Friday, March 13, 2020

Week 1 Agenda: Honors Contemporary Composition period 2

1. Read Article of the Week: Your Phone is a Nasty Cesspool  + SOAPS/Summary
2. Complements to Traditional Medicine:
Herbs and Spices with Antimicrobial Properties. Look up and write out a few of the uses and the antimicrobial properties of at least 4 of the following. You are encouraged to research more: 1. Cinnamon 2. Oregano 3. Cumin/Black Seed 4. Green Tea. 5. Ginger. 6. Clove.
Read: Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Spices
Then, write a one page reflection on what you learned, and how one or two might me used in your household.
3. Independent Reading Novels. Must be finished by Thursday. Update your padlets to ensure you have a total of 20. You may have more. I passed out journals so that you may include entries from your journals.
4.  Read/Listen to When Should Schools Close for Coronavirus?  I will post at least three other articles/text on the subject of the corona virus and public health. You will write a two page essay in which you identify your own claim and support with evidence.
5. You will have at least two articles of the week each week in addition to the above.
6. You will do an online Chat of Chapter 24 of the Godfather including a discussion of the symbolism of Appollonia.
7. We will finish The Godfather and discuss using online literature circles
8. We will begin our unit, "What does it mean to be free" online.