Weeks of May 18 & May 25, 2015: Vegetarian, Vegan or Meat-eater?

Considering the possible benefits and risks, is becoming 

a vegetarian a smart decision?  3A-10

export | symbolic | domestic | integrate | efficient 

Achieve Readings 

115.  Pass the Veggies, please!  -- Build Prior Knowledge
116.  Give Some Love to Greens!  --   Cite Evidence
117.  From Farm to Fork --  Text Structure - Cause/Effect
118.  Hold the Salt! --  Compare / Contrast 
119.  No Pill Needed;  Just eat right! -- Summarizing
120.  Today's Special:  Better School Lunches -- Build Prior Knowledge


Word Illustration assignment

May 11th, 2015

Should our use of paper or plastic be an individual choice or regulated by the government?    3A-02

strategy | research | cite | phase | data

109. Too Much Plastic Waste?
110.  The Plastic Bottle Boat -- Problem - Solution
111.  From a Farm Near You --  Cite Evidence
112.  Cleaning Up a Terrible Mess -- Problem - Solution
113.  Give up Oil?  Not so fast! --  Prior Knowledge & Building Background
114.  Trouble on Earth's Deepest Lake -- Summarization

Week of May 4, 2015

Should our use of paper or plastic be an individual choice or regulated by the government?    3A-02

strategy | research | cite | phase | data

104. A Sea of Garbage - Problem - Solution
105. All About Trash -- Generating Questions
106. One City's Big Problem - Problem - Solution
107.  No More Plastic Bags?  - Cite Evidence
108.  China says "No" to Bags. -   Cause & Effect

Amnesty for Undocumented Immigrants - April 20 - April 30, 2015

Should there be amnesty for undocumented immigrants?    2B-20
amnesty | undocumented | orient | exclude | compound

97.  Bigger Business, Better Lives -- Compare and Contrast
98.  Making a Better Life -- Cause & Effect
99.  A Dream For Many? -- Problem- Solution
100.  The Voice of Miami -- Cause & Effect
101.  The Many Faces of New York's Police -- Cite Evidence
102.  Saying Goodbye to Ireland -- 
103.  Closed for Repairs -- Cause and Effect

Prescription Drug TV Advertising: Weeks of April 6 & April 13

Should drug companies be allowed to advertise on television?  2B-18
disclaimer | prescribe | potential | assume | rely 

Achieve Readings
88.  What is in a Name?  -- Compare and Contrast
89.  Sleep is Great Medicine  -- Cause and Effect
90.  The Bright Side of Seeing Red -- Note taking

91.  Buy some milk, See a Nurse -- Summarizing
92.  Sleep more, Get less sick.  -- Cause and Effect

93.  This test brought to you by -- Preview Visuals
94.  Don't Touch that Remote -- Problem - Solution

95.  Why Don't Doctors Like Email --  Summarizing
96.  Is This Dr. Pepper?  -- Compare & Contrast

Should American students be required to learn a second language? 2B-14

Week of March 30th, 2015

Should American Students be required to learn 
a second language?   2B-14

facilitate -- attribute -- distinct -- multicultural -- economic

Achieve Readings

85.  Code Talker Tells His Story --  Cite Evidence
86.  The Story of the Code Talkers -- Notetaking
87.  More People Learn China's Language --  Compare and Contrast

Should American students be required to learn a second language? 2B-14

Week of March 23th, 2015

Should American Students be required to learn 
a second language?   2B-14

facilitate -- attribute -- distinct -- multicultural -- economic

Achieve Readings

80.  Working in the World of Words -- Compare and Contrast  √
81.  Kids TV Speaks Two Languages -- Evaluate themes  √
82.  What Adults can learn from Babies -- Note-taking strategies  √
83.  Do Two Languages Spell Trouble? --  Generating Questions  √
84.  Getting Better -- Summarizing  √

Compulsory Voting - Week of March 9th, 2015

Week of March 9th, 2015

Should Voting be compulsory in local and 
national elections in the United States?   2B-19

civic - apathy - enforce - decline - evidently

Achieve Readings

77.  Reconstruction to the Present:  King's Dream Remembered
78.  What's Wrong with email voting?
79.  Vote Wherever You Are -- Problem / Solution



Citizens Fought and Died to be allowed to vote

Bloody Sunday, Selma, Albama

Compulsory Voting - Week of March 2, 2015

Week of March 2nd, 2015

Should Voting be compulsory in local and 
national elections in the United States?   2B-19

civic - apathy - enforce - decline - evidently

Achieve Readings

72. Use Your Voice  --  Summarizing
73. More Voting Troubles -- Generating Questions
74. Can Machines Help us Vote? --  Prior Knowledge
75. Is this Law fair? -- Cite Evidence
76. Before You Vote --  Compare and Contrast

Green Technologies - Week of Feb 23rd, 2014

A home built to minimize the cost
of energy

Are Green Technologies Worth the Investment? -  WG 2B-15 

 conserve | renewable | invest | proceed | maximize 

Achieve Readings
67. Going Green in New Orleans -- Notetaking
68. The Only Place to Study -- Notetaking
69.  Toys That Teach -- Activating Prior Knowledge
70.  Getting the Lead Out  -- Cite Evidence
71.  Toyota's on Top

Green Technologies - Week of February 16th

Are Green Technologies Worth the Investment? -  WG 2B-15 
 conserve | renewable | invest | proceed | maximize 

Achieve Readings
63. Going Green -- Problem - Solution
64. Lunch Rooms Go Green -- Compare and Contrast
65. Skyscrapers Go Green -- Cause and Effect
66. Green Energy Jobs -- Summarizing
67. Going Green in New Orleans -- Notetaking
68. The Only Place to Study -- Notetaking

After-school Jobs - Week of Feb 9th, 2015

Are after-school jobs helpful or harmful to middle and high school students? (2B-23)

resumé | responsibility | acquire | perceive | sustain 

59. Wanted: Helping Hands --  Generating Questions
60. Some Kids are taking a day off --   Understanding Cause and Effect
61. Students Choose Their Own Path --  Summarizing
62.  Looking for a Job -- Summarizing

Week of February 2, 2015 - After-school Jobs

Child labor exploitation ?

Are after-school jobs helpful or harmful to middle and high school students? (2B-23)

resumé | responsibility | acquire | perceive | sustain 

Achieve Readings
54. Get a Job! Here's How.  -- Cite Evidence
55. High School at McDonald's -- Generating Questions
56. Teen's Company Cleans Up --  Cite Evidence
57. Teens Saving, Not Spending -- Cause & Effect
58. Shorter Week, More Savings? --  Problem - Solution
59. Lending a Hand -- Activating Prior Knowledge

Resumé

Nuclear Power - Week of January 26th

Nuclear Power Plant

The sun shines without limit.

Nuclear Power: Our Future or Danger to Society

47. Earthquake in Japan -- Cite Evidence
48. Drilling for Energy -- Cause and Effect
49. A New Wave of Power --  Cite Evidence
50. Trouble on the River -- Cause and Effect
51. A New Kind of Road -- Cite Evidence
52.  Google's Time in the Sun --  Notetaking
53.  Mother's for Peace -- and Safety -- Compare and Contrast

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Week of January 19th

Nuclear Power: Our Future or Danger to Society

47. Earthquake in Japan -- Cite Evidence
48. Drilling for Energy -- Cause and Effect
49. A New Wave of Power --  Cite Evidence
50.  Trouble on the River --  Cause and Effect

Week of January 12

2A-22  Should Middle and High school students have to meet a grade requirement to participate in sports?

eligible -- affect -- maintain -- prerequisite -- previous

42.  A School Where Kids Rule - Problem / Solution
43.  Pay Up!  -- Problem / Solution
44.  College, Here We Come --  Generating Questions
45.  No More Snow Days --  Cite Evidence
46.  Answer for College Hopefuls?  Yes! -- Problem / Solution

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Week of January 5, 2015

2A-22  Should Middle and High school students have to meet a grade requirement to participate in sports?

eligible -- affect -- maintain -- prerequisite -- previous

Achieve Readings
38.  Fewer Kids Getting Fit at School -- Summarizing
39.  Higher Screen Time, Lower Grades -- Cause and Effect
40.  Are Students Getting Enough Art and Music? -- Generating Questions
41. Students Think on Their Feet -- Cause and Effect


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