10th Grade World Lit: Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Good morning! Thank you so much to everyone who submitted their Night Tests yesterday! I am also really excited to look through your TED Talk Tuesday responses and add some of those to my "to watch" list. :)

Today, before we start on our research mini-unit on different diseases, I think it's important to look at this moment in time and the pandemic that the world is currently facing. Let's talk about the details.




Assignment for Today:

• TED Talk Tuesday - DUE WEDNESDAY, March 18
1. Choose a TED Talk that interests you from the TED Talk website
2. Submit the TED Talk Tuesday Form
• Transition to the Research Mini-Unit on Infectious Diseases
1. Listen to Sawbones episode on Quarantine
• Transcript
• Thank you to Mr. Egbert for transcribing it for us!!
2. Read NewsELA Article: "Why everything is closing for coronavirus: It's called 'flattening the curve'"
3. Fill out the form

Want to learn more about coronavirus?
This is not required, but if you are interested in learning more about the coronavirus in more detail, here is the link to the Sawbones episode where Sydnee and Justin talk about it for the first time on their podcast in February. (To be clear: Please note that listening to this second podcast is optional, but listening to the one about quarantines and reading the article are NOT optional).

What's Due Today?

• TED Talk Tuesday Form
• Podcast/Article Form

Please let me know if you have any trouble accessing any links or submitting your assignments. Remember that I am available via email (amanda.egbert@cobbk12.org) and through Remind.