Homework 12/19-23

English 10R:

• *Book talks/trailers continue on FRIDAY this week.
• Read and annotate King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Identify a central idea in the letter, and support your argument with at least two pieces of textual evidence in a well-developed, one-paragraph response. Submit your paragraph by Monday at 3:00 on Google Classroom.
• "Letter" vocab. due Friday at 3:00/before you leave for break on Google Classroom

English 10H:

• *Book talks/trailers continue on FRIDAY this week.
• "Letter" vocab. revisions due Tuesday at 3:00 on Google Classroom

UPDATED 12/13: Homework 12/12-16

English 10R:

• *Book talks/trailers continue this week.
• FINAL draft of your American Dream essay due Friday at 3:00. 
• Submit your essay on Google Classroom.
• Turn in your paper rubric for grading.
• Turn in your MM and GG books.
• Read and annotate King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Identify a central idea in the letter, and support your argument with at least two pieces of textual evidence in a well-developed, one-paragraph response. Submit your paragraph on Google Classroom by next Monday 12/19 at 3:00.

English 10H:

• *Book talks/trailers continue this week.
• "Letter" vocab. due Tuesday at 3:00 on Google Classroom; revisions due next Tuesday 12/20

Homework 12/5-9

English 10R:

• Work on your American Dream essay: FULL (4+ paragraphs) draft due in class next Monday, 12/12

English 10H:

• *Book talks/trailers continue this week.
• FINAL draft of your American Dream essay due Tuesday at 3:00. 
• Submit your essay on Google Classroom.
• Turn in your paper rubric for grading.
• Turn in your MM and GG books.
• Read and annotate King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Identify a central idea in the letter, and support your argument with at least two pieces of textual evidence in a well-developed, one-paragraph response. Submit your paragraph on Google Classroom by 3:00 on Thursday.
• Q2 QIRJ #1 is due Friday at 3:00. Submit via Google Classroom using the SAME document as your other journals.

Homework 11/28-12/2

*Many updates due to the two snow days! See details below.

English 10R:

• *Book talks/trailers continue this week.
• GG vocab. #2 revisions due Wednesday at 3:00—Do NOT resolve my comments, and resubmit when you are ready to have your vocab. regraded.
• GG chapter 8 due in class on Thursday
• Slides due Tuesday at 3:00
• GG chapter 9 due in class on Friday
• Slides due Wednesday at 3:00
• Work on your American Dream essay

English 10H:

• FULL draft of your American Dream essay due in class Thursday (You do not have to submit it on Classroom, but it should be written on the Google Docs document I created for you.)
• Your final (graded) draft of this essay is currently scheduled to be due on Tuesday 12/6.
• Obtain and begin reading your Q2 IR book if you haven't already: your Q2 QIRJ #1 is due next Friday, 12/9! If you need help getting a copy of your book, see Mrs. Mann in the Library.

UPDATED 11/21: Homework 11/21-22

Thank you all for your understanding and work while I've been out sick!

English 10R:

• GG chapter 8 due in class on Tuesday 11/29 
• Slides due Monday 11/28 at 3:00
• GG chapter 9 due in class on Thursday 12/1
• Slides due Tuesday 11/29 at 3:00
• Work on your American Dream essay

English 10H:

• FULL draft of your American Dream essay due in class Tuesday 11/29 (You do not have to submit it on Classroom, but it should be written on the Google Docs document I created for you.)
• Obtain and begin reading your Q2 IR book if you haven't already: week 4 will be here in just two weeks! If you need help getting a copy of your book, see Mrs. Mann in the Library.

UPDATED 11/17: Homework 11/15-18

English 10R:

• If you were absent last Thursday, please complete the Q1 Check-In Survey (posted on Google Classroom)
• GG chapter 6 due in class on Tuesday (Slides were due last Thursday)
• GG chapter 7 due in class on Wednesday
• Slides due at 3:00 on Tuesday
• GG vocab. #2 (free-choice word + paragraph) due Wednesday at 3:00 on Google Classroom

English 10H:

• If you were absent last Thursday, please complete the Q1 Check-In Survey (posted on Google Classroom)
• GG chapter 9 (end of novel) due in class on Tuesday (Slides were due last Thursday)
• Begin brainstorming, outlining, organizing, and/or drafting American Dream essay
• GG vocab. #2 revisions due Tuesday 11/22 at 3:00—Do NOT resolve my comments, and resubmit on Google Classroom
• Sign up for your Q2 IR book choice by the end of this week!

UPDATED 11/8: Homework 11/7-10

*Marking Quarter 1 ends this Thursday, 11/10!

English 10R:

• If you are absent on Monday, please complete the Q1 Participation Self-Assessment (posted on Google Classroom).
• If you are absent on Thursday, please complete the Q1 Check-In Survey (posted on Google Classroom).
• GG vocab. #2 due Wednesday 11/16 at 3:00 on Google Classroom
• GG chapter 6 due in class on Tuesday 11/15
• Slides due at 3:00 this Thursday

English 10H:

• If you are absent on Monday, please complete the Q1 Participation Self-Assessment (posted on Google Classroom).
• If you are absent on Thursday, please complete the Q1 Check-In Survey (posted on Google Classroom).
• GG vocab. #2 due Wednesday at 3:00
• GG: 
• Chapter 7 due in class on Monday
• (Slides were due at 3:00 Friday 11/4)
• Chapter 8 due in class on Wednesday
• Slides due at 3:00 Tuesday
• Chapter 9 (end of novel) due in class on next Tuesday 11/15
• Slides due at 3:00 on Thursday

UPDATED 10/28: Homework 10/31-11/4

English 10R:

• *Book talks/trailers continue this week.
• GG vocab. revisions due Wednesday at 3:00: please DO NOT resolve my comments --  Resubmit on Google Classroom 
• GG:
• Chapter 4 due in class on Thursday
• Slides due at 3:00 on Wednesday
• Chapter 5 due in class on Friday
• Slides due at 3:00 on Thursday

English 10H:

• *Book talks/trailers continue this week.
• Q1 QIRJ #2 on MM due Friday at 3:00 on the SAME document as your other journals
• GG chapter 6 due in class on Friday
• Slides due at 3:00 on Thursday

Homework 10/24-28

Student Book Talks/Trailers begin this Wednesday! If you signed up to give a book talk or present a book trailer this Wednesday, be sure to come prepared with your book and gold reminder sheet!

English 10R:

• GG:
• Chapter 2 due in class on Thursday
• Slides due at 3:00 on Wednesday
• Chapter 3 due in class on Friday
• Slides due at 3:00 on Thursday

English 10H:

• GG vocab. revisions due Wednesday at 3:00: please DO NOT resolve my comments --  Resubmit on Google Classroom 
• GG:
• Chapter 4 due in class on Thursday
• Slides due at 3:00 on Wednesday
• Chapter 5 due in class on Friday
• Slides due at 3:00 on Thursday

UPDATED 10/18: Homework 10/17-21

*Reminder: The Jump Start 10 Conference is taking place this Tuesday! Therefore, there will be no class on that day.

English 10R:

• GG vocab. #1 free-choice word and paragraph due Tuesday at 3:00 on Google Classroom
• GG chapter 1 and Character Analysis Slides due Friday at 3:00

English 10H:

• GG:
• Chapter 1 AND Slides due at 3:00 on Tuesday
• Chapter 2 due in class on Thursday
• Slides due at 3:00 on Wednesday
• Chapter 3 due in class on Friday
• Slides due at 3:00 on Thursday

UPDATED 10/13: Homework 10/11-14

English 10R:

• GG vocab. #1 free-choice word and paragraph due Tuesday 10/18 at 3:00 on Google Classroom

English 10H:

• GG vocab. #1 preview (guess at part of speech and definition) due in class Tuesday
• GG vocab. #1 free-choice word and paragraph due Friday at 3:00 on Google Classroom

UPDATED 10/4: Homework 10/3-6

* This Thursday, October 6, is the end of the five-week marking period!

English 10R:

• American Dream Poetry ("I Hear"/"I, Too") response will be written in class on Tuesday. If you are absent, you must make it up this week.
• MM chapters 5-6 (end of novella) + discussion questions due Tuesday at 3:00—Submit on Google Classroom
• Sign up for a book talk/trailer date by Thursday at 3:00 (sign-up document is shared on Google Classroom). If you do not sign up for a date by Thursday, I will sign you up for one.

English 10H:

• American Dream Poetry ("I Hear"/"I, Too") response will be written in class on Monday. If you are absent, you must make it up this week.
• Parts of speech review sentences (#1-5) due Thursday in class
• Sign up for a book talk/trailer date by Thursday at 3:00 (sign-up document is shared on Google Classroom). If you do not sign up for a date by Thursday, I will sign you up for one.

Homework 10/3-6

* This Thursday, October 6, is the end of the five-week marking period!

English 10R:

• "I Hear"/"I, Too" response will be written in class on Tuesday. If you are absent, you must make it up this week.
• MM chapters 5-6 (end of novella) + discussion questions due Tuesday at 3:00—Submit on Google Classroom
• Sign up for a book talk/trailer date by Thursday at 3:00 (sign-up document is shared on Google Classroom). If you do not sign up for a date by Thursday, I will sign you up for one.

English 10H:

• "I Hear"/"I, Too" response will be written in class on Monday. If you are absent, you must make it up this week.
• GG vocab. #1 preview (definition, part of speech, annotations) due in class Wednesday
• Sign up for a book talk/trailer date by Thursday at 3:00 (sign-up document is shared on Google Classroom). If you do not sign up for a date by Thursday, I will sign you up for one.
• GG vocab. #1 due Tuesday 10/11 at 3:00—Submit on Google Classroom

Homework 9/26-30

English 10R:

• Bring a book to read for SSR on Wednesday
• MM chapter 4 + discussion questions due Thursday at 3:00—Submit on Google Classroom
• Sign up for a book talk/trailer date by next week: sign-up document will be shared on Google Classroom

English 10H:

• Finish your "I Hear America Singing" response for class on Tuesday
• Bring a book to read for SSR on Wednesday
• Q1 QIRJ #1 (on MM) due Friday at 3:00—Submit on Google Classroom on the SAME document as your summer journals
• Sign up for a book talk/trailer date by next week: sign-up document will be shared on Google Classroom

Homework 9/19-23

Happy Homecoming Week! 

English 10R:

• Bring a book to read for SSR on Wednesday
• MM chapter 3 + discussion questions due Wednesday at 3:00—Submit on Google Classroom

English 10H:

• MM chapter 1 due Monday in class
• American Dream article slide due Monday in class (on Google Classroom)
• Literary Terms Self-Assessment due Tuesday in class
• Bring a book to read for SSR on Wednesday
• Q1 QIRJ #1 (on MM) due next Friday 9/30

Homework 9/12-16

English 10R:

• If you are absent on Monday, see me ASAP to sign up for Google Classroom and GoGuardian
• Finish reading MM chapter 1 by class on Monday 
• Bring a book to read for SSR on Wednesday
• MM chapter 2 + discussion questions due Thursday at 3:00—Submit on Google Classroom 
• Six-word memoir due Friday at 3:00 (Check out the Six-Word Memoirs website for inspiration if you're stuck!)
• Beginning-of-the-Year Survey due Friday at 3:00 (Note: This survey must be finished in one sitting—it will not allow you to save and finish later. Most students need about 30 minutes to complete the survey, so please plan accordingly.)

English 10H:

• If you are absent on Tuesday, see me ASAP to sign up for GoGuardian
• Bring a book to read for SSR on Wednesday
• Final draft of your chosen Summer IR Journal due Friday at 3:00—Submit on Google Classroom
• Six-word memoir due Friday at 3:00
• Beginning-of-the-Year Survey due Friday at 3:00 (Note: This survey must be finished in one sitting—it will not allow you to save and finish later. Most students need about 30 minutes to complete the survey, so please plan accordingly.)
• MM chapter 1 due Monday 9/19 in class

Homework 9/6-9

English 10R:

• Signed syllabus due Friday at 3:00
• Get supplies ASAP (See syllabus for list of suggested supplies.)
• Finish reading MM chapter 1 by class on Monday 9/12
• Six-word memoir due Friday 9/16 at 3:00
• Beginning-of-the-Year Survey due Friday 9/16 at 3:00 (Note: This survey must be finished in one sitting—it will not allow you to save and finish later. Most students need about 30 minutes to complete the survey, so please plan accordingly.)

English 10H:

• Sign up for Google Classroom by class on Wednesday (Note: You must be logged into your Homer Google account in order to do this. Your class code is on your syllabus, which will be handed out on Tuesday.)
• Bring your summer independent reading book to class with you on Thursday
• Signed syllabus due Friday at 3:00
• Drafts of both summer journals due at 3:00 on Friday via Google Classroom
• Get supplies ASAP (See syllabus for list of suggested supplies.)
• Six-word memoir due Friday 9/16 at 3:00
• Beginning-of-the-Year Survey due Friday 9/16 at 3:00 (Note: This survey must be finished in one sitting—it will not allow you to save and finish later. Most students need about 30 minutes to complete the survey, so please plan accordingly.)

John Green's "An Open Letter to Students Returning to School"

Looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday! Until then, check out John Green's "An Open Letter to Students Returning to School" to help get you excited for your return!

English 10R & 10H Suggested Supplies 2016-17

• Pens (blue or black ink)
• Highlighters
• Loose-leaf paper
• A binder for English papers only (± 2 inches)
• Four binder divider tabs (Labels: Important, Notes, Grammar/EL, Vocab.)
• One folder for English papers only (If your binder and/or tabs have pockets, that will work!)

Please see me ASAP if you need help obtaining any of these supplies, as I usually have some extra.

10 Honors Summer Assignment

10 Honors students: View your summer assignment here. Contact me (swebb@homercentral.org) or Mr. Massenzio (mmassenzio@homercentral.org) with any questions.

Happy reading!

6/13 Classwork: English 10 Exit Survey

Please fill out this English 10 Exit Survey as thoroughly and as honestly as possible to help me improve this class for next year.

Have a GREAT summer! Read some good books! :)

Homework 5/16-20

English 10R:

• The Crucible vocabulary free-choice word and paragraph due Monday at 3:00 → Typed and printed OR handwritten on paper (double spaced either way!)
• If you are absent any day this week, you must make up the Crucible reading you missed in class.

English 10H:

• The Crucible vocabulary revisions due Monday at 3:00 → Typed and printed OR handwritten on paper (double spaced either way!)
• If you are absent Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and/or Thursday this week, you must make up the Crucible reading you missed in class.
• Q4 IR: "A Rose for Emily" and Jigsaw question (in your class' EDIT folder on Google Drive) due at 3:00 on Thursday
• In class on Friday: Discuss "A Rose for Emily"

Homework 5/9-13

English 10R:

• *If you were absent last Friday 5/6, you MUST make up the "Death of a Pig" End-of-Unit Assessment THIS WEEK!
• The Crucible vocabulary free-choice word and paragraph due Monday 5/16 at 3:00 → Typed and printed OR handwritten on paper (double spaced either way!)

English 10H:

• The Crucible vocabulary free-choice word and paragraph due Monday at 3:00 → Typed and printed OR handwritten on paper (double spaced either way!)
• If you are absent Tuesday, Wednesday, and/or Thursday this week, you must make up the Crucible reading you missed in class.
• Q4 IR: "Hills Like White Elephants" and KW chart (in your class' EDIT folder on Google Drive) due at 3:00 on Thursday
• In class on Friday: Discuss "Hills Like White Elephants"

HENRIETTA LACKS movie news!

Oprah Winfrey has just announced that she will star as Deborah Lacks in HBO's movie version of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, which will begin filming this summer. Check out more details here!

Homework: May 2-6

*SSR is over for the year due to Mrs. Webb's upcoming maternity leave! 

*Reminder: Return any of Mrs. Webb's classroom library books you may still have out ASAP!

English 10R:

• In class on Monday - Thursday: Go over "Death of a Pig" discussion questions and End-of Unit Assessment
• In class on Friday: "Death of a Pig" End-of-Unit Assessment

English 10H:

• In class on Monday: Sign out Crucible books and receive Cast Lists/Character Maps (so you can begin to read over your parts); Intro.: Puritanism notes; "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"
• Finish reading/listening to "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" and annotating for imagery for class on Tuesday
• In class on Tuesday: Finish discussing the imagery in "Sinners" and its purpose in the sermon; Intro.: The Crucible notes
• In class on Wednesday and Thursday: The Crucible vocabulary
• Vocabulary free-choice word and paragraph due Monday 5/9 at 3:00 → Typed and printed OR handwritten on paper (double spaced either way!)
• Q4 IR: "The Story of an Hour" and discussion questions (make a copy of the questions doc. in the VIEW folder on Google Drive) due at 3:00 on Thursday → Submit using the DD
• In class on Friday: Discuss "The Story of an Hour"
• Q4 QIRJ #1 due Friday at 3:00 on your QIRJs doc. → Then submit by printing and handing in a paper copy

Poem of the Day: "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," by T. S. Eliot

"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," by T. S. Eliot

Poem in Your Pocket Day 2016

HAPPY POEM IN YOUR POCKET DAY! (+ Poem of the Day)

Happy Poem in Your Pocket Day 2016! I'm looking forward to hearing all of your poems today.

Here's the one I chose to read to you this year: "i would call this a love letter but i'm not wordsworth and there aren't enough flowers," by Zainab Syed (page 38 of this document)

Poem of the Day: "On What Teachers Make," by Taylor Mali

"On What Teachers Make," by Taylor Mali: full text and video

Poem of the Day: "How Falling in Love is Like Owning a Dog"

"How Falling in Love is Like Owning a Dog," by Taylor Mali

Poems of the Day: "To Pablo," by George Elliott Clarke & “Sonnet LXIX,” by Pablo Neruda

"To Pablo," by George Elliott Clarke (page 25 of document)

“Sonnet LXIX,” by Pablo Neruda

Poem of the Day: “The Wayfarer,” by Stephen Crane

“The Wayfarer,” by Stephen Crane

Homework 4/18-22

*All of Mrs. Webb's classroom library books are due back no later than THIS Friday, April 22 (before Spring Break)!

*SSR will be on Friday this week.

English 10R:

• Poem in Your Pocket Day is Thursday! Bring in a school-appropriate poem/song to read to the class.
• Classwork Tuesday and Wednesday: "Death of a Pig" discussion questions (due Friday at 3:00 on Google Drive if you do not finish in class)
• Return your HeLa books ASAP!

English 10H:

• "Death of a Pig" Part 4 discussion questions due in class on Monday on Google Drive
• In class on Tuesday: "Death of a Pig" End-of-Unit Assessment (due at 3:00 on Friday if you do not finish in class) → Submit using the DD, and turn in your rubric when you are ready to have your response graded.
• Q4 IR: "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and Jigsaw question (in your class' EDIT folder on Google Drive) due at 3:00 on Tuesday
• Poem in Your Pocket Day is Thursday! Bring in a school-appropriate poem/song to read to the class.

Poem of the Day: “My Papa’s Waltz,” by Theodore Roethke

“My Papa’s Waltz,” by Theodore Roethke

Poem of the Day: "The Quiet World," by Jeffrey McDaniel

"The Quiet World," by Jeffrey McDaniel

Poems of the Day: "The Red Wheelbarrow" and "This Is Just to Say," by William Carlos Williams

"The Red Wheelbarrow" and "This Is Just To Say," by William Carlos Williams

Classwork 4/12: Quarter 3 Check-In

Please complete the Quarter 3 Check-In by clicking here.

Poem of the Day: "since feeling is first," by E. E. Cummings

"since feeling is first," by E. E. Cummings

Homework 4/11-15

*All of Mrs. Webb's classroom library books are due back no later than Friday, April 22 (before Spring Break)!

English 10R:

• In class on Monday and Tuesday: MLA citations and Works Cited page 
• In class on Thursday: Focused Peer Review
• In class on Friday: Final revisions/edits
• Final draft of your research paper and Works Cited page due Friday at 3:00 on Google Drive → Submit using the DD, and turn in your rubric when you are ready to have your paper graded.
• Return your HeLa books ASAP!

English 10H:

• "Death of a Pig" discussion questions due on Google Drive:
• Part 1 due in class on Monday
• Part 2 due in class on Tuesday
• Part 3 due in class on Thursday
• Q4 IR: "Masque of the Red Death" and questions (in your class' EDIT folder on Google Drive) due at 3:00 on Thursday
• Return your HeLa books ASAP!

Poem of the Day: “r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r,” by E. E. Cummings

“r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r,” by E. E. Cummings

Poem of the Day: "l(a," by E. E. Cummings

"l(a," by E. E. Cummings

Poem of the Day: “Do not go gentle into that good night,” by Dylan Thomas

“Do not go gentle into that good night,” by Dylan Thomas

Poem of the Day: "Separation," by W. S. Merwin

"Separation," by W. S. Merwin

UPDATED 4/6: Homework 4/4-8

*Due to Monday's Snow Day, there will be no SSR this week. All of Wednesday's book talks have been rescheduled to next Wednesday, 4/13.

English 10R:

• In class on Tuesday: Drafting research papers (Focus: Introductions)
• In class on Wednesday and Thursday: Drafting research papers (Focus: Body Paragraphs)
• In class on Friday: Drafting research papers (Focus: Conclusions)
• Full draft of the research paper due in class on Monday 4/11 on Google Drive

English 10H:

• In class on Tuesday: Go over conclusions, the research paper rubric, and Works Cited checklist
• In class on Wednesday: Focused Peer Review, due in class on Thursday
• In class on Thursday: Revise last QIRJ 
• In class on Friday: Begin module 4 with the short story, "Death of a Pig"
• Final draft of your research paper and Works Cited page due Friday at 3:00 on Google Drive → Submit using the DD, and turn in your rubric when you are ready to have your paper graded.
• Return your HeLa books ASAP!

Poem of the Day: "Valentine for Ernest Mann," by Naomi Shihab Nye

"Valentine for Ernest Mann," by Naomi Shihab Nye

Announcement: Kenneth Oppel is coming to Phillips Free Library this THURSDAY!

Kenneth Oppel (author of a number of GREAT works, like the Airborn series, will be at the Phillips Free Library this Thursday, March 31!

He is running a writing workshop at 4 pm and will be giving an evening talk at 6:30.

Homework 3/28 - 4/1

English 10R:

• In class on Monday: Mrs. Mann is coming in to go over databases and how to effectively use search engines
• Due to the district Internet outage last Thursday, Research Proposals are now due Monday at 3:00
• In class on Tuesday: Continue research → Five+ sources due in class on Thursday
• In class on Thursday: Begin annotating and taking notes on your sources; conduct further research if necessary
• In class on Friday: Continue organizing your information using the Research Paper Outline (Be sure to keep track of which source your information comes from so you can properly cite it in your paper!)

English 10H:

• In class on Monday: Begin annotating and taking notes on your sources; conduct further research if necessary
• In class on Tuesday: Continue organizing your information using the Research Paper Outline (Be sure to keep track of which source your information comes from so you can properly cite it in your paper!)
• In class on Thursday and Friday: Drafting research papers and Works Cited pages  → full draft due Monday 4/4 in class on Google Drive
• Finish your Q3 independent reading book and submit QIRJ #2 by Friday at midnight on your QIRJs document on Google Drive → Submit using the DD.

Homework 3/21-24

English 10R:

• In class on Tuesday and Wednesday: Complete Pre-Searches for your TWO best Inquiry Questions, due Thursday in class. You are NOT required to submit these using the DD, but please be sure that your Pre-Search document is in your shared research folder on Google Drive so I can see it.
• In class on Thursday (due Thursday at 3:00): Submit your official Research Proposal using this form.

English 10H:

• In class on Monday and Tuesday: Complete Pre-Searches for your TWO best Inquiry Questions, due Wednesday in class. You are NOT required to submit these using the DD, but please be sure that your Pre-Search document is in your shared research folder on Google Drive so I can see it.
• In class on Wednesday (due at 3:00 on Wednesday): Submit your official Research Proposal using this form.
• In class on Wednesday and Thursday: Continue research to find at least five reliable sources that help you answer your IQ
• Over the long weekend, continue researching, and begin to read and annotate your sources.

Homework 3/14-18

English 10R:

• HeLa: 
• Read chapters 32-33 for class on Monday
• Student discussion facilitators must also fill out their HeLa Jigsaw page (in your class' EDIT folder) to help you prepare to facilitate a discussion of your chapter(s). Jigsaw pages are due BEFORE you facilitate your discussion and will NOT be accepted late for credit.
• In class on Tuesday (due by class on Thursday): "Clean up" (revise and edit) your Jigsaw page(s) based on my comments
• In class on Thursday (due Thursday at 3:00): Exploring a Topic document --> Submit using the DD.
• By Friday at 3:00, submit TWO inquiry questions using this form. Be sure to evaluate both inquiry questions using the Inquiry Questions Checklist.

English 10H:

• In class on Monday (due by class on Tuesday): "Clean up" (revise and edit) your Jigsaw page(s) based on my comments
• In class on Tuesday (due Tuesday at 3:00): Exploring a Topic document --> Submit using the DD.
• In class on Friday (due Friday at 3:00): Submit TWO inquiry questions using this form. Be sure to evaluate both inquiry questions using the Inquiry Questions Checklist.

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Homework 3/7-11

English 10R:

• HeLa: 
• Read chapters 17 and 21 for class on Monday
• Read chapters 22-23 for class on Tuesday
• Read chapters 24-25 for class on Thursday
• Read chapters 26 and 29-30 for class on Friday
• Student discussion facilitators must also fill out their HeLa Jigsaw page (in your class' EDIT folder) to help you prepare to facilitate a discussion of your chapter(s). Jigsaw pages are due BEFORE you facilitate your discussion and will NOT be accepted late for credit.
• HeLa vocabulary revisions due Tuesday at midnight either on paper OR on Google Docs and submitted using the DD.

English 10H:

• HeLa: 
• Read chapters 22-23 for class on Monday
• Read chapters 24-25 for class on Tuesday
• Read chapters 26 and 29-30 for class on Thursday
• Read chapters 32-33 for class on Friday
• Student discussion facilitators must also fill out their HeLa Jigsaw page (in your class' EDIT folder) to help you prepare to facilitate a discussion of your chapter(s). Jigsaw pages are due BEFORE you facilitate your discussion and will NOT be accepted late for credit.
• HeLa vocabulary revisions due Tuesday at midnight either on paper OR on Google Docs and submitted using the DD.

The HeLa Controversy Rages On

Think Henrietta is the only one who's had her cells taken and experimented on without her knowledge? Think again:

"Tissues from millions of Americans are used in research without their knowledge. These 'clinical biospecimens' are leftovers from blood tests, biopsies and surgeries. If your identity is removed, scientists don’t have to ask your permission to use them" (Skloot).

Does this bother you? Read more and join the conversation here.