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Remember
September 11
(9-12)
Communities
in Crisis (n49)
Subject
English
Objective
Students
will explore the different ways communities respond
to crisis. Students will identify the impact an
individual can make when the community is in crisis.
Time
Needed
3-4
weeks
Materials
The
Crucible, the play by Arthur Miller
Lesson
Students
write about the worst thing that has happened
in their country that they can remember. Many,
if not all, students will write about Sept. 11.
Consider the response our nation has had since
that crisis, both in the days immediately following
and longterm. What positive developments came
out of that crisis? What concerns about our nation
do you have as a result of our response? This
is the hook to get students into reading about
the Salem witch trials through The Crucible, and
from there to use that literature and the historical
context of its authorship to reflect on today's
national climate. What kinds of responses are
necessary from individual citizens for a community
to react to crisis and attack in the most beneficial
ways?
Source:
Deborah Bohlman, MRH High School, St. Louis, MO
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