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In this activity, students have the opportunity to express their feelings
and discuss their perceptions of the events.
You will need to print out and make copies of the handout What
Do You Think? for your students.
- One-Word Brainstorm
Ask the students to take a minute or two to think about the one word
that best describes their feelings about the attacks that occurred on
September 11. Record all students’ responses on the board. Review the
list and point out how strongly many people feel.
If possible group the various responses under various headings such
a fear, anger, confusion and point out that many people are feeling
the same thing.
Remind the students that people around the world share the same types
of feelings about what has happened and that they are not alone in their
thoughts.
- Perceptions: What Do You Think?
Tell the students that you are interested in what they think and
that now they will have an opportunity to use more than one-word to
express their views. Divide the class into pairs or triads of students
and distribute the Handout "What Do You Think?" to each group. Tell
the groups that they should discuss each question and select a person
from their group to record the responses.
Remind the class that these are emotional issues, as the brainstorm
showed. Not everyone in their groups needs to agree on the answers
to the questions, but should listen to and discuss their views with
each other respectfully. Each pair or group should select a person
to record the responses to the questions and another person who will
act as the "reporter" for the group. Allow the students time to discuss
and complete the handout.
3. Sharing Perceptions
Conduct a class discussion using the questions from the handout. Allow
each group to share its responses to the questions. Bring closure to
the discussion by explaining that as new developments happen, they may
change their views about things, and that you will continue to be interested
in their thoughts.
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