1. U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: Eli Whitney received a patent for his cotton gin U.S. currency went on the gold standard with the ratification of the Gold Standard Act The U.S. Senate ratified the Hay-Herran Treaty that guaranteed the U.S. the right to build a canal at Panama Henry Ford announced the new continuous motion method to assemble cars President Harding became the first U.S. President to file an income tax report George Eastman, the founder of the Kodak company, committed suicide U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first U.S. President to fly in an airplane while in office The U.S. signed a 99-year lease on naval bases in the Philippines U.N. forces recaptured Seoul for the second time during the Korean War A Dallas jury found Jack Ruby guilty of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald American astronaut Norman Thagard became the first American to enter space aboard a Russian rocket.
BELL WORK:
TAKE OUT A SHEET OF PAPER.
TITLE IT GUN CONTROL.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:
IF YOU HAD THE POWER TO CHANGE AMERICA’S GUN LAWS WHAT WOULD YOU DO? WHY?
AGENDA:
READ IS IT TIME TO PASS TOUGH GUN CONTROL LAWS?
MAKE PRO/CON CHART ON PAPER.
GROUP DISCUSSION ON LISTS & ANSWER READING QUESTIONS.
RESPOND TO WRITING PROMPT.
HOMEWORK:
CONTINUE WORK ON UNIT ASSIGNMENTS & VOCABULARY.