9/11 and Its Aftermath: Debating America’s Founding Ideals
NOTEBOOK GUIDE
9/11 and Its Aftermath: Debating America's Founding Ideals
What debates have arisen since 9/11 about how to balance security while preserving American ideals?
Key Content Terms
As you complete the Reading Notes, try to use these Key Content Terms in your answers:
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) USA Patriot Act
Military Commissions Act of 2006
PREVIEW
Listen to the eyewitness accounts from the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Then respond to one of these prompts in your notebook: ? Describe how you reacted when you first learned of
the attacks. ? Tell a story that you have heard about the events of
9/11. You may have heard the story from a family member, a friend, the news, or a documentary. ? Do you, or does anyone you know, think the country has changed because of the events of 9/11? If so, explain.
READING NOTES
Sections 3 to 7 Copy the matrix below onto two pages of your notebook. Create a similar matrix on a second spread, with rows for Rights (Section 6) and Democracy (Section 7).
Ideal
Equality (Section 3)
Debate Related to This Ideal
Placards Related to This Ideal
Opportunity (Section 4)
Liberty (Section 5)
Has This Ideal Been Preserved?
Complete one row of your matrix for each of Sections 3 to 7. Follow these steps: ? Read the section. In the second column of your
matrix, summarize one debate related to this ideal.
? Carefully examine the placards posted around the room and read any accompanying captions and quotations. In the third column of your matrix, write the letter of every placard that relates to the ideal and a short description of how it relates.
? Discuss this question with your partner: Has this ideal been preserved in the aftermath of September 11, 2001? In the fourth column, explain whether or not you believe the ideal has been preserved.
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PROCESSING
Reflect on the aftermath of the events of September 11, 2001. Choose one of the founding ideals, and write a response to this question: How well did the nation preserve this ideal in the aftermath of 9/11?
Your response should be at least one paragraph in length and include ? a brief description of the ideal you chose. ? a thesis statement addressing the question. ? at least two examples from the book or the activity
that support your thesis.
America's Founding Ideals
equality rights
opportunity democracy
liberty
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