9-11 Day Sit QUIETLY and work on your Current Event. – Today, there is to be silence during the Current Event. – The lesson will begin in minutes. –
Music Video Amazing Grace---LeAnn Rimes
Nothing on your desk…AT ALL!!!
No talking
Watch
Pay Attention
Opening Discussion 1- What do you know about 9/11/2001? 2- What have your parents/guardians/siblings told you about this date? 3- Where was I? 4- My feelings?
Music Video “Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning?------Alan Jackson
9/11
Events of that Day 8:46- American Airlines Flight 11 Crashes into 1 World Trade Tower – 92 people were on board 9:03- United Airlines Flight 175 Crashes into 2 World Trade Tower – 65 people on board 9:25- FAA Closes all Air Traffic 9:40- American Airlines Flight 177 Crashes into Pentagon – 65 people on board 9:45- FAA orders all flights to land at nearest airports
Event’s Cont. 9:59- World Trade Tower 2 Collapses 10:07- United Airlines Flight 93 Crashes into a field in Shanksville, PA – 44 people on board 10:28- World Trade Tower 1 Collapses 2 pm Sept. 12- Limited Air Traffic is allowed – Diverted flights allowed to go to original destinations – Over 24 hours with no airlines in the skies
The Impact 2,993 People were killed – Victims from 90 different nations At no time in history was the world supporting a single nation as that day NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) declares attacks as an attack on NATO – All NATO nations will support US in retaliation
Domestic Impact Billions of Dollars donated by Americans to 9/11 families Thousands of gallons of blood donated USA PATRIOT Act – Signed into law Oct. 26, 2001 – House of Rep. votes- 357 yes/66 no – Senate votes- 98 yes/1 no
International Impact Afghanistan – Operation Enduring Freedom Begins on Oct. 7, 2001 – Taliban pushed out quickly – War Continues Iraq – 9/11 leads to a build-up for actions against “AXIS of EVIL” (North Korea, Iran, Iraq) – March 2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom begins – War Continues
Quick Write Create a 9/11 page in your Interactive Notebooks. Quick-write topic: I want you to free write your thoughts about that day. Be honest and express yourself. – As always, your responses should be 5-7 sentences.
Homework Ask (3) adults: – Where were you the morning of 9/11 – What were your immediate actions/emotions/thoughts from the attack? – WRITE DOWN THE RESPONSES!