Below is the presentation with the final test review for Henrietta Lacks. 

Here is the study guide for the final exam:

Tuesday you need to read chapters 27-33. Questions for Chapter 27 are below. MAKE SURE YOU READ CHAPTERS 31-33 AS THERE IS A QUIZ OVER THESE CHAPTERS TOMORROW! 

 

Chapter 27: 

 

As you read the chapter, find the following information:

1. What what discovered about HeLa cells by a German virologist?
2. What chromosome did the virus insert itself into, and what did it do?
3. How did Henrietta’s family interpret her having such an aggressive cancer?
4. Explain the controversy about HeLa cells no longer being “human”.
5. Explain how telomerase works in normal cells and HeLa cells.

Attached below is the work for FRIDAY and MONDAY! See you all Tuesday! 

Make sure you read Chapters 21 and 22 tonight! 

 

Here is the poster: 

 

•     Your job is to create a poster that summarizes the novel so far, focusing on the medical aspects.
•     Requirements:
•     Title and author
•     Summary of the medical aspects of this novel up through chapter 20 (include the background, the discovery of the cells, how the cells are used, etc…).This section must also have a relevant image.
•     Medical Terms- you need 10 of the most common medical terms from the novel WITH definitions and an image for each.
•     Mitosis section: Explain what mitosis is and draw each step.
•     HeLa cells present day: Include an explanation about how HeLa cells are being used in modern research. Include a relevant image.

Here is the work for Friday and Monday. 

Here are the questions for chapters 3-5 of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

 

1. Who was Richard Wesley TeLinde and what did he contribute to medicine?
2. Explain the two types of cervical carcinomas.
3. What is a pap smear? Who invented it?
4. Why did the medical field believe it was justified to use people from the public wards as research subjects? Do you agree? Why or why not?
5. What role do the Geys play?
6. What is the Gey Chicken Bleeding Technique?
7. What was the devastating result of the treatment on Henrietta?

Here is the work for Monday and Tuesday 5/7, 5/8.

Gatsby Poster: 

• Get into groups of 4-5
• Title: The Great Gatsby: Colors and Symbols
• Create a COLOR/SYMBOL poster covering chapters 4-7.
• Find a quote where a color and/or symbol is mentioned (refer to your notes) and write it on the poster, correctly cited.
• Explain the quote and its thematic or symbolic element (at least A FULL paragraph!) If your quote covers a color AND a symbol, you must explain both.
• Put a relevant image/drawing/color.
• MAKE IT BIG! FILL THE POSTER UP!
• ***Each person in the group MUST DO 1 COLOR and 1 SYMBOL! NO REPEATS WITHIN THE GROUP!

Attached is the Gatsy and addiction work. 

Since the Earthquake drill used up most of Wednesday, on Thursday we were only able to read up through chapter 7. Please make sure you finish the novel over the weekend, and finish the chapter 3 worksheets given out on Wednesday. 

Remember to please bring a lunch on Monday and to come to class during lunch so we can watch the entire film in one day. Bring stuff to make yourself comfortable! 

Wednesday we read Chapter 3 of Gatsby and completed analysis you will need to be in class to receive. If you were not here, just read the chapter and get the work when you return. 

Monday we read took notes on the symbols of The Great Gatsby (powerpoint below), read chapter 2, and completed the tasks below. 

Here is the Vocabulary for Chapter 3. It is due Wednesday along with the questions for Chapter 2. 

The Great Gatsby chapter 1 questions are below! 

Fitzgerald's use of color in The Great Gatsby:

 

Today we watched "The American Dreamer", a biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald. You can find the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J82Us_i9KTc

 

Here is the accompanying worksheet: 

 

Below are the prompts and requirements for your in class essay on The Crucible.

Please email your paper to me by midnight on Wednesday. 

Monday we read the article attached below and completed the analysis here: 

 

Read the article and answer the following questions:

1. Do you think it was natural that humanity blamed unexplained maladies on the devil? Explain your reasoning.
2. What is “the microbial world”?
3. What was “The Malleus Maleficarum” and how was it used?
4. For each of the 4 illnesses mentioned, do the following:
5. Explain what the illness is.
6. Explain the symptoms that were misidentified as the devil/witchcraft.
7. Explain how that illness is diagnosed AND treated today.

"Witchcraft in Puritan England" assignment below. 

Open "Crucible Sample Pages" and read page 16 for the information. 

Wednesday we finished ACT 2, watched it, and then completed the questions below. 

Monday we will finish watching Act 1 of The Crucible. Analysis questions are below. Please ignore the second page of the attachment. 

Here is the Vocabulary for Act 1. 

Here is the powerpoint for the last couple of days. The writing assignment is on the last slide. 

Below is the in class writing for Jean Dominique Bauby's The Diving Bell and The Butterfly.

Monday we finished reading "The Diving Bell and The Butterfly". The assignment is only available in class. Please check with me if you were not here today, but essentially you need to finish reading the novel. Please DO NOT forget your permission slip for the film. We start watching tomorrow. 

Part D Questions:

 

Part D- The Diving Bell and The Butterfly

1. In the chapter titled “Our Very Own Madonna” the author details a traveling experience that does not necessarily integrate with the other book topics. Evaluate the author’s decision to include this chapter and refute or support its inclusion.
2. The author spends Father’s Day with his children. Speculate how the children’s interactions with him are reflective of their age.
3. Why was hangman an appropriate game for the author?
4. What profession did the author have before his illness?
5. Rumors circulated that Bauby was a vegetable. How did these rumors impact the author?
6. Who helped the author write the book? Why were they necessary?

Today we completed Part D vocab. See the assignment below. 

Over the 4 day weekend, please read parts B and C and complete the questions below:

Here are the questions for part A. We will finish reading it tomorrow. 

Below is the PDF of "The Diving Bell and The Butterfly" along with the vocabulary for Part A. 

Your next assignment is a formal essay on Water issues. Attached is the assignment given out in class today along with the guidelines for formal essays. 

The past week we have watched "Blue Gold: Water Wars" and "Plastic Paradise" and completed viewing worksheets as we watched. 

Tuesday we started the infographic assignment, which is attached. 

Last week and this week we are covering water issues. You must be in class for the materials and documentaries. Today (Monday, 1/22), we are finishing our viewing of "Tapped" the documentary and completing the following writing assignment: 

 

•     Using the resources provided (article, documentary worksheet), defend your position on bottled water vs tap water. What choice do you make and why? Be sure to include a counterargument and AT LEAST TWO concrete details (evidence) to support your position. Be sure to follow MLA citation guidelines.
•     This must be at least 2 paragraphs in length (14-20 sentences).

Here is the vocabulary for the rest of the novel. Please provide a definition and a sentence with a context clue. 

Finish the novel over the weekend. There will be a quiz over the last few chapters on December 18. 

Attached is the study guide for the MSK final test. 

Attached is the vocabulary due on Monday. I have added chapters 26-30. 

Due tomorrow:

 

•     1. How much money does Anna need and what is it for?
•     2. How many years longer has Kate lived than expected?
•     3. What did Jesse do to his school?
•     4. What does anna get accepted to? Does she go?
•     5. Why are they giving Kate Arsenic?
•     6. What is Brian writing in the hospital when Sara finds him?
•     7. What does Sara feel at the end of the chapter?
•     8. What deal does Sara offer Anna in chapter 28? Does she accept?

Read chapters 24 and 25 in class today (Tuesday). 

READ CHAPTER 26 FOR HOMEWORK! QUIZ TOMORROW! 

Monday we read chapters 22 and 23. Questions for 23 are below, and are due tomorrow. 

 

1. Who is rushed to the hospital and why?
2. How many stitches were given?
3. How much does a bone marrow transplant cost?
4. What do Brian and Sara notice about the other diners? Why do you think this happens?
5. What did Brian say about Kate and her college fund?
6. How does Sara get Kate to come out of the house?

Here is the vocabulary for Chapters 11-15. Please remember you need a definition and a SENTENCE WITH A CONTEXT CLUE. 

 

Chapter 11: Wary, Presumably, Trudge, Dilapidated

Chapter 12: Implicit

Chapter 13: Depravity

Chapter 14: Apparatus, Cliché

Chapter 15: Clairvoyance, Felonious

Vocabulary for chapters 16-20:

 

Chapter 16: Recurrence, Brocade, Opulence

Chapter 17: Sustained, Instinctively

Chapter 18: Aggrandizing

Chapter 19: Throes, Renal failure

Chapter 20: Occipital

DUE MONDAY along with chapters 11-15

REMEMBER! You need a definition and a sentence WITH a context clue.

Questions for Chapters 17, 18, 19:

 

1. What does Anna start to imagine in chapter 17?
2. Describe one of the similes Anna uses and how it relates to the chapter.
3. Why does Anna steal Kate’s makeup?
4. What does Brian ask at the end of the chapter? What does this reveal about him and his reaction to the lawsuit?

Chapter 18:

1. Does the judge file the restraining order?

Chapter 19:

1. What do you think Jesse meant when he said “No one in this family covers up their mistakes”?

Here is the study guide for the Vocab test on Friday.

Please read chapters 15 and 16 for homework.

Here are the questions for Chapters 12 and 13:

 

Answer all questions with COMPLETE sentences.

1. How does Mr. Alexander act around Julia?
2. Where did Campbell and Julia meet?
3. Where did Julia go to college?
4. What does Anna reveal about her family photos?
5. Who was Jimmy Stredboe?
6. How does Anna get into Kate’s hospital room while avoiding her mother?

Here is the work to complete over the break.

Thursday we took a quiz on chapter 4, read chapter 5 and completed the following questions: 

 

 

1. What must you do (or not do) the night before a kidney donation?
2. How long does the surgery take?
3. What are the odds of dying on the operating table?
4. How long does it take to fully recover?
5. Where was Sara served the papers?
6. Who serves Sara the papers?
7. What are the reactions of the rest of the family?

Please read Chapter 4 for Homework tonight. You never know; there might be a quiz tomorrow. 

Chapter 2 Vocabulary (remember! Chapters 1-5 vocab is due FRIDAY):

Relapsed, Remission, Embryo, Callous

 

Chapter 3 Vocab: 

Cerebral, Precarious, Stethoscope, Tourniquet, Ceclor, Autoimmune deficiency, Hematologist, Phlebotomist, Iliac crest, Obelisk

 

Chapter 3 questions (DUE TOMORROW): 

 

Answer the following questions in COMPLETE sentences!

1. Whose perspective is the story told from in Chapter 3?
2. What does Brian do for a living?
3. What did Sara used to do?
4. Explain why the results of Kate’s tests were problematic.
5. How many people a year are diagnosed with APL?
6. What is the survival rate for APL?
7. What is the prognosis with aggressive treatment?

READ CHAPTER TWO FOR HOMEWORK TONIGHT! 

For each word below, write a definition and a sentence WITH a context clue:

Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia

Allogenic donor

Molecular relapse

Granulocyte

Protacath

Leukocytes

Stem Cells

Bone Marrow

Thursday's presenters: Gaby, Sanchez, Kimberly, Gunner, Kaloni, George, Tristan

Chapter 14:

• 1. On the first page of chapter 14 there is a simile and a biblical allusion. Identify both and then explain their meaning.
• 2. The end of the first “chunk” gives a strong statement about rescuer safety versus victim safety. Do you agree with this? Explain.
• 3. Why does Brian get more rest at the firehouse than at his home?
• 4. Who shows up at the firehouse and what does she want?
• 5. Brian saves people all the time. How do you think this makes him feel about his own family?

Tomorrow's presenters: 

 

Angelina, Ashley, Noah, Guzman, Megan, Strabel, 

 

Most likely going tomorrow: Felt, Gaby

 

Thursday's presenters: Sanchez, Kimberly, Gunner, Kaloni, Tristan, and George

UPDATED PRESENTATION ORDER!!

 

Tuesday's Presenters:

 

George, Leilani, Melissa, Ndidi, Hannah, Janel

 

Most likely going tomorrow (if time allows): Ileana and Devan

 

Wednesday's presenters: Angelina, Ashley, Noah, Guzman, Megan, Strabel

 

Most likely going Wednesday (if time allows): Gaby, Sanchez

 

Below are the details for the cancer poster and presentation.

Posters are due today and presentations start! 

 

Going today (Monday): Savannah, Lucinda, Dong, Claire, Tristan, Jessica

Possible going today: Stashia and Aaliyah

Tuesday's presenters: Stashia, Aaliyah, George, Leilani, Melissa, Ndidi

Possible going Tuesday: Hannah and Janel

Below is the rubric for your presentations only. The poster is a separate grade. 

Read this story:

 

 

Answer the questions below:

Today (Tuesday) we finished watching Patch Adams and wrote the reflection below:

 

Using details from the movie, identify the theme and explain how it is developed throughout the film.

What lessons can we take from this film as people?

What lessons can we take from this film as medical professionals?

Do you think Patch is someone to look up to? Explain.

Your reflection must be a minimum of 300 words.

Gesundheit Institute Web Quest:

 

 

Below you will find the info for The Health Organization Project.

Tuesday we continued working on the projects. The following groups present tomorrow:

 

The Global Fund

CDC

USAMRIID 

WHO

 

The rest will present Thursday. 

 

PLEASE MAKE SURE I GET YOUR POWERPOINT BY LUNCH ON THE DAY YOU ARE PRESENTING! 

Study guide for final test on The Hot Zone is below. 

For Friday please finish the novel and answer the questions below which are due Monday. YOUR FINAL TEST FOR THE HOT ZONE IS ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 10th!

Please read the last two chapters of Part III, "Decon" and "The Most Dangerous Strain". Questions are below:

 

 

•     What is Bacillus Subtilis Niger?
•     Can Ebola be destroyed by heat?
•     Describe the process for disinfecting using frying pans. How does it work?
•     What happened to John Coleus?
•     What is Ebola Reston named for?
•     What is the problem with identifying the Zaire or Reston strain?
•     What’s the important difference between the two strains?
•     Why might Reston be the most dangerous?

Questions for "Inside" and "A Bad Day":

•     What happened with Rhonda’s suit? How did she react?
•     How did the people around her handle the problem?
•     How did the “soldiers look like soldiers” even without being in uniform?
•     Why was there commotion in Room C?
•     Did Frantig have Ebola?
•     Explain what the Rapid Elisa Test is. 
•     Describe the nightmare that Specialist Rhonda Williams had at the end of the chapter.

•     What happened with Rhonda’s suit? How did she react?
•     How did the people around her handle the problem?
•     How did the “soldiers look like soldiers” even without being in uniform?
•     Why was there commotion in Room C?
•     Did Frantig have Ebola?
•     Explain what the Rapid Elisa Test is.
•     Describe the nightmare that Specialist Rhonda Williams had at the end of the chapter.

Today we finished part II of The Hot Zone. Questions for "Reconnaissance" are below:

 

1. Summarize the plan of attack for “insertion into the monkey house”.
2. Why wouldn’t Gene want the media to know about the situation?
3. What was Sergeant Klages reaction to entering the monkey house?
4. What type of reconnaissance was Gene doing?
5. What is the first line of defense against a hot agent?
6. Ebola has a special liking for what part of the body?
7. Where do monkeys typically direct their attacks?
8. What news did Nancy receive about her family in this chapter?
9. Why do you think she decides to stick with her job instead of going to Kansas?

Today we continued watching "Outbreak". DO NOT FORGET you have a test on Monday. Study guide attached below.

Please read "Garbage Bags" and answer these questions: 

 

1. What was the name of the caretaker that had a heart attack?
2. What “shocking” piece of news does Volt give Dalgard? Quote the text and include a lead in and a citation.
3. What does it mean to “nuke” a place? What happens to humans? To animals?
4. How were the monkeys transported? Was this legal?
5. What happens if you leave a monkey with Ebola inside a bag for a day?

The assignment for Tuesday is below. 

•    “The Second Angel” “Chain of Command” questions…
•    Answer each question in complete sentences:
•    What color glow was Peter Jahrling looking for?
•    Which blood serum had the glow?
•    As a result of the glow, what virus was involved?
•    Which federal agency deals with emerging diseases?
•    What does CDC stand for?
•    Which agency has more authority, the army or the CDC?
•    What did Peter Jahrling purposefully NOT mention to the general? Why did he decide this?
•    DUE TOMORROW (9/26)AFTER WARM UP.

Questions for "Into Level 3"

 

•     Who does Dan Dalgard contact?
•     Who is the monkey virus expert introduced in this chapter?
•     What was mentioned on a vanity license plate?
•     Monkey 053’s spleen was sent in ________ ___________.
•     What did they first believe the monkey’s had?
•     How did they culture the virus?
•     What were the 3 different samples?

Please read "Thanksgiving", "Medusa", and "The First Angel" over the weekend. Reading quiz on Monday! 

Ebola Infographic

Your task is to make an infographic that explains all the important aspects from part I of the novel The Hot Zone. You must include: 

 

• Charles Monet
• Mount Elgon
• Kitum Cave
• Nairobi Hospital                                      You must have an image and explanation for each         
• Ebola Zaire                                              aspect. 
• Ebola Sudan
• Marburg
• Hosts (monkeys, rodents, etc…)
• USAMRIID
• Nurse Mayinga
• Blue suit
• Sticky tape
• Special Pathogens Branch
• And anything else you think is important. 

Today we continued working on the Ebola/Hot Zone infographic. 

Please read "Reston" (part 2, first chapter) for homework tonight. Quiz tomorrow. 

Monday we watched the first part of "Outbreak". 

Test today. 

Chapter 7 questions are attached. 

We are reading chapters 8 and 9 today. TEST ON PART ONE TOMORROW! Study guide is attached below. 

Chapter 6 questions: 

 

•     This chapter is intense. At the end of it, I’m still not convinced that Jaax is not infected with Ebola. How does the author allude to the fact that she never got sick?
•     What changes about our understanding of Ebola in this chapter? What are the consequences of this discovery?
•     Locate the paragraph that starts “Johnson took the monkey’s feet…” In that paragraph, the author makes an interesting comparison between human, primate, and virus. How does this statement express the theme of “the power of nature” combined with “human fragility”?
•     What is the primary directive of a virus?

Today we finished chapter 3 questions and took a small quiz on chapter 4. Please read chapter 5 over the weekend. There will be a reading quiz on Monday! 

Today we took a quiz on chapter 2 and read chapter 3. The questions for chapter 3 are due tomorrow at the END OF CLASS, which means you will have some time tomorrow to work on them. Please read Chapter 4 "A Woman and a Soldier" TONIGHT (Thurs) for homework. A Small reading quiz on the chapter will be given tomorrow. 

 

• 1. What word means a portable bio-containment pod used for transportation of a hot patient?
• 2. The Nairobi Casualty Department is similar to what that we have in hospitals?
• 3. Vomito negro is ______ vomit.
• 4. _____________ is when the liveliness and details of character seem to vanish in the person.
• 5. What happens to Monet at the end of the chapter?

 Here is the link for your Epidemiological assignment:

 

 

Here you will find all the resources you need to complete the task. 

 

Find the video worksheet from Wednesday below. It was called "Frontline: Ebola Outbreak". 

 Below are the handouts given in class today. 

 Beach Trip today! Hope you had fun! 

 Thursday's assignment is below.

 Wednesday's assignment is below. It is due tomorrow when you walk in. 

 Tuesday we finished the ad and then started the assignment below. 

 Monday's assignment is below.