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.