Week 5 (03/09-03/13/09)

March 9, 2009

Aim: What common characteristics do these good projects share? Why do they make such a difference?

Do Now :

1. Copy Word of the Day (brief definition, partsof speech, and the example sentence)
2. Copy Daily Test Prep( question and answer)
3. Read and copy ONE news summary
4. On this Day in History ( after reading, copy down one snippet of On this Day in History )

Activities:

1.Project presentation.

2. Respond to the best project (give the student name and title of the project). Provide three reasons to explain why you have chosen this project as the best.

HW# Review previous 4-week lessons and make up the missing work and notes.

March 10/11, 2009

Aim: Who is right and who is wrong?

Do Now:

1. Copy Word of the Day (brief definition, partsof speech, and the example sentence)
2. Copy Daily Test Prep( question and answer)
3. Read and copy ONE news summary
4. On this Day in History ( after reading, copy down one snippet of On this Day in History )

Activities:

1. Journal #10

Do you think medical professors should hold positions in pharmaceutical companies? Give two reasons to defend your answer.

2. Read the article "Harvard Medical School in Ethics Quandary" and discuss:

• What ethics quandry does Harvard Medical School face?
• How and why did it happen?

3. Read letters responding to the article on the topic of " An Ethics Debate at Harvard Med " and answer:

• What's Steve Heilig's( author of the 1st letter) attitude toward the "quandry"?
• What's Daniel Becker's(author of the 2nd letter) attitude toward the "quandry"? How did he support his opinions?
• What's Charles William Carspecken 's(author of the 3rd letter) attitude toward the "quandry"? How did he support his opinions?
• What's Cavin P. Leeman 's(author of the 4th letter) attitude toward the "quandry"? How did he support his opinions?

Homework #18 : Complete activity #3 -

Read letters responding to the article on the topic of " An Ethics Debate at Harvard Med " and answer:

• What's Steve Heilig's( author of the 1st letter) attitude toward the "quandry"?
• What's Daniel Becker's(author of the 2nd letter) attitude toward the "quandry"? How did he support his opinions?
• What's Charles William Carspecken 's(author of the 3rd letter) attitude toward the "quandry"? How did he support his opinions?
• What's Cavin P. Leeman 's(author of the 4th letter) attitude toward the "quandry"? How did he support his opinions?

03/12/09

Aim: Should the government protect auto workers’ “gold-plated” benefits? Why or why not?

Do Now:

1. Copy Word of the Day (brief definition, partsof speech, and the example sentence)
2. Copy Daily Test Prep( question and answer)
3. Read and copy ONE news summary
4. On this Day in History ( after reading, copy down one snippet of On this Day in History )

Activities:

1. Journal #11: Should tax-payers money support people's "gold-plated benefits" like those granted to retired auto workers, fireman, cops and other city ? Give two reasons to defend your answer.

2. Read the article Auto Workers: Rescue Them or Not? and the opposing opinions on the issue . Select three reasons from the article to defend your position on the issue.

HW# 19 Finish reading the article Auto Workers: Rescue Them or Not? and the opposing opinions on the issue . Select three reasons from the article to defend your position on the issue.

03/13/09

Aim:Why did the astranauts need to evacuate? Why is it important to use renewable energy?

Do Now :

1. Copy Word of the Day (brief definition, partsof speech, and the example sentence)
2. Copy Daily Test Prep( question and answer)
3. Read and copy ONE news summary
4. On this Day in History ( after reading, copy down one snippet of On this Day in History )

Activities:

1.Journal #12 WHat do you know about space station? Write down as much as you can.

2.Read the article Space Station Crew Board the Lifeboat... , what did you learn? List three things that are crucial to space mission.

3. Read the article Europe’s Way of Encouraging Solar Power Arrives in the U.S. and explain why it is important to use renewable energy.

HW# 20 Read the article Space Station Crew Board the Lifeboat... , what did you learn? List three things that are crucial to space mission.