Outside Reading CP1

For this assignment, you will be reading a short story from your literature book that we have not read in class. Once you have read the short story, you will be completing the following:

1. Plot Diagram – On a piece of poster board, you will be creating an imaginative and colorful plot diagram for the short story you’ve read. For this, you must include each part of plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution). When creating the plot diagram, you must include 5 pieces of rising action and 3 pieces of falling action.
   

2. Characters – On that same poster board, you will identify the round & flat characters and the dynamic & static characters with an explanation as to why they are those types of characters.
   

3. Introduction – For this part of the assignment, you will be writing an introduction to a paper that would answer the question – what is the theme of your short story? This will require you to follow the A.N.T method of writing an introduction. You must follow the following requirement:

12 point font

Double spaced

Times New Roman

In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list your name, my name, the course (English 9 H), and the date.

Edible Cells Project Rubric

Hi kids,

Mr. Coleman ask me if I could find a solution to the problem with the links on the side for this project. You should just be able to click on the picture to bring up the rubric as a jpeg file. Hopefully this should work.

Mr. Harris

Question about links on the side.

Hi kids,

I know that the links on the side are not being cooperative. The website that I use to link the materials is down and not opening. I hope that this will be resolved within the upcoming days. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Mr. Harris

Honors Biology Unit 3 (Cells) Essay Questions

For this unit there will be three essay questions for you to focus on as you study cells. One of these essays will appear on the Cells Test at the end of the quarter.

1. Describe the development of cell theory, from the first discovery of cells through the understanding of organelles and their function. Include a discussion of the scientists involved and the specific discoveries they each made.
2. Compare and contrast the differences between prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells. Include in your discussion the role of organelles, the differences found in unicellular and multicellular cells, and the function of specialized cells.
3. Discuss the structure of a cell membrane and how that structure allows the cell to maintain homeostasis. Include a description of the similarities and differences between active and passive transport, facilitated diffusion, and osmosis.

Honors Organic Molecules Essay Topics

On your first biology test, for Chapters 2 and 3, you will be required to outline a 5 paragraph essay on one of the following topics. The outline should contain a thesis statement which sums up the point of you essay and introduces the three main pieces of evidence that you will use to support your point. You should also have a topic sentence for each of your body paragraphs, which illuminates one of you pieces of supporting evidence. Finally, you should include a summary sentence, a restatement of your thesis which points to the evidence that you have explained in the body of the essay.
There are three topic possibilities for this test. One of them will be chosen, by me, for the test. You are responsible for being prepared to answer all topics.

1. Compare and contrast two of the organic molecules discussed in this chapter. Use their monomers, polymers, and functional groups, as well as their functions and structures to make these comparisons.

2. How does polarity affect waters ability to react with itself or with other substances? What causes polarity, and how does this affect the molecule as a whole? What specific attributes are results of polarity?

3. Explain how ionic and covalent bonds are able to create molecules in different ways. Use the way electrons are used and the structures of the atoms to clarify why some atoms form ionic bonds, some form covalent, and some can form both types of bonds.

Organic Molecules Group Presentations

In this project you will be preparing a presentation to teach your classmates about one of the four organic molecules: Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, and Nucleic Acids. You will be making a 5 – 8 minute lesson on the molecule assigned to your group based on the following requirements.

§ Which elements are involved in the structure of your molecule?

§ Which functional groups are used to create your molecule?

§ What are the monomers and polymers that make up the molecule?

§ What are the functions of your molecule in living things?

§ Give some examples your molecule in living things.

§ Use drawings of the structure of your molecule in the presentation. Include both monomer and polymer structure if possible.