Week of March 20-24

Hello everyone! We have a strange week this week, with only a few regular class days, so please make sure you keep up with the homework and see me at lunch or text me on Remind if you need help. Parent/Teacher Conferences are on Thursday (evening) and Friday (afternoon) this week! 

Monday

All periods: 

Classwork: Meet in Computer Lab. Complete school survey.

Homework: 10 pages of Independent Reading, and one response on a Writing Strategy from your book. 2nd and 6th Period: Review your quiz and decide what questions you want to go over in class. Ignore question 52!

Tuesday

Periods 1, 5 and 7:

Classwork: Read p. 20-30 of Henrietta Lacks. Analyze Skloot's use of contrasting ideas, especially in connection to the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Add to our KWL charts for Scientific Development.

Homework: Write ½ p: How does Skloot use contrasting ideas in Henrietta Lacks? Tomorrow is Career Day, your homework for tomorrow is Independent Reading.

Periods 2 and 6:

Classwork: Review multiple choice quiz questions (ignoring #52) and begin Argument Essay.

Homework: Complete the first two pages of the Argument Essay Packet. The last two questions are the most important, don’t skip them!

Wednesday

All Periods: 

Classwork: None, have fun at Career Day!

Homework: 10 pages of Independent Reading, and one response on a Writing Strategy from your book.

Thursday

Periods 1, 5 and 7:

Classwork: Read p. 31-34 of Henrietta Lacks. Identify evidence for/against experimenting on humans.

Homework: Write ½ p: What are the main arguments for and against performing risky experiments on humans? What do you believe? Reminder: Reading Logs are due on Monday!

Periods 2 and 6:

Classwork: Evaluate thesis statements and begin outlining Argument Essays.

Homework: Complete the outline for your argument essay. Reading Logs and your Argument Essay will be due on Monday, manage your time!

Friday

Period 1:

Classwork: Mini Socratic Seminar on Henrietta Lacks.

Homework: 10 pages of Independent Reading, and one response on a Writing Strategy from your book.

Period 2:

Classwork: Use your outline to draft your argument essay.

Homework: 10 pages of Independent Reading, and one response on a Writing Strategy from your book.

Periods 5 and 7:

Classwork: None (Conferences)

Homework: 10 pages of Independent Reading, and one response on a Writing Strategy from your book.

Period 6:

Classwork: None (Conferences)

Homework: Write your Argument Essay. 10 pages of Independent Reading, and one response on a Writing Strategy from your book.