Day 12, 13, 14

WED:
Debate Prep

THUR:
Interesting info on Henrietta Lacks
 "the debate"

FRI:
Some story/essay sharing
if time "Immortality Essays" Book Review
Wrap up 

Day 12

Day 12:

Presentations:

IMMORTALITY PRESENTATION ORDER:

PRESENTATION ORDER:

Justin
Jerry
Aidan
Blake
Summer
Julie
---------
Hannah
Julia
Bella
Will
Chris
Namit
Owen

Wed: Immortality "War" Debate Prep
Thur: Immortality War
Fri: Wrap Up  (Story Challenge)

Week Three: DAY 11

Day 11-- MONDAY

Another kind of Immortality--- Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Smithsonian Coverage on Immortal HeLa Cells


HW: All Written AND Presentations Objectives DUE IN FULL!!!  You will each present about your piece in class!


LOOKING AHEAD:

Tue- Objective Presentations
Wed- Immortality War Prep (clear roles, clear rules)
Thur- Immortality War
Fri -  Wrap-Up/Eval

Day 10-- Friday!

All written rough drafts DUE!  All Notes for Presentations should be shown as well.

Trading Card PRESENTATIONS (Yes-- you need to speak about your New Immortal)

Rules for Immortality War


HW: If for some reason you did not complete either Trading Card OR your rough draft pieces for Objective-- you'd best got on it!


MONDAY:

(Another kind of Immortality--- Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks)

DAY 9

DAY 9

"Tomorrow, Tomorrow, Tomorrow" Discussion
        1. What elements of Vonnegut's "world" don't seem so sci-fi today?
        2. How would the "rules for Immortals" set up for the Swift's Struldbrugs made the situation for the Schwartz Family a little more tolerable?
        3. What is significant about the title Vonnegut chose for his story?
        4. While this is kind of a dark story it is also humorous, and I would contend, positive. Support or refute my claim.
        5. At what age would YOU stop taking anti-gerasone?

Last moments for Trading Card or working on objectives in class.  Rough Drafts are DUE!!!


 HW: Trading Cards are due at beginning of class. Be prepared to talk about your "New Immortal".
ALL ROUGH DRAFTS--


FRI: Immortality War Rules

DAY 8

DAY 8

6 minute perusals--Quest: to learn one new thing

Looking at two famous Shakespeare Quotes:
        Hamlet's Soliloquoy
        Macbeth's Lament 

Work time for objectives or "New Immortals Trading Cards"

HW: Read Vonnegut's "Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" and be prepread to discuss the following questions THUR:
        1. What elements of Vonnegut's "world" don't seem so sci-fi today?
        2. How would the "rules for Immortals" set up for the Swift's Struldbrugs made the situation for the Schwartz Family a little more tolerable?
        3. What is significant about the title Vonnegut chose for his story?
        4. While this is kind of a dark story it is also humorous, and I would contend, positive. Support or refute my claim.
        5. At what age would YOU stop taking anti-gerasone?

TRADING CARD GENERATOR (This doesn't really save that well- so make sure to have your info written somewhere else!!)

FRI: developing "rules of play"/structure for Immortality War

DAY 7

DAY 7
Sharing "Pairings"
Working on Objectives

HW: Work on New Immortal "Trading Card"


Looking Ahead:
Day 8 (WED)-- book round robin (hw read Vonnegut)
Day 9 (THUR)-- discuss Vonnegut
Day 10 (FRI)-- New Immortals "TRADING CARD" DUE + significant progress on objective