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Tues. Oct. 13
1.  Complete your homework assignment that your group assigned from your 
checklist that was used in class.  Topics that have been chosen:  
-genetically modified organisms, mandatory flu vaccinations, organ selling, 
xenotransplants, physician assisted suicide, partial birth abortions, capital 
punishment, intersexed children and gender reassignment surgery, gender 
selection, fetal stem cell therapy, animal testing...
2. Bring a clear covered, 3 prong folder for the final exhibition portfolio.
3. Team Proposal is due on friday.
4. There will be no current events homework this week. 
Wednesday, Oct. 7
1.  Read Ch. 3 from the "Pedigree and Family History Taking" link on the 
teacherweb page.  
http://geneticalliance.org/ksc_assets/pdfs/manual/chapter_3.pdf

2.  Use the handouts from class to conduct your interviews for the family 
medical history chart that you started in class from "My Family Health 
Portrait" link on the teacherweb.  Use this link to complete the pedigree 
chart that you are creating on your family history.
http://www.genome.gov/familyhistory/
 
Monday, Oct. 5
Lorenzo's Oil Worksheet due Wednesday, Oct. 7.  Type the question and then the
answer.  You must complete questions 3 and 4 and then choose 3 more questions
to answer completely.  

Monday, Sept. 21
Check out the last links on TeacherWeb to view some of the resourcs for this 
case study on Health Care Reform.

By the end of Tuesday, you should have typed and completed all of Steps 1 and 
2 in the case study.  Submit one copy per group to the teacher.

Thurs.Sept. 17
Complete Current Events #1, it is due tomorrow!  Make sure you are sitting 
with your assignment handout as you complete the homework.
It should be typed, have the article you analyzed, and be ready to hand in at 
the start of class.
Wed. Sept. 16
1.  Each person in the group should complete two more questions for 
homework.  Type the question, answer and works cited.
2.  Current events #1 is due Friday.  Check out last Thurs., Fri., Sunday and 
Monday's newspapers.

Tues. Sept. 15
1. Each person research 1 question for the Case Study.  
2. TYPE the question, answer and works cited to be turned in for homework.
3.  Check out the (http://www.healthreform.gov/) website.

Monday, Sept. 14
Today we began our first Case Study!
1.  Read the articles on President Obama's Health Care Plan that you received 
in class.  TAKE NOTES.

2.  Complete Step 1a and 1b for the case study.  Your ethical dilemma should 
be worded starting with "Should..."
COME TO CLASS TOMORROW WITH STEP 1 TYPED OR WRITTEN OUT.

3.  Go to the links section of this website and read through the last link to 
the Health Care Plan from the White House to begin your research for this 
case. (http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/health_care/)

4.  CURRENT EVENTS #1 IS DUE FRIDAY, SEPT. 18.  DON'T PROCRASTICNATE!!!  
Check out last thursday and friday's newspapers.  Go to the MHS library for 
magazine articles.

Wednesday, Sept 9
Current Events #1 is due Friday, Sept. 18.  Make sure you have your 
Assignment handout with you while you are completing the work so that you 
follow the guidelines.

Friday, Aug. 28, 2009
If you did not finish reading the Ethics Background handout from class, 
please complete your reading and notetaking for Monday, Aug. 31.  
Highlighting material only is not notetaking.  

Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009
1. Complete the prioritizing your values grid you started in class.
2. Read the Social Clusters handout.
3. Word Process the Questions and Answers on the worksheet.  Minimum 2 pages, 
single spaced, 14 font, and paragraph form.
4. The handouts for this assignment are also available on this website under 
the "Handouts" section.
5.  DUE tomorrow at the start of class.  Make sure your homework is printed 
and the rubric is stapled to the front before you come to class.

Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009
What is Life? 
Electronic Collage Homework

Students are to create an electronic collage using 1-5 quotes  from the 
movie, “Patch Adams.”  Be sure to include either personal or borrowed visuals 
for your collage depicting how you would answer the EQ from this movie.

A collage is a compilation of pictures that creates a whole image.  Use your 
laptop to create both text and pictures for this collage.  Be creative!

Homework Points: 10
Due Date:  Wednesday, Aug. 26

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