Summer Reading Assignment

Junior Reading List Read THREE books total.
1. Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
2. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien

3. Choose one:
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, OR
Hiroshima by John Hersey


Assignment:
Select a book from each number under the appropriate grade level.
Reading Log: Every 1-3 chapters write a reflection in your composition notebook journal. Reflections should be around 1-3 pages and should address the following questions:

o What is going on in this chapter(s)?
o What issues and/or conflicts are presented in this chapter(s)book?
o What questions do I have?
o Make a personal connection to what you have read thus far.

Contact Mr. Paul mrpaulenglish@gmail.com with questions.

Summer Reading Assignment

Junior Reading List Read THREE books total.
1. Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
2. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien

3. Choose one:
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, OR
Hiroshima by John Hersey


Assignment:
Select a book from each number under the appropriate grade level.
Reading Log: Every 1-3 chapters write a reflection in your composition notebook journal. Reflections should be around 1-3 pages and should address the following questions:

o What is going on in this chapter(s)?
o What issues and/or conflicts are presented in this chapter(s)book?
o What questions do I have?
o Make a personal connection to what you have read thus far.

Rubric for Doomsday Project

Podcasting and Skype

Good Morning class!

Below I have attached a podcast I made which teaches how to set up a Skype account. While we do not use Skype at school for many reasons, feel free to use this to set up your home computers with an account- it's free video conferencing for PC or Mac.

I learned a lot about Skype and podcasting by trying out Garageband. Feel free to see me if you would like to do your project as a Podcast.

Doomsday scenarios

Students will create a research based presentation on one issue that they worry about.
Examples: Swine flu/pandemic flu, 2012, sunspots/sun exploding, nuclear war, biological warfare, food/water shortage, global warming, bee extinction, etc.

Presentations should include: text, media (audio/videos), effects (animations) and viduals (photos, charts, graphs)

1. Facts behind the hype
2. Likelihood of this scenario happenig
3. Preparedness
4. Prevention

Pandemic Flu- Get the Facts

Research Budget / Taxes /Services

Choose one area from Phila Budget Challenge and research the PROS and CONS of each argument (raising taxes or cutting services).

Create a Powerpoint or Pages presentation which discusses the various issues involved, as well as a definition of your topic and place it in teh larger budget (If X is cut by y% , then Z will affect a, b, and c).