History of the US

Apply What You Have Learned: Tell another person about this reading and what you learned from it. Consider how you would explain this reading to different audiences.

Question 2

What events or historical forces contributed to the Boston busing crisis of the mid-1970s? Name at least three, and briefly explain why you think each one was a contributory cause of the Boston busing crisis.

Question 3 

Name three specific consequences of the Boston busing crisis.

Question 4

Describe one cause of the event you have chosen for your historical analysis (September 11^th Attacks) (keeping in mind that there are many), and explain one piece of evidence from your research that you will use to support this assertion. Describe one consequence of the event, and explain one piece of evidence from your research that you will use to support this assertion.

Question 1  Active Reading Summary is below after the sources.

Which source below will you analyze using active reading strategies? Include the name of the article, the author, the publication, the date, and where you found it.

Read your chosen source using the active reading strategies you learned on the previous page. Then, summarize the overall meaning and content of the reading. Write your summary below. Your summary should be at least one paragraph long.

Sources

9-11commission. (2004). FORESIGHT-AND HINDSIGHT. 9-11commission.gov. Retrieved 5 April 2020, from https://www.9-11commission.gov/report/911Report_Ch11.htm.

BBC NEWS. (2004). 9/11 probe clears Saudi Arabia. News.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2020, from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3815179.stm.

BENNETT, B. (2011). Post-9/11 assessment sees major security gaps. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 April 2020, from https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2011-aug-30-la-na-911-report-card-20110831-story.html.

CNN. (2009). Accused 9/11 plotter Khalid Sheikh Mohammed faces New York trial – CNN.com. Edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020, from http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/13/khalid.sheikh.mohammed/index.html.

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. (2004). THE ATTACK LOOMS. Govinfo.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 5 April 2020, from https://govinfo.library.unt.edu/911/report/911Report_Ch7.htm.

PBS NewsHour. (2001). President Bush Speaks to the Nation. PBS NewsHour. Retrieved 5 April 2020, from https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/terrorism-july-dec01-bush_speech.

Sáfrány, B. (2013). 9/11 Conspiracy Theories. Hungarian Journal Of English And American Studies (HJEAS), 19(1), 11-30. Retrieved 5 April 2020, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/43487848.

Stempel, C., Hargrove, T., & Stempel, G. (2007). Media Use, Social Structure, and Belief in 9/11 Conspiracy Theories. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 84(2), 353-372. https://doi.org/10.1177/107769900708400210

Swami, V., Chamorro-Premuzic, T., & Furnham, A. (2009). Unanswered questions: A preliminary investigation of personality and individual difference predictors of 9/11 conspiracist beliefs. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 24(6), 749-761. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.1583

Wood, M., & Douglas, K. (2013). “What about building 7?” A social psychological study of online discussion of 9/11 conspiracy theories. Frontiers In Psychology, 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00409

Active reading refers to a process of reading in which you approach the text with an intention to understand not simply what it says but also how it says it. In passive reading, we read simply for information, or sometimes we read only to be entertained or distracted for a short time. After engaging in passive reading, the content doesn’t always stick with us. And most of the time, it doesn’t matter.

But if we want to remember and learn something while we read, active reading practices will help us get a better grip on the reading, and what we have read will stick with us later on. Up until now, you have been reading excerpts of texts and finding sources for your historical analysis essay. You should apply active reading strategies as you begin to read your sources closely.

Active Reading Strategies

Pre-Reading Inquiry: Before reading the text, take a look at the title, the author, and any other descriptive information that is provided. Then ask yourself questions like: “What will be the subject of this reading?” “Have I read anything else on this topic?” “Have I read anything else written by this author?” “What do I hope to learn from this reading?” “What will I be expected to do or know after I finish this reading?”

Take Notes: While you read the text, use a highlighter or a pen to mark up the page. (If you are unable to print a hard copy of the text, you may be able to cut-and-paste the text into a Word document and use the “Comments” tool.) Highlight or underline key terms and ideas. Jot down questions and observations in the margins. Here is a guide to five of the most widely used note-taking systems.

Make Connections: Make text-to-self connections as you read. Can you personally relate to the subject of this reading? Are there any characters in the reading that remind you of yourself or people you know? Also make text-to-text connections. Does this reading remind you of another text that you have encountered? Finally, make text-to-world connections. Does this text relate to any real-world people, places, or events from the past or present?

Summarize: After reading the text, take some time to digest what you have read. Consider the overall meaning of the reading. Reread any sections that may have been confusing. Summarize larger sections of the text and then summarize the entire reading in one or two sentences.

Apply What You Have Learned: Tell another person about this reading and what you learned from it. Consider how you would explain this reading to different audiences.

Question 2

What events or historical forces contributed to the Boston busing crisis of the mid-1970s? Name at least three, and briefly explain why you think each one was a contributory cause of the Boston busing crisis.

Question 3 

Name three specific consequences of the Boston busing crisis.

Question 4

Describe one cause of the event you have chosen for your historical analysis (September 11^th Attacks) (keeping in mind that there are many), and explain one piece of evidence from your research that you will use to support this assertion. Describe one consequence of the event, and explain one piece of evidence from your research that you will use to support this assertion.