Thursday, October 16, 2008

8th grade: Today in Language Arts-Reader's Workshop

All students turned in their Reading Folders. In preparation for our novel study, students pretended they were Charlie (the protagonist in Flowers for Algernon) and went to different tables around the room to take the Rorschach Test. Students shared their interpretations of the inkblots with the class. We spent the remainder of the class reading the first part of Flowers for Algernon.

Homework 8A only: Read the article entitled The Pros and Cons of Human Cloning. Then answer the following five questions:

1. What are the 5 species that have been cloned?
2. List 3 problems with animal cloning.
3. What is the difference between reproductive cloning and therapuedic cloning?
4. What is the opinion of the National Academies on cloning?
5. After reading this article, what thoughts do you have about cloning?

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