Responsible teachers: MM/SM
As we will talk about in class in week 24, 9/11 was a turning point in modern terrorism. This assignment has a focus on speaking English and having everyone involved! Just do your best!
- Read the following article to get an account of what happened on 9/11
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/sep/12/september11.usa20
2. Choose 4 roles you want to work with.
3. Your task is to make a video interview of the 4 roles you chose. Each person will take a turn asking the questions and each person will take a turn being interviewed. The final video must connect these 4 interviews. Each interview should be about 30 seconds – 1 minute and a total of 3 minutes for each video!
ROLES TO CHOOSE FROM (WTC = World Trade Center)
- NYC firefighter
- Secretary working on the 82nd floor of the South Tower
- Waiter in the restaurant Windows of the World
- Passenger on Flight 11, 77, 175, or 93
- Pilot, stewardess or steward on Flight 11, 77, 175, or 93
- Student at a school near the WTC
- Son or daughter of an employee of the WTC
- The President of the USA
- Eyewitness on the streets of Manhattan or outside the Pentagon
- Pentagon employee
- Cantor Fitzgerald employee
4. Tips for good interviews
- Make questions that can’t be answered just “yes” or “no”
- When answering questions, give as many details as you can.
- As the one interviewing, listen closely and ask follow up questions to the answers you have heard.
- Ask questions that give personal information – not just foacts that can be found on the internet
- In this task it is okay to add information that you make up (opdigte)
Deadline: Friday at 8.00am . SEND TO MM – with studygroup number (if your video is too big to send, then have it on a USB and come to me at 9:45 in the lunch room Friday so I can get it there) MM