PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHES THAT SHAPED THE NATION

Warm Up: 02/05/2014 Week 5 Who is someone you consider to be a leader? What qualities do they have that you see as making them a leader? 3 – 4 Complete sentences

Comforters-in-Chief President George W. Bush (43 rd ) -9/11 President Theodore Roosevelt (32 nd ) -World War II -Pearl Harbor President Lincoln (16 th ) -Civil War Objective: How have our presidents used words to comfort and lead our nation in moments of national crisis?

September 11, 2001 On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Over 3,000 people were killed during the attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., including more than 400 police officers and firefighters. It was the second attack in all of U.S History that happened on American Soil Launched the U.S. War on Terror: Afghanistan in November 2001 ; War in Iraq March 2003

As we watch this speech you are to do the following in bullet points: 1. Write down words or lines you think he uses to comfort the nation 2. bullet point notes on how his facial expressions and tone of voice

Turn to your neighbor and review what you wrote In one minute I will call on you and your partner to share your findings with the class.

December 7, 1941 The attack lasted 90 minutes; it began at 7:48 am 2,386 Americans died ( were civilians, most killed by unexploded American anti-aircraft shells landing in civilian areas). 1,139 wounded. Eighteen ships were sunk or run aground, including five battleships.

As we watch this speech you are to do the following in bullet points: 1. Write down words or lines you think he uses to comfort the nation 2. bullet point notes on how his facial expressions and tone of voice

Take a look at your notes, and on a post-it write one new thing you learned about leadership through today’s activity.

HOMEWORK Write two paragraphs on how President Bush and President Roosevelt used their speech to comfort the nation after a crisis. - One paragraph is on President Bush - One paragraph is on President Roosevelt