Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

With the anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon coming-up in less than a month, I thought I would put together a “The Best…” list to highlight some relevant accessible sites for English Language Learners.

Teachers of very young students probably want to review some of the video clips to determine if they would be too disturbing to watch.

You’ll also be able to find these links on my United States History page.

There are certainly plenty of resources around that cover many of the country and worldwide effects of the attack in the years since then (and I’ll probably be compiling a list of them soon). This list, though, is focused on sites that talk about the day itself. I do, however, include one or two resources that provide some historical perspective.

Here are my picks for The Best Sites To Help Teach About 9/11 (not in any order of preference):

9/11 Then and Now from Channel One provides a simple run-down of what happened on that day, including video. It’s a good introduction and overview of the event.

Inside 9/11 is from the National Geographic. It has short video interviews, along with transcripts, of key people connected to the event, including survivors.

Online English News has a good report on the Reaction To September 11 that provides audio support for the text.

The CBBC News Around has a simple Guide to the September 11 Attacks.

At Sound Guide you can listen to President Bush’s address after the attack and complete the cloze (fill-in-the-gap) exercise.

Complete an audio exercise on 9/11 at the Web Language Lab.

America’s Day Of Terror from the BBC has a lot of excellent information. In fact, it might have too much for English Language Learners, so you might want to point students to particular sections of the site.

The Cable News Network has a special page of video and audio clips related to the attack.

New York Magazine has a Photo Gallery of that day’s events.

Voice of America has a series of audio broadcasts, with text, about the 9/11 Anniversary and its effects years later.

The Biography Channel has a Profiles of 9/11 Photo Gallery.

Here’s a collection of newspaper front pages from throughout the world on the day after the attacks.

PRI’s The World has a good audio slideshow called The World Remembers September 11th. It shares how people throughout the world have memorialized the event.

The Wall Street Journal has an interactive graphic depicting the rebuilding, and changing, of the Manhattan skyline after 9/ll.

Teaching Tolerance has an abundance of classroom resources on teaching about 9/11. Most are probably too advanced for English Language Learners, but can easily be modified.

The Washington Post has an interactive called Sacred Ground:The Building Of The Pentagon Memorial.

CBS has an extensive feature called The Day That Change America.

The History Channel has a 9/11 site with many accessible resources.

The Darkest Day comes from MSNBC.

TIME Magazine has a remarkable series of features on the day.

Remembering 9/11 comes from U.S. News & World Report.

Sacred Steel is a slideshow from the Washington Post, and shows what happened to the steel debris from the towers.

Rebuilding The World Trade Center is an interactive from The Orange County Register.

The New York TImes has a slideshow showing how people commemorated the 9/11 attacks in 2008.

The Freedom Tower Rises is a New York Times video on the rebuilding at the site.

Seventh Anniversary of 9/11 is a series of images from The Sacramento Bee.

The Military Times has a multimedia presentation on the 9/11 Memorial developed at the Pentagon.

Steel Artifacts is a New York Times slideshow showing how pieces of the World Trade Center are being used in memorials around the country.

The New York Times has several links to an incredible collection of videos about the attack.

Make History is a site where people can share and/or read stories the many effects of the attack. You can read more about it at Free Technology For Teachers.

The Challenge of Memorializing 9/11 is a slideshow from TIME Magazine.

Marking Sept. 11 Around the World is a Wall Street Journal slideshow.

8th Anniversary of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks is a New York Times slideshow.

Remembering September 11th is a series of photos from the Boston Globe’s Big Picture.

The 8th Anniversary of the Sept. 11 Attacks is a PBS slideshow.

Teachers can get some free sample lesson plans from a new and highly regarded 9/11 curriculum. Modifications would have to be made for ELL’s.

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