#SOL16: Remembering 9/11
Sharing a Collection of Resources today after the 15 year anniversay:
In the news
On Facebook from the Westport Library, “We are live streaming “Healing through Art & Words” with authors Nora Raleigh Baskin, Gae Polisner, Jewell Parker Rhodes, Wendy Mills, and Lauren Tarshis.” (Description here)
New Books
Interviews:
Two Writing Teachers – Stacey Shubitz – Remembrance Ideas
What to Read Aloud? Sally says for 3rd grade . . . Seven and a half tons of Steel
Nerdy Bookcast – Episode 3
NCTE online – Dear Teachers – Letters to Another Hero (found on Twitter)
From my sister who lost a dear friend. . .
Quilt squares created by friends/family of Nina Bell, RIP 9/11
A story about the quilt “in the making” from Sherry. “Remembering 9/11. RIP Nina Bell. I was fortunate to find an archive of an article on a quilt that my mother, Mary Marek, made. It was created with pictures, thoughts, impressions of Nina’s friends across the US and abroad. The article was written by my sister-in-law, Mary Marek, who used to write for the Kalona News in Iowa.
From my blog post archives
9/11 In Remembrance (The Museum and a Song)
Reading and Writing Instruction: Paired Mentor Texts
What do you remember from 9/11?
Why is it important to remember?
Thank you, Betsy, Beth, Dana, Deb, Kathleen, Lisa, Melanie, and Stacey for this weekly forum. Check out the writers, readers and teachers here.
Today, I just needed a place to “collect and store my ideas” and not write long about any of them!
Also, love this picture – I wanted to add it to the comments – more study needed to figure that out! Hartford, CT Flag of Honor with every person’s name . . .
9/11 In Remembrance
Remembering the many who gave their lives;
Remembering the many who survived!
In honor of 9/11, please check out the 9/11 Museum. If you would like a focus for just 10 minutes, check out my list of “5 Must See’s at the 9/11 Museum” from my visit in June here.
This song written by my cousin
And the many who have served and who continue to serve our country to keep America as the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Iowa Tourist in New York City: Oh, My!
Perfect Saturday weather in New York City with a beautiful blue sky and temperature in the 70s. Add in gracious tour guide, @azajacks, (AKA Allison Jackson) and it was a wonderful day. If you haven’t played tourist in NYC lately, this post may be the cause of a craving for a day or two or a week in the Big Apple.
Remember that the first word in the title was “Iowa” and to make sure that you are not confused with Ohio or Idaho, I have given you the map with Iowa as the “red state”. Last Wednesday I had the privilege of hearing @tguskey (AKA Tom Guskey) in a superb day sponsored by Drake University’s Education Leadership faculty. (Take advantage of ANY opportunity to see Dr. Guskey! He is a great storyteller who makes you think!) Anyway (to keep this as a micro story), my Wednesday started and ended with deer in my driveway. When I left at 6:00 am there were three does in the driveway – all just standing there looking at me as IF they owned the rock! And when I returned home at 7:00 pm there were two fawns in the driveway for a grand total of five different deer on our property, highly visible to begin and end my day. Deer on our property, whether on the roof, in the yard or driveway is “normal” as there is state forest timber on three sides of us. We live in a VERY rural area!
Fast forward to Saturday, my first full day in NYC with a trip planned to the 9/11 Museum (including a guided tour) scheduled for 10:30 am. Travel included the subway ride that began at 8:10 this morning and ended with the walk home from the subway about 8 pm. Not a normal day in Iowa!
Where were we?
- 9/11 Memorial
- 9/11 Memorial Museum
- 9/11 Memorial Museum Guided Tour
- Wandering and Revisiting Exhibits in the 9/11 Memorial Museum
- St. Paul’s Chapel
- Time Square
- Visiting the Lions at the New York City Public Library (and the gift shop)
- Rockefeller Square
- Bank Street Books
Google photos has many pictures available from the 9/11 Memorial or you can actually go to their site at 911memorial.org
There is no admission fee on the outside grounds of the memorial. You can visit the “Survivor Tree” or the “South and North Reflecting Pool Memorials” without tickets. If you desire to view a specific name on the wall, you will want to visit the electronic search kiosk to locate the panel letter and number for that individual. I looked for my sister’s friend and only a few seconds of search were required when searching with a first and last name.
You will have to see the museum to believe it. There is an admission charge with an additional charge for a guided tour. Our tour leader was Eduardo, who was very good at putting us at ease so that we felt comfortable asking questions. He is a master storyteller. At the end we did ask for advice as we were thinking our time might be limited. Eduardo shared that the guides had written their own scripts after studying the artifacts that were assembled on “Ground Zero” – studying and writing for months for a polished script! Wow! His depth of knowledge was unbelievable.
You need to see:
1) The “Slurry Wall” inside Foundation Hall and hear its original purpose and what has been done to reinforce it after 9/11
2) This quote from Virgil on Memorial Hall. Each “blue” page represents a person murdered at the Trade Center or because of the Al Qaeda plots. Each blue page is also a different color – ALL 2,977 of them are uniquely different.
3) An artifact added after a stunning victory in the war against the Terrorists. (Hint – related to May 2, 2011 but not shown in a picture)
4) Many heart wrenching and tear jerker stories complete with personal artifacts to view.
5) Memorial Hall complete with photos for each person murdered by the terrorists.
And that is just a Very, Very small sampling of the artifacts.
After the guided tour, we went back to carefully reread the posted notes and view the tons of steel and concrete that remain a part of the Twin Towers and the existing “reflecting pools”. It was a day of wonderment as well as a day of tears. So many lives cut short. Many unborn children who perished as well. The museum truly honors and cherishes the victims. The design was well executed! The layout maximizes space. The subdued lighting adds to the somber and reverent tone!
What an amazing day! Thanks, Allison!
Have you been to visit the 9/11 Museum Memorial? What touristy plans do you have while participating in #tcrwp Writing Institute?
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