I SURVIVED THE ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11,2001

• By : Lauren Tarshis
• Shawn Flack

CONNECTION TO HATCHET

• They both have external conflicts.
• They both have internal conflicts.
• They're both trying to survive events.
• They're both mad at someone for a reason.

SETTING

• Manhattan island New York City,New York.
• September 11,2001
• The twin towers were attacked by terrorists.
• The protagonist is trying to help people.
• The fact that the story took place in a large city with large number of people added to the confusion in the story.

MAYJOR CHARACTER: LUCAS

• Lucas is a boy who loves football.
• He gets mad at his parents and the doctor because he said that Lucas should never play football again.
• Lucas goes to Manhattan island to tell his dad's friend Uncle Benny that his parents are making him quit football.
• Lucas is trying to survive the attacks of 9/11 when he was going to tell uncle Benny that his parents are going to make him quit football.

MINOR CHARACTER: DR.BARRET

• Dr.Barret was Lucas's doctor before he could go back on the football field.
• He had pictures of former football players in his office that were killed because of concussions.

MAJOR CHARACTER: LUCAS'S DAD

• Lucas's dad is firefighter who helped people on 9/11.
• He got burned badly in a warehouse fire 2 years before 9/11.
• He found his son when Lucas was trying to reach uncle Benny.
• He sees one of the buildings collapsing and tells people to follow him and he saves 4 people including his son.

MAJOR CHARACTER: UNCLE BENNY

• Uncle Benny is firefighter.
• He used to play college football.
• He got Lucas interested in football.
• He saved a person in one of the twin towers right before the first one collapsed he got.

ANTAGONISTS

• Terrorists
• Twin towers

PROTAGONIST

• Lucas

EXTERNAL CONFLICT

• Lucas is trying to survive the attacks 9/11.
• He's trying to recover from a concussion.
• He's trying to not get hurt by the collapsing of the first tower.

INTERNAL CONFLICT

• He's mad at doctor Barret and his parents.
• He's trying to figure out a way to help the firefighters.
• He's wondering if uncle Benny survived after the building collapsed.

PLOT

EXPOSITION

• Lucas gets a concussion in football.

RISING ACTION

• Lucas goes to his new docter to be checked before he can get back on the field.
• He goes to Manhattan island to tell uncle Benny that his parents are making him quit football.

CLIMAX

• A plane runs in to the twin towers and everything changes.

FALLING ACTION

• Lucas ran into a store with his dad to stay safe from the collapsing of the twin towers.

RESOULUTION

• Lucas finds out uncle Benny survived and they were at the game cheering for the team.