11/20

Today, students turned in their context clues for Search for Hyde.
Additionally, they took both the vocabulary and reading quizzes for that section.

Students received the next set of vocabulary words today for which they are searching for context clues for tomorrow.  Students should also read both Dr. Jekyll Was Quite At Ease and The Carew Murder for tomorrow. A reading quiz will be given tomorrow and the vocab quiz will take place on Monday.

Any students wishing to attend the J Michael Bishop extra credit opportunity: http://vai.convio.net/site/MessageViewer?dlv_id=6821&em_id=2502.0&pgwrap=n
Please let me know by 11/24.  There is a sign up sheet in class, but you can also notify me by email, Facebook, etc.  You are responsible for your own transportation to and from.  A short written response will be required. It is worth 10 extra credit points.  If you are a student who would like to go, but cannot provide your own transportation, let me know and I will try to connect you to others who are going and are interested in carpooling.

J Michael Bishop worked with Harold Varmus  They won "the Nobel Peace Prize for their discovery of the cellular origin of retroviral oncogenes in 1989" (Mukherjee, 363).  Varmus was the one who referenced Beowulf in his acceptance speech. It isn't every day you get to see a Nobel Peace Prize winner speak.  My understanding is that his lecture is directed toward the layperson (that is every day folks) not oncologists. I'm hoping we have a good turn out. Let me know if you want to go.  All the details are on the flyer at the above link.

The vocab words for today's crossword are accost, pedant, contrive, disposition, unobtrusive, assail, ferocity, disinter, lurid, odious, conflagration, insensate,