Daily Summary 01-12

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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Determine present level of knowledge of basic evolution concepts

- Warm-up: How would you explain biological evolution to a kindergartener? [5]

- More information about research projects and symposia [5]

- Evolution Pre-Instruction Assessment [20]

- Who was Charles Darwin and what is the theory of biological evolution [20]

- Work on GATTACA questions and essay—publish essay to bio turn in folder on Google Drive and TSOTS website (due no later than Friday)

- Turn in Spring 2015 Update signature section—signed!


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on GATTACA essay

- Bring or make arrangements to bring in any Fall ESLP products



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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Determine present level of knowledge of basic evolution concepts

- Warm-up: How would you explain biological evolution to a kindergartener? [5]

- More information about research projects and symposia [5]

- Evolution Pre-Instruction Assessment [20]

- Who was Charles Darwin and what is the theory of biological evolution [20]

- Work on GATTACA questions and essay—publish essay to bio turn in folder on Google Drive and TSOTS website (due no later than Friday)

- Turn in Spring 2015 Update signature section—signed!


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on GATTACA essay

- Bring or make arrangements to bring in any Fall ESLP products

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Daily Summary 01-09

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Make connections, in writing, to the issues portrayed in GATTACA to issues actually facing our society in present times

- Warm-up: How do you think our present society compares with the one depicted in the film GATTACA? (After talking about this question, we will discuss previously watched GATTACA scenes and the accompanying movie guide questions.) [10]

- More information about research projects and symposia [5]

- Turn in Spring 2015 Update signature section--signed! [1]

- Finish watching GATTACA [30 - 40]

- Post-film discussion and Q and A [10 - 15]

- Work on GATTACA essay—publish to turn in folder and TSOTS website (due next Friday)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on GATTACA essay

- Bring or make arrangements to bring in any Fall ESLP products



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)



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Daily Summary 01-08

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Make connections, in writing, to the issues portrayed in GATTACA to issues actually facing our society in present times

- Warm-up: How do you think our present society compares with the one depicted in the film GATTACA? (After talking about this question, we will discuss previously watched GATTACA scenes and the accompanying movie guide questions.) [10]

- More information about research projects and symposia [5]

- Turn in Spring 2015 Update signature section--signed! [1]

- Finish watching GATTACA [30 - 40]

- Post-film discussion and Q and A [10 - 15]

- Work on GATTACA essay—publish to turn in folder and TSOTS website (due next Friday)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on GATTACA essay

- Bring or make arrangements to bring in any Fall ESLP products

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Make connections, in writing, to the issues portrayed in GATTACA to issues actually facing our society in present times

- Warm-up: How do you think our present society compares with the one depicted in the film GATTACA? (After talking about this question, we will discuss previously watched GATTACA scenes and the accompanying movie guide questions.) [10]

- More information about research projects and symposia [5]

- Turn in Spring 2015 Update signature section--signed! [1]

- Finish watching GATTACA [30 - 40]

- Post-film discussion and Q and A [10 - 15]

- Work on GATTACA essay—publish to turn in folder and TSOTS website (due next Friday)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Work on GATTACA essay

- Bring or make arrangements to bring in any Fall ESLP products



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GATTACA Essay Assignment

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Choose one of the responses you wrote in section 3, 4, 5, or 6 of the GATTACA Viewing Guide and Analysis Questions and develop your thoughts into a deeper explanation in the form of an essay of at least three paragraphs.


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Choose one of the responses you wrote in section 3, 4, 5, or 6 of the GATTACA Viewing Guide and Analysis Questions and develop your thoughts into a deeper explanation in the form of an essay of at least five paragraphs.



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Daily Summary 01/07

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

- Objectives: Imagine the work you might undertake during the next sixteen weeks Warm-up: Revisit and discuss “THE BIG QUESTION” [5]

- Focus of second semester:

- Scientific Research [5]

- Service Projects [2]

- Go over Spring 2015 Update [10]

- Introduce and start watching GATTACA [75]


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

- Consider the opportunity before you (to work on almost anything you find interesting) and begin to imagine the kind of story you’d like to write for yourself, the kind of world you want to live in, and the legacy you’ll leave behind. How do you think our present society compares with the one depicted in the film GATTACA?



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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)



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