Presentation about Created Country (done in class)

Homework projects:
3. A tasty treat & recipe from REAL COUNTRY
**Find a recipe from your REAL COUNTRY that you would like to make. (a link to World Recipes on Recipe Atlas)
**Make enough for 35 people.
**Remember to bring “extras” if needed - if you need a serving spoon or spatula
4. A costume representing either your real country or created country.
**You should be ready to explain WHY this costume relates to your created country.
**The costume can be a complete outfit or just part of an outfit.
**The costume should be worn during your presentation.
**Remember, costumes should reflect school dress code and weapons are not allowed.
5. Another visual that will be helpful during your presentation.
**The sky is the limit on this part.
**Ideas: poster, mural, model, diagram, artifact....
**Plan your time wisely, though, so that you visual is completed on time.

Plan for CAC Projects:

1. Food: what am I making?

2. Costume Ideas:

3. Sketch and label your idea for a visual. What is your schedule for getting it done?