Knowledge/Skill Building

🧭 Source Credibility for 9/11 Accounts

Content Expertise Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Effective Communication Academic Mindset CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.7 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.9 Submission Required

Students examine a short source set that includes guest speaker notes, news footage stills, a written firsthand account, and a memorial or policy excerpt. The teacher models how public historians check author, date, purpose, audience, and missing perspectives using a source reliability chart. Students annotate which source types best help younger students understand events, feelings, and consequences.

Plan day
Day 1
Duration
30 min
Grouping
Whole Class
Steps