Unit plan powerpoint on September 11th for 2nd grade.

1. September 11
Massacre
Elizabeth Finch

2. Analyze the Learner
 My 2nd grade classroom consists of 20 students, 14
girls and 6 boys. I have 7 African-Americans, 5
Caucasian,4 Jewish, and 4 Hispanics. They are all in
an enrichment based classroom for higher learning.

3. Main Objectives
 My students will describe the affects of the September
11th massacre after watching videos, looking at
pictures, doing individual projects, and visiting the
memorial by the end of the week with 90% accuracy.

4. Day by day breakdown
 Monday-Students will learn the history of the World Trade Center
and Pentagon.
 Tuesday- Students will learn about different departments that were
at the scene to help the individuals in need.
 Wednesday- In groups students will decide how they can help the
victims families 13 years later with care packages and fundraisers.
 Thursday- Students will learn what America did after the attack
and why we are still fighting today.
 Friday- Students will watch clips from the 9/11 video to put
everything they have learned into perspective. Will take a field trip
to the World Trade Center and see the outcome.

5. Use of technology
 Our classroom will use technology of an Elmo for
presentations, and computers to look up history facts.
 Powerpoint presentations, care package ideas.

6. Works Cited
 Overview: https://www.911memorial.org/lesson-plans-k-2
 Monday Overview:
http://www.911memorial.org/sites/all/files/VII_Buildings%20that%20Reach%20
for%20the%20Sky.pdf
 Tuesday Overview:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Fire_Department_casualties_of_th
e_September_11_attacks
 Wednesday/ Care package: http://www.moveamericaforward.org/help-us-send-
special-batch-911-care-packages/
 Reactions/Thursday:http://www.history.com/topics/reaction-to-9-11
 Friday/Video clips:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=9%2F11+documentary