1. CURRENT EVENTS ON THIS DAY:   The second Continental Congress officially made the term "United States", replacing the previous term "United Colonies.“ California became the 31st state to join the union The majority of Boston's police force went on strike. The force was made up of ,500 men Japan dropped incendiaries over NE in an attempt to set fire to the forests in Oregon and Washington. The forest did not ignite North Korea became the People's Democratic Republic of Korea The first civil rights bill to pass Congress since Reconstruction was signed into law by U.S. President Eisenhower The U.S. agreed to accept about 20,000 Cuban immigrants a year. This was in return for Cuba's promise to halt the flight of refugees.
AGENDA:
DISCUSS BELL WORK ARTICLE.
WATCH 9/11 VIDEO.
EXPLAIN GP FRIDAYS.
FINISH DISCUSSING POLITICAL SPECTRUM QUIZ.
BELL WORK:
PICK-UP & READ THE ARTICLE “THE AMERICANS”.
IN YOUR BELL WORK SECTION:
# THE ENTRY #1
PUT TODAY’S DATE 9/9
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
RESTATE QUESTIONS IN YOUR ANSWERS.

2. 9/11 Facts Year? Who planned the attack? Why? How many terrorists?
2001
Who planned the attack? Why?
Al Qaeda/Osama Bin Laden
How many terrorists? 19
How many planes? 4

3. 9/11 Facts First three targets? What happened to 4th plane?
WTC (2 towers) & Pentagon
What happened to 4th plane?
Crashed in Shanksville, PA
How many killed?
3,000
How many first responders killed?
400

4. Timeline 7:59-8:42 all 4 flights are in the air.
8:46 Flight 11 hits WTC
9:03 Flight 175 hits WTC
9:37 Flight 77 hits Pentagon
9:59 WTC South Tower collapses
10:03 Flight 93 crashes in Shanksville, PA
10:28 WTC North Tower collapses
5:20 WTC 7 collapses

5. Guilty Pleasure Friday
What is a guilty pleasure?
Something, such as a movie, television program, or piece of music, that one enjoys despite feeling that it is not generally held in high regard.
What song is your guilty pleasure?
Why?

6. Guilty Pleasure Friday
1. Select a song that you love but you don’t want
other people to know you like it. (So this isn’t
your favorite song or the best song you ever
heard)
2. Find your song on the internet and make sure I
can access it from school.
3. Give us the title of the song, singer/group and
year the song came out & explain why its your
guilty pleasure.
4. Be sure your song/video are appropriate for
school. (No obscene language, gestures or
nudity)