into the wild
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
#19 isp novel #1
divide your book into five sections of equal length. At the end of the section, reflect on your book. What happened in that section? Did you like it? Who is your favourite character? What do you think will happen next? What event will you remember? etc. etc
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
#18 of Mice and Men ..your twitter character
who is it? ...............what do we know about him/her?............do you like him / her?
Friday, May 2, 2014
isp - independent novel study -reminder
we will begin reading an independent novel next week....there are lots of book choices in the classroom but you may choose to read your own...if so, acquire a book that would be suitable for the task and bring it to class starting next week
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Research report
you are to begin researching an ethical issue of your own choosing in preparation for a short research report ( based on recent content in class and content to come)
possible topics:
gun control.........
clinical trials......
placebos.....
LBGT rights......
end of life issues (euthanasia).....
stem cell research.....
education of mentally challenged.....
electro shock therapy.....
animal rights.....
adoption: rights of adopted.....
life-saving drugs not available in Canada....
race and racism.....
the ethics of scientific interference....
patients' rights....
animal testing....
the role of juries in criminal trials....
young offenders in adult penal system....
genetic testing
...etc...
or one of your own choosing
.............if you get that far, the first paragraph of your should outline the basic facts of the issue (answering the question: "what is it"?)
#17 Valentine Road
"that story was essentially an American one....it could never happen in Canada"....agree or disagree in a minimum of five sentences
#15 Algernon...the end
In a minimum of five sentences, what, for you, was the message of Flowers for Algernon?...what did you take from it?
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