Reading Comprehension Questions:

1. Where will President Bush be on September 11, 2003?
   
   
   
   
2. What will happen at the former site of the World Trade Center?
   
   
   
   
3. What happened on September 11, 2001?
   
   
   
   
4. What major event resulted from the terrorist attacks on the United States. Explain this event.

Discussion Activity (more research might be needed):

1. Have students read the essay by Stuyvesant High School student Audrey Uong in which she describes her feelings about the second anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Have students respond with their own thoughts about the events of two Septembers ago and how their feelings may have evolved or changed.

2. Research the design of the memorial that has been planned for the Pentagon site. Describe it. How effective is the design? Explain your reasoning. The designs for the World Trade Center memorial and the Shanksville memorial have not yet been decided. Choose one site and plan a design for the site. Include a statement describing your memorial design.

Write a 300-500 word essay on either of these topics providing clear examples. Send your completed editorial to NewsHour Extra [extra@newshour.org]. Exceptional essays might be published on our Web site.