Days 176-180: Last week of school :)

Final: FCAT style exam with 20 questions and an essay.

Day 174 and 175: Thursday and Friday

Present Multigenre projects.

Day 172 and 173: Tuesday and Wednesday

Work on Multigenre projects in class.

Day 171

Multi-genre project day Working on project for full period.

Possible topics

Possible Topics: Water pollution in the St.John’s or Atlantic or Coast Food issues: McDonald’s, Corn Modified foods Why to become vegan? Save the manatees/whooping crane/panthers Overfishing in the Atlantic Growing your own garden How to conserve Deforestation in the Rainforests/South America/etc Rain barrels: reusing water Consumerism: Good or bad Agriscience/Agriculture topic Going green Organic foods: the true story Air pollution: cars Corporations and pollution Renewable resources Easy ways to make a difference Why global warming is a hoax Shopping local: the things you should know Testing on animals What is a carbon footprint Preservatives in food Genetic engineering of foods/plants/animals Greenhouse effect Green revolution Oil spills Off shore drilling: good/bad

Multi-genre project

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ea4Pe6TV1Ekbt5MI16kc-kJ-fnHxW1K3Ev7Mpfla_OM/edit

Assignment for Thursday: Day 170

I will be gone for the entire day for Volusia County's curriculum mapping. Assignment: Please read the articles on page 371, 375, and 377 and answer the following questions: 1. What is the main idea of the article on page 371? 375? 377? 2. What are some reasons Sen. Inhofe does not agree with the film? 3. Do you feel the facts on global warming are clear? If yes –why doesn’t everyone take immediate action to stop it? If no, why are some people so passionately committed to taking action?