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Washington DC Shanksville, Pennsylvania || Lead by Osama Bin Laden ||
 * **September 11, 2001** ||
 * Category || Response/Information ||
 * **Important Background** || Febuary 26,1993 when there was explosives in a van in the garage of the world trade center that was meant to have enough of an effect to make the north tower tip over on to the south tower. ||
 * **What/How?** || The hijackers intentionally crashed two planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Both towers collapsed within two hours. Hijackers crashed another jet into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The fourth jet, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers tried to take control before it could reach the hijacker's intended target in Washington, D.C. About 3,000 died in the attacks. ||
 * **Where?** || New York City
 * **When?** || September 11,2001 ||
 * **Who?** || 19 terrorist from the Islamist militant group Al-Qaeda
 * **Why?** || Al-Qaeda and bin Laden cited U.S. support of Israel, the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia, and sanctions against Iraq as motives for the attacks. The United States responded to the attacks by launching the War on Terror, invading Afghanistan to put away the Taliban, which had harbored al-Qaeda members ||
 * **Results/Effects?** || Results of the 9/11 terriorist attacks are that so many people lost the family members and friends in the attack. Also the constant memoiries of survivors of how many people they saw jump from the top of buildings the people they saw burn that they couldnt help and the smell of burning fleash. ||

Select from one of the following sources.... []♥ To get the article above: search for "September 11" and select the first article result. [] __[]__ [] [] ||
 * Include (below) the MLA bibliographic citation for the supplemental article that you read as part of your study of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks.
 * Insert your MLA bib citation here. ||

Then explain why you believe the source is a trustworthy/reliable one. || [] URL: || Source #2 URL: [] || Reliability Explanation: || Source #2 Reliability Explanation || The above presentation provides some helpful information for evaluating website resources. ||
 * **9/11 Images** ||
 * Find/Select your four favorite images/photographs from September 11, 2001. Be sure to include the URL (web address) below each image that you select. ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/September_11_Photo_Montage.jpg/348px-September_11_Photo_Montage.jpg width="348" height="600" caption="File:September 11 Photo Montage.jpg" link="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/September_11_Photo_Montage.jpg"]] ||  ||
 * [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/UA_Flight_175_hits_WTC_south_tower_9-11_edit.jpeg/220px-UA_Flight_175_hits_WTC_south_tower_9-11_edit.jpeg width="220" height="191" caption="flame erupts from south tower seen from some distance away" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:UA_Flight_175_hits_WTC_south_tower_9-11_edit.jpeg"]] ||  ||
 * ** For Further Information ** ||
 * Find/paste the URL for two additional websites where someone could find additional (trustworthy) information about 9/11.
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 * This page is the product that will be graded (50 points) based on the following criteria...**
 * Each category of information is completed with detailed, accurate, thoughtful responses that are written in the student's own words.
 * The accurate MLA citation for the supplemental article is included.
 * The four images/photographs are included - with URLs (web addresses) included.
 * Links to two additional/reliable websites for additional information are included - with explanations of why they can be trusted as reliable sites.

** 9/11 WIki Checklist ** Before you finish your Wiki page, read carefully through the following checklist to ensure that you've completed each step according to expectations! **Chart** √ Is each row of the chart completed? √ Did you include detail and complete explanations for each row? √ Did you use all class/homework readings, your supplemental article, class information/discussions and 9/11 video to gather the necessary information? √ Did you check your grammar and spelling? ** Supplemental Article ** √ Did you properly cite (MLA format) the supplemental article that you read?

** Photographs/Images ** √ Did you find four interesting photographs/images from 9/11? √ Did you copy/paste the URL from the website where you found the image? (The URL should NOT include “google” in it.)

** Reliable Websites ** √ Did you find TWO reliable/trustworthy websites where someone could find additional information about the 9/11 attacks? √ Did you review the Website Evaluation/Reliability PowerPoint? √ Did you include a thoughtful explanation of how/why you know this is a website that can be trusted? (A + B + C = Reliability) Be sure to address the A (Authority), B (Bias), and C (Currency) in your explanation.