RIP Rock Icon Glenn Frey Born 8 January 1947; died 10 January 2016.

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 Launch Grab journals in the back. Take out MLK KWL chart. Tear it out if it’s in journal. Take out all necessary MLK essay paperwork. Have pencils sharpened and be ready to write at the bell. Backpacks/purses with cell phones/earbuds inside on floor, hoods off and caps off. You must be wearing ID badge for participation point. At the bell, be seated, still and silent, awaiting directions.

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 Launch Take out cell phones. Download remind app (lower-case r; white brain outline). To sign up for my class, code (all lower case). If you lack data on your smartphone, you can text When remind sends a response message, fill out your personal info (including name) and my class If you sign up today in class, it’s worth 10 points. Your parents can sign up, too. Periodically, I will send out reminders on remind app about homework due and upcoming tests.

Gandhi’s Nonviolence Tactics Mohandas K. Gandhi Born on October 2, 1869, at Porbandar, in the present-day Indian state of Gujarat. Died Jan. 30, 1948, at the hand of an assassin’s bullet in Delhi, on the way to a prayer meeting. Revered the world over for his nonviolent philosophy of passive resistance. Called Mahatma, or Great Soul

Mohandas (Mahatma) K. Gandhi His father was the chief minister of Porbandar. His deeply religious mother was a devoted practitioner of Vaishnavism (worship of the Hindu god Vishnu). Influenced by Jainism, an ascetic religion governed by tenets of self- discipline and nonviolence. At 19, went to London to study law First experience with racism was in 1893 on a train in South Africa.

Compare & Contrast MLK & Gandhi On the back side of your notes from today, make a T chart. On one side, write Compare (similarities). On the other side, write Contrast (differences). You need a total of 12 elements. Turn in at the end of class. There will be a quiz at the end of the period.

Exit ticket:

Gandhi Quiz 1. Gandhi was born in _________. A.___ Bombay B.___ Porbandar C. ___ none of the above D. ___ London 2. Gandhi’s first profession was as a _________. A.___ attorney B.___ politician C. ___ civil-rights leader D ___ none of the above 3. Gandhi’s civil disobedience tactic took an economic toll on the British in the following ways: A. ___ trains stopped running B. ___ factories did not operate C. ___ jails were filled D. ___ all of the above 4. Gandhi’s followers called him Mahatma, meaning ____________. A. ___ Great Leader B. ___ Faithful One C. ___ Great Soul D. ___ none of the above