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Assigned August 18 (Due on August 19): Read Jurassic Park's Introduction and
Prologue. Also, purchase a 1" binder and bring it to class.
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Assigned August 19 (Due on August 20): Read to page 30 in Jurassic Park (be
prepared for a quiz on the reading). Also, in a single paragraph, discuss the
quote on page nine (what is the author trying to convey?), OR, explain the
three major ways in which the biotechnology revolution differs from other
scientific revolutions.
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Assigned August 20 (Due on August 25): Read to page 48 in Jurassic Park.
Also, complete your Sountrack Autobiography (You may use "I," "me," and "my"
for this assignment if you wish, but you must follow the other ten
commandments for writing.)
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Assigned August 25 (Due on August 26): Read to page 65 in Jurassic Park.
Group #1: Prepare, with notes, to lead a class discussion on our reading
homework. Your task is to encourage the class to discuss and "disect" the
reading. You may discuss anything from the book thus far (but should focus
on the night's reading).
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Assigned August 26 (Due on August 27): Complete your preparation for the
group teaching project. Be ready to teach at the begining of next class.
Also, read to page 80 in Jurassic Park. Be ready for a quiz (THERE WILL BE A
QUIZ ON THE BOOK THUS FAR.)
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Assigned August 27 (Due on August 28): Read to page 100 in Jurassic Park.
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Assigned August 28 (Due on August 31): Develope three EQs that you might
want to research for your major project. Type these. Make sure that 1) the
topic is researchable, and 2) you are passionate about the topic.
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Assigned August 31 (Due on September 1): In a well written paragraph that
follows the commandments for writing, describe a character of your choice
from Jurassic Park. You must include one excerpt from the text to support
your description of the character. (This excerpt must be properly cited.
Use the handout I gave you to help you properly cite.) Also, read to page
120 in Jurassic Park.
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Assigned September 1 (Due on September 2): Take extensive, type-written
notes preparing you for the debate tomorrow. Group one must argue that the
bioengineering practices discussed in 4.4 are ethical. Group two must argue
that they are unethical. In these notes, include at least two passages for
the book (and properly cite these excerpts).
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Assigned September 2 (Due on September 3): Write a one-page argument in
favor or against genetic engineering. Specifically, focus on the ethics
surrounding this controversial issue. Be sure to include at least two quotes
from the text to support your argument. Also, read to page 138 in JP.
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Assigned September 4 (Due on September 8): Read to page 167 in Jurassic
Park.
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Assigned September 8 (Due on September 9): Read to page 180 in Jurassic
Park. Also, complete your first research log.
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Assigned September 9 (Due on September 10): Read to page 198 in Jurassic
Park. (Be prepared for a quiz.) Also, edit your second and third pages of
your Soundtrack Assignmnet in a different colored pen.
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Assigned September 10 (Due on September 11): Read to page 218 in Jurassic
Park. Also, respond to the following statement in a single scholarly
paragraph that includes at least one excerpt from the text: There is much
evidence substantiating Malcom's chaos theory.
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Assigned September 11 (Due on September 14): Read to page 244 in Jurassic
Park. Also, complete your artistic quote assignment.
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Assigned September 14 (Due on September 15): Read to page 268 in Jurassic
Park. Be prepared for a quiz.
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Assigned September 15 (Due on September 16): Read to page 287 in Jurassic
Park. Be prepared for a quiz.
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Assigned September 16 (Due on September 17): Complete research logs #1 and
#2.
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Assigned September 17 (Due on September 18): Read to page 299 in Jurassic
Park. Also, complete your vocabulary assignment and be ready for the vocab
quiz on Friday.
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Assigned September 21 (Due on September 22): Read to page 315 in Jurassic
Park. Also, write the introductory paragraph to the following essay prompt:
Explore a major theme in Jurassic Park.
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Assigned September 22 (Due on September 23): Complete research log #3.
Also, read to page 344 in Jurassic Park. Be prepared for a quiz.
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Assigned September 24 (Due on September 25): Complete your reading of
Jurassic Park. Also, find four excerpts from the text that will support your
thesis for the Jurassic Park essay. Lastly, revise your Jurassic Park essay
introduction.
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Assigned September 28 (Due on September 29): Complete the first page of your
JP essay, but do not print this. (I WILL check your computers to verify that
you are done with the first page and may give credit based on its completion).
Also, work toward completing your literary terms booklets. Lastly, BRING JOY
LUCK CLUB TO CLASS tomorrow and every day until we finish reading it.
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Assigned September 29 (Due on September 30): Complete the second page of
your JP essay, but do not print this. (I WILL check your computers to verify
that you are done with the first and second pages.)
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Assigned September 30 (Due on October 1): Complete your JP essay. REMEMBER
TO PROOFREAD AND EDIT THOROUGHLY! Also, remember to watch for flow,
organization, and developement. Staple the checklist to the back of your
essay.
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Assigned October 1 (Due on October 2): Complete your Literary Terms Project
(the booklet, quiz, and presentation). BE READY TO TEACH THE CLASS ABOUT
YOUR TERMS.
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Assigned October 2 (Due on October 5): Complete your Research Log #4. Make
sure that the formatting matches the other three. Also, make sure that the
summary is in your OWN WORDS (and that it is at least two paragraphs long).
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Assigned October 5 (Due on October 6): Read "Scar" in The Joy Luck Club.
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Assigned October 6 (Due on October 7): Amy Tan writes, "You must peel off
your skin, and that of your mother, and her mother before her. Until there
is nothing. No scar, no skin, no flesh" (48). In writing, explore the
significance of this except. Also, read to page 54 in JLC (this is only five
pages of reading!)
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Assigned October 7 (Due on October 8): Finish your fifth research log.
Also, read to page 57 in JLC.
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Assigned October 8 (Due on October 13): Finish reading the third chapter in
JLC. ENJOY THE FOUR DAY WEEKEND.
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Assigned October 13 (Due on October 14): Finish reading the "The Moon
Lady." Be prepared for a quiz.
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Assigned October 14 (Due on October 15): Complete your sixth research log.
Also, continue to prepare for the vocabulary test on Friday.
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Assigned October 15 (Due on October 16): Prepare for the vocabulary test on
Friday.
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Assigned October 16 (Due on October 20): Complete research logs 7-9. By
Tuesday, you should have all nine research logs complete. Only turn in 7-9,
though (you do NOT need to print the old logs yet).
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Assigned October 19 (Due on October 20): Complete all of your nine research
logs. Complete your research paper's outline.
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Assigned October 20 (Due on October 21): Complete the first page of your
research paper.
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Assigned October 21 (Due on October 22): Complete one more page of your
research paper (you should have 2 full pages complete by Thursday. Have
these pages printed before class begins. Also, finish reading "The Voice
from the Wall."
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Assigned October 22 (Due on October 23): Complete two more pages of your
research paper (you should have 4 full pages complete by Friday. Have
these pages printed before class begins.
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Assigned October 23 (Due on October 26): Complete your research paper.
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Assigned October 26 (Due on October 27): Purchase a 1/2" binder and bring it
to class on Tue. or Wed. You will store this binder here. Also, complete
your peer revision.
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Assigned October 27 (Due on October 28): Finish "The College" part
of "Preparing Yourself for the Perfect College Essay." Please type this.
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Assigned October 28 (Due on October 29): Finish "Preparing Yourself for the
Perfect College Essay." Please type this.
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Assigned October 29 (Due on October 30): Finish reading "Two Kinds" in The
Joy Luck Club. Be prepared for a quiz.
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Assigned November 2 (Due on November 3): Finish reading "Rice Husband" in
The Joy Luck Club. Also, complete your college essay.
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Assigned November 3 (Due on November 4): Read "Four Directions." Be
prepared for a quiz.
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Assigned November 4 (Due on November 5): Finsish reading "Without Wood."
Also, complete your research paper revisions.
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Assigned November 5 (Due on November 6): Finish reading "Best Quality." Be
prepared for a quiz.
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Assigned November 6 (Due on November 10): Finish reading "Magpies." Be
prepared for a quiz. Also, complete your PowerPoint presentation.
