Spring Break!

Have a great week!

Issue Paper due on Wednesday, April 30--or earlier!

See you on the 28th! Have fun!

Week of 4/14-4/18

Monday: Outline and thesis statement due.

Planning/Drafting: In class Monday-Wednesday. Use your class time well.

Thursday: Rough draft due. Peer conferences: Thursday and Friday.

Final paper due Wednesday, April 30. No late papers will be accepted. Early papers will be generously rewarded!

Week of 4/7-4/11

Monday and Tuesday: Meet in the Library to continue research on your issue.
Wednesday: Back to class; work day.
Thursday: Source notes due.
Friday: Discussion of thesis statements, outlining.

Week of 3/31-4/4

Opening Day! Let's go METS!


Monday: Discuss The Island. Review "Issues" questions and upcoming paper.
Tuesday: Introduction of databases. Evaluation of credibility of sources.
Wednesday and Thursday: Library. Background research. Complete notes page for each source.
Friday: Lesson on MLA citations.

Week of 3/26-28

Wed-Fri: View The Island. What conditioning methods and manipulation of individual rights are similar to those found in Brave New World?

Have fun at the Senior Formal! Be safe!

Over the Weekend...

Happy Long Weekend! Enjoy your time away but take a few moments to complete two assignments:

1) Respond thoughtfully and intelligently to each person who commented on your Genetic Engineering blog. Consider their points and suggestions and respond appropriately.

2) Start thinking about the stuff that matters to you...what are the important issues, the big questions, the controversies that puzzle you? What would you like to investigate further? Come in on Wednesday with a list of 10 questions that you would like to explore, from the most intriguing to the tenth most intriguing.

Happy Spring!

Week of 3/17-3/20

Monday: Discuss end of Brave New World.
Tuesday: Read article "The Future as Literature" for Thursday.
Wednesday: In-class Writing
Thursday: Discussion of article.