example: These panels are from a quilt titled “United We Stand” from Cardinal Forest Elementary School in Springfield, Virginia. It was displayed along with over 100 other quilts at an exhibit titled “The Pentagon Quilts” at Arlington National Cemetery outside of Washington in 2003. In the months following the attacks, many quilts were sent to the Pentagon in honor of the lives that were lost and in appreciation for the heroic efforts of rescue workers.Public Domain

Step One

Design your own “Square of Hope” quilt square to memorialize the victims of a terrorist attack. You may choose 9/11 or another international attack. You may use digital images. The quilt square should contain at least one image related to the attack.

Step Two

Write a paragraph describing what the symbols and image(s) you chose for your square mean to you.

The paragraph should contain the following elements:

• at least five sentences describing the quilt square
• a description or explanation for each image or symbol used
• an explanation of the significance of each image or symbol

Step Three

Focusing on the last half of the 20th century and the first part of the 21st century, write a paragraph using what you have learned in the lesson to explain the following:

• How is terrorism different from other forms of warfare? Be sure to provide examples of economic, physical, political, or psychological impacts of terrorism in the world.
• How have the United States and the rest of the world responded to terrorism?