9/11: Shattering and Rebuilding: September 13, 2018

Focus: What story of 9/11 can we learn from the images and voices from that time?

1. Warming up with a quick preview of the text

• As a class: What do you notice about the cover? What about the title page? What might be the intent behind these designs?

• Which pages stand out to you? What exactly are you looking at?

• What patterns are you starting to notice?

• What are you wondering?

2. Exploring Time Magazine's Photoessay: "Shattered"

• New Google Folder: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (inside 1st Semester)

• New Document: In-Class Thoughts (inside Extremely Loud...folder)

Take your time on these photos; if there are some too difficult to look at, move to the next one.

Get inside a photo: Select one photo that resonates with you. Spend some time describing it, imagining that you are the photographer. What are you trying to capture in this photo? What senses can you use to describe what's happening here? What's the tone, or emotion of this photo?

Step outside the photos: If this photoessay had a written thesis, what do you think it would be? What story do they tell about 9/11?

Face the book: The main narrator of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is Oskar. He's nine years old, and he has just lost his father to the 9/11 attacks. Based on the photos you've just spend time with, what three adjectives might you use to describe Oskar's state of mind?

3. Listening to voices of resilience; click here for their stories, to be followed by small group discussions:

• What were your takeaways from these videos? What specific things struck you?

• What do you make of the cover of this book and the title page? Can you make some connections between what you've learned/seen today and the design of the title?

4. Revisiting the warm-up with your new background knowledge

HW:
1. Continue revising / adding to your essay (check out the rubric!). Stop in for a conference or send me an e-mail if you need help.

2. The due date for the final draft of this essay is Tuesday, September 18. Remember to submit it to www.turnitin.com by 4:00 pm.

3. Click HERE for the ELIC reading schedule.