MONDAY MATTERS!

Although your Xtreme mentors--McKuka--will NOT be with you on Monday, February 25, you will be expected to continue your research with scholarly seriousness. We know how sad you'll be that we're not there. Do your best to survive without us. By the end of the day, the following is DUE on NOODLETOOLS, shared to the McKuka dropbox:

1. Research question
2. Thesis statement
3. Note card:  identify the specific evidence you will use to support your thesis, the sciencey stuff.

Example:  I will use the study of the effect of smoking on the epigenome and examine its heritable influence.

We will see you on TUESDAY, back in your respective Lang and Bio classes.  Be sure you have read The Future of Happiness for Lang on Tuesday.  Come with it printed out and marked up.

Origins

Now that we know how communicative our cells are, we can begin to see how it all connects, where it all began, what it means to us.  In AP Bio, we'll be starting to explore the mystery of DNA, getting ready to kill in the ASHG DNA Essay Contest!!  In AP Lang, we'll focus on the main reading--Life from Scum--to consider the sociological, environmental, philosophical, and all kind of other icals as the growing body of scientific knowledge relates to us.  Stay tuned.

MONDAY, 2/11
Ask Me About Cell Communication!
• recordings
• evaluation

TUESDAY, 2/12
Life from Scum
• reading check
• analysis:  argument -> support

WEDNESDAY, 2/13
Life from Scum
• shared inquiry: ideas

THURSDAY, 2/14
AP Prompt #7

FRIDAY, 2/15
Intricacy Essays
• sharing
• celebrating
Read The Future of Happiness for TUESDAY

Two cells walk into a bar . . .

Cell communication.  Not your iphone, but the conversations going on inside of you.  Can you hear them?  Can you understand?  This week's focus will be on the most basic of all life forms--the cell.  We will work toward achieving a level of cell literacy through a variety of readings, viewings, and exercises in class and out.  By the end of the week, you should be able to listen in and understand the chatter going on inside you--the conversation of life.

MONDAY, 2/4

Cell Communication

• Cell signaling reading

• Getting the gist: outline

• Cell signaling literacy: paraphrase

Read Life from Scum for Friday

TUESDAY, 2/5

Cell Communication

• GPCR reading

• Coming to terms:  in-text defining

• GPCR literacy:  summarize

WEDNESDAY, 2/6

Grammar!

• antecedents/pronouns

• getting rid of “it”

THURSDAY, 2/7

AP Prompt #6

FRIDAY, 2/8

Life from Scum

• essential questions

• analysis/discussion