KEY

SP - Spiritualist
MR - Musical Rhythmic
VL - Verbal Linguistic
BK - Bodily Kinesthetic
NA - Naturalist
LM - Logical Mathematical
INTER - Interpersonal
VS - Visual Spatial
INTRA - Intrapersonal
Fine Arts Media Literacy Grammar
1. Music- Compare and Contrast the music from when Ronald Reagan 1. Create a video or a 1. Construct a letter, thinking about those who died to rescue others
was president to when September 11 happened. Compare music from podcast about September during 9/11, write letters to first responders (firefighters, EMS,
1975 to 2001 by using a Venn diagram. What are the keys 11th or the United States policemen) who were on the scene of 9/11 thanking them for their
differences? What is similar about the music? What instruments are involvement in the Cold service and appreciating the amount of lives they saved. Remember
they or are they not using? Do you prefer music from the 1970s or the War. You will be in to use proper grammar and letter structure. You can include an
early 2000s. You will be choosing music artists from a list I will groups for this project. appropriate drawing if youd like. We will mail them off to the
create from both of these time periods. (MR) Every student in the stations where these first responders work(ed) and from there they
2. Art- Sketch and illustrate one of the first personal computers. After group must participate. will find their way to the appropriate people. (INTER) (SP)
finishing your artwork, create a story about the person who buys the Think about what you
computer. Are they excited? Did they have to spend a lot of money on would want to know if
the computer? Create a story about how this computer will impact you were a concerned Speaking/Listening
their family life at home. (VS) citizen watching the 1. Create a speech that you would address to your people if you
3. Drama- Select a figure from either the Cold War or a figure involved news during either one were the President of the United States during the Cold War or
with September 11, 2001 and dress up as them. Prepare a short of these situations. September 11. Refer back to speeches President Reagan and
autobiography about the figure you have chosen to present to the (INTER) President Bush gave during those hard times for our country.
class. What accomplishments did he/she achieve? What was his/her Remember the goal of these speeches should bring comfort
role? Avoid using your figures name. Once you have finished your and peace to the people of the United States. (INTER)
presentation, your classmates will have to guess which figure you are.
Trace Important
(VL)
Developments in America Writing
from 1975 to 2001 1. Describe using your five sense what you thought September 11 was
Science 5th grade like? Use your imagination of what you thought you would of saw,
1. Examine the materials Mckenna Cua and Liz heard, smelled, and touched. Write three to five paragraphs to
used in the making of the complete this assignment. (BK)
twin towers, the York
Reading
Pentagon, and the planes 1. Create a list of vocabulary
used to strike these words from the articles Social Studies
places. Is there a better given to you about the Math 1. Pre/Post Test (VL)
material that couldve Cold War, September 11, 1. Compare and Contrast 2. Locate where the three planes crashed on a United States Map. Were the
changed the outcome? President Ronald Reagan how far apart each plane crashes in the same city? Were the crashes in the same state? If not what city and
Report your findings. or The impact of the crash was from each other.
state were they in? (VS)
(LM) internet and personal Measure how far apart the
plane crashes were from 3. Create a KWL chart for the Cold War and September 11 to help students
2. Construct / Design a mini computers on us. (VL)
model of the twin tower each other by estimating organize their thoughts. (LM)
2. Examine President Bushs
buildings out of any to the closest miles. After 4. List important vocabulary words from the reading in the textbook for the Cold
speech following the
material. The students estimating the distance, I War and September 11th. (VL)
terror attacks on 9/11.
will be testing their twin Choose 2-3 sentences want you to use the 5. Construct a timeline showing important dates relating to the personal computer
towers they created. They from the speech that you computer to find the exact and its debut to the general public. Dont forget to include the debut of the first
will test to see if it can found important and write distance each plane crash ever computer and show how it evolved to the personal computer. Include a
stand any and all weather. a short paragraph on why was from each other. (LM) sentence with each mark on the timeline explaining what happened on/in that
The students will also be you thought these 2. Locate / Find and record date/year. (LM)
testing it against a toy sentences were important the changes in oil prices 6. Identify and label the 15 independent post-Soviet countries on a map. You may
bulldozer, plane and car and how they might have throughout the Cold War. use different colors and label using a key. (BK)
to see if their building is made Americans feel. Do Answer the following
7. Explain the Patriot Act and its effect on society. What did it do? Who signed it
able to stand after these you think the speech made questions: Were the
into law? (INTER)
different situations. At the people feel better or changes significant (more
than 3 cents)? How did 8. Analyze the effects of 9/11 on the United States. How have we changed since
end of the activity the worse? (INTRA)
students will discuss why these prices affect the US? then? Is there something we could do differently? Explain your reasoning. (SP)
their building collapsed or How did they affect the 9. State and put in the correct order the sequence of events leading to the fall of
stood tall. (NA) Soviet Union? (LM) the Soviet Union. Include the impact of the Mujahideen (holy warriors). (VS)
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