This is part of N591UA, which operated United Flight 93 on September 11th, 2001, and was hijacked for possible use against the White House. Instead, a passenger revolt forced down the plane into a field in Pennsylvania. A part of my 9/11 story is that I once flew on that exact same plane, from Portland to Chicago in 1996. Check out my FlightMemory map of lifetime flights.
Hi everyone,
It has been a pleasure getting to know you all and continue trying to learn your names as fast as possible. Today, we had a timely look at what happened on September 11th, 2001 and December 7th, 1941, as well as what happened over the summer. Here's what we did today in class:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Behavior LT 3: I can communicate and work effectively within a team or group.
Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Communication LT 1: I can communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Soundtrack: "Comin' From Where I'm From" by Anthony Hamilton. Selected for today because we used the ball of yarn to connect to each other about where we were from. Lyrics here.
AGENDA 9/11/19:
News Brief - Kayla
Class Unity Activity
September 11/December 7
Homework: Read the blog. Ask your parents/guardians for their memories of September 11th, 2001. The next news brief is assigned to: Yash.
We also checked in about the weekend and if anyone was up to anything interesting or fun outside of class.
Yash was selected to do the next news brief.
As part of the news brief, we also watched the one minute BBC World News update. Here's the link to see the latest one minute update, at any time of day (it will probably be different from what we watched in class):
Class Unity Activity: I always love this, for many reasons. One, because I love hearing about how everyone came to be in our classroom. Two, because of how the yarn connects us all. Three, because it helps the class (and me) learn names and a little about each other! Thank you for participating in this. It can get lengthy, I know, but I value it so much more than just lecturing for that time. It was nice to enjoy being outside the classroom for a bit, too!
• What was the reason for delivering each of these speeches?
• What effect do you think each of these speeches had on the nation and/or the rest of the world?
• What are the most important lines in each of these speeches?
September 11/December 7: To start this section, I asked students to do a free write for about 5 minutes on the following questions:
What do you know about September 11th and on December 7th? What have you heard about it? What have you learned before, in class, or from parents?
After the free write time, we shared responses as a class and I told my story about September 11th. I was starting my Sophomore year at Wilson High School in Portland. It was definitely a day I will remember for the rest of my life. To drive home the point as to what the day was like, I showed this video in class, which was a timeline of the day:
From there, I moved on to discussing how September 11th, 2001 came about and some facts regarding the day.
We also talked in class about another incredibly important day in American history: December 7th, 1941, which is when the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii was attacked by Japan, which caused the US to enter World War II officially. Here was the video I showed in class about the attack and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's speech the next day:
Next, we analyzed the two speeches from US presidents about these two days: President George W. Bush on 9/11 and President FDR on 12/7. Here are the speeches:
The questions we looked at were here:
Are there common themes running through these speeches? Be specific.
• What was the reason for delivering each of these speeches?
• What effect do you think each of these speeches had on the nation and/or the rest of the world?
• What are the most important lines in each of these speeches?
Thanks for the discussion here!
We finished with that. Please be ready to discuss next class. See you next class!
We finished with that. Please be ready to discuss next class. See you next class!
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