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“The Falling Man” is an image by photographer Richard Drew, circulated by the press immediately after the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001. The image shows a man plummeting headfirst to the ground, having leaped from the burning towers.
This lesson will focus specifically on this image, studying the photographer, its controversial circulation in news outlets, and the public's reaction to it.
Includes a downloadable PDF of the lesson.
Lesson written by Vaughan O. Danvers, Edward B. Shallow Junior High School, Brooklyn, New York
9 - 12 6 - 8 Social Studies/History 911 september11 teaching911
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