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Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WITH THEIR EYES

  • Edited by Annie Thoms
  • Foreword by Anna Deavere Smith
  • Presentation by Mollie Albrecht

S- STUYVESANT HIGH

  • Highschool at ground zero
  • Next to the Hudson River
  • Just blocks from the attack
  • Used as a Red Cross station

E-ELEVENTH OF sEPTEMBER, 2001

  • The day that two planes hit the World Trade Center.
  • Single largest loss of life from attack on American soil.
  • The clean up and rescue took almost 9 months.

T-TWIN TOWERS

  • Also known as WTC
  • 50,000 workers/40,000
  • 8:48 north; 9:03 south
  • 9:50 south; 10:30 north
  • 1.8 million tons

D-DEATH

  • So many people were lost
  • 2,996 people died
  • 19 hijackers and 2,977 victims
  • 246 on the planes, 2,606 in NY
  • 125 at the Pentagon
Photo by Bert Kaufmann

B-BROOKLYN TECH

  • The school Stuyvesant was relocated to.
  • Located in Brooklyn, New York
  • It is a Specialized High-school for technology.
  • The Brooklyn Tech students went in the morning, Stuyvesant in the afternoon.

W-WITH THEIR EYES

  • Play of poetic interviews
  • 10 characters
  • Told their stories
  • Idea from websites

C-cAST

  • The cast was made of 14 members.
  • All of which, produced, directed, or acted With Their Eyes.
  • Made of people from all different races and backgrounds.

M-MAX wILLENS

  • Senior
  • Moved a lot
  • New York is his home
  • Black and white picture

L-LAGUARDIA AIRPORT

  • Where the author was
  • In the northern part of New York
  • Remembering where they are

NOW, BE HAPPY (:

  • This is a difficult subject
  • We were young
  • A lot happened
  • Enjoy life
Photo by kevin dooley

A-ALEIYA GAFAR

  • a junior at Stuyvesant
  • joined the Red Cross
  • Lost her aunt
  • Helped at Shea Stadium

F-fEBRUARY 8TH AND 9TH

  • The days of the play.
  • News crews came both times.
  • They got standing ovations on each night.

G-GROUND ZERO

  • Ground zero is the site of the World Trade Center.
  • Also known as "The Pile".
  • Some New Yorkers don't like the term.

H-HAYDEE SANABRIA

  • Haydee was a 17 year old Puerto Rican.
  • She goes to the Special Ed part of Stuyvesant.
  • Remembers the day being really loud and scary.
  • Drew the WTC when she got home so she wouldn't forget it.

I-ILYA FELDSHEROV

  • He's 18 years old.
  • Ukraine immigrant
  • Picture day
  • His class laughed

J-jUAN cARLOS lOPEZ

  • School safety agent
  • Terrorist attack?
  • Guided people to safety
  • Stayed very late

K-KATHERINE FLETCHER

  • 31 year old English teacher
  • 9 months pregnant
  • Didn't feel in danger.
  • Loves New York

N-nEW YORK

  • 8.337 million (most populous)
  • 468 sq miles
  • Times Square
  • Central Park
  • 9/11 memorial

O-OWEN CORNWALL

  • 17 years old
  • It was a crazy day
  • No one could focus
  • Everyone was struggling at talking

P-PATRIOTIC

  • Strong support for ones country
  • How everyone felt after
  • Almost everyone in the book used the word
Photo by Nrbelex

Q-QUEENS

  • Easternmost of five borroughs
  • 2nd biggest population
  • 178.3 sq miles

RENEE LEVINE

  • Building coordinator
  • Proud of the students
  • Appreciative of the gifts

U-UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

  • 3.319 million people
  • 50 states
  • Founded on July 4, 1776
Photo by Werner Kunz

Y-YOUTH

  • Affects us most
  • Still deal with it
  • Lost a lot
  • Changed our lives
Photo by Hindrik S

Z-ZHANG

  • Kevin
  • 15 years old
  • Laughed with his class
  • Thinks that the world is messed up.