U.S. Forces Kill Terrorist Leader Osama bin Laden

Imani Cheers

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U.S. Forces Kill Terrorist Leader Osama bin Laden

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• Publié par: ycyzadom
• Nombre de lectures: 44
• Langue: Français

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STORY

U.S. Forces Kill Terrorist Leader Osama bin Laden

5/3/2011

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/world/jan-june11/binLaden_05-03.html

Estimated Time: One 45-minute class period with possible extension

Student Worksheet

(reading comprehension and discussion questions without answers)

PROCEDURE

1. WARM UP

Use initiating questions to introduce the topic and find out how much your students

know.

2. MAIN ACTIVITY

Have students read NewsHour Extra's feature story and answer the reading

comprehension and discussion questions on the student handout.

3. DISCUSSION

Use discussion questions to encourage students to think about how the issues outlined in

the story affect their lives and express and debate different opinions.

INITIATING QUESTIONS

1.

What is terrorism?

2.

What is al-Qaida?

3.

Who was Osama bin Laden?

READING COMPREHENSION

1.

How many people were killed during the September 11, 2001 attacks?

Nearly 3,000 people

2.

Who was Osama bin Laden and where was he born?

Osama bin Laden was a member of a wealthy Saudi Arabian family. He was

one of 57 children born to construction tycoon Mohammad bin Laden in

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 1957.

3.

What is jihad?

Holy Islamic warfare