9/11 Remembarence Day

Happy September!  School is back in full swing. As much joy that this may bring to people, we need to stop and think about some of the memorial days at the beginning of September such as 9/ll Remembrance Day, on September 11th.  Where were you on this day?  Were you born yet? Do you know anyone who was affected by 9/11?  I was in the first grade when the attacks on the World Trade Center occurred and changed history forever.  Kids like you in this day and age have grown up in the world with terrorism and heightened security measures, like when you have to take your shoes off while going through security in an airport and walk through those full-body scanners.  How do you feel when you are walking through security?  Safe, nervous? I know I always get a little nervous inside while my bag is going through the scanner, even though I checked my bag a thousand times for that water bottle that slipped in there.  Next time you walk through an airport or go on a plane, think about all of the safety and security that you see and hear what has been added nationwide to make airports and flying safer. These new laws and regulations were passed under the Patriot Act, passed in 2001.  Under this act, the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) was formed to control and monitor travel nationwide. And be sure to thank those courageous firefighters and policemen that put their lives on the line to rescue those that were impacted.  

Vocabulary Definitions

Memorial Days (noun): remembering and honoring the military that has died in combat, or in this case, rescuing those in the fallen buildings 

9/11 Remembrance Day (noun): Remembering those who helped out and risked their lives for the people impacted by 9/11 

The World Trade Center (noun): Was once the tallest skyscraper in the world and home to over 400 companies and businesses 

Terrorism (noun): the use of violence, especially against civilians, for political aim

Heightened (adjective): more intense

Security (noun): being free from danger or threat

Body Scanners (noun): detects certain objects on a person's body that could be harmful to others

Patriot Act (noun): Passed in 2001, aimed to improve the US Law enforcement to detect terrorism, uniting and strengthening America by “Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism”

TSA (Transportation Security Administration) (noun): An agency aimed to protect the nations transportation services and uphold the freedom for people

Courageous (adjective): Brave, not afraid of danger or pain

Impacted (adjective): not easily changed or removed

Vocabulary Exercise: Crossword Puzzle   

Grammar Point

The above reading is written in the past tense, as it is asking you to recall and remember where you were and if you remember the events of 9/11.  Using questions such as where were you on this day? And were you born yet? How do you feel..? Write a few sentences that answer the questions in the reading.