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Weekly Agenda & Digital Archive
Week 1 (1/29 - 2/2)
A video peek into this week The agenda for this week in Biology
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Week 1
Monday - Introduction and Seats; Review the Class Syllabus; Discuss Weighted Grading; Get Week 1 Stamp Sheet ; Start Why Are Cells So Darn Small?; HW = none, unless... Click Here for Homework Extra Credit! Tuesday - Finish Why Are Cells So Darn Small?; Tour of Chapter 8; Cell Cylce Quiz Heads-up; Start Ch 8.1 Wkst HW = finish Ch 8.1 Wkst Wednesday - Check-in Ch 8.1 Wkst; Ploidy Notes; Lookin' at Ligers Start Ploidy Practice; HW = finish Ploidy Practice Thursday - Check-in Ploidy Practice; Discuss Mitosis Colored Diagram; Cell Cycle Notes; Start Ch 8.2 Wkst; HW = finish Ch 8.2 Wkst Friday - Check-in Ch 8.2 Wkst; Mitosis Notes: Mitosis Review Video; Week 1 HW Quiz; Work on Mitosis CD HW = start studying for Tuesday's Cell Cycle Quiz! |
If you earned less than the expected 70% for Week 1 'Homework Comprehension' score (as graded on your stamp sheet), successfully complete the following reading and response prompt and your score will be increased up to 7 out of 10. Use the fields to the right to submit your make-up response.
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Homework Comprehension Make-up
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Week 2 (2/5 - 2/9)
A video peek into this week The agenda for this week in Biology
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Week 2
Monday - Discuss Cell Cycle Quiz (tomorrow); Mitosis Virtual Investigation; Go Over Week 1 HW Quiz; HW = study for tomorrow's Cell Cycle Quiz! Tuesday - Last minute quiz questions; Cell Cycle Quiz; Start Mitosis & Meiosis Diagram; More Practice Looking at Chromosomes (Karyotypes); HW = finish Karyotype Analysis Wednesday - Quick Check of Karyotype Analysis; Time Spent in Mitosis Lab; Go Over Cell Cycle Quiz Results HW = finish Time in Mitosis Lab Questions Thursday - Hand-in Time in Mitosis Lab; Cancer Notes; Visit NIH Cancer Site Here Start Cancer and the Cell Cycle HW = finish Cancer and the Cell Cycle Friday - Discuss Cancer and the Cell Cycle; Week 2 HW Quiz; Cell Reproduction (Ch 8) Test Review; Magic Bullet Video HW = start studying for next Friday's Cell Reproduction Test (Ch 8)! |
If you earned less than the expected 70% for Week 2 'Homework Comprehension' score (as graded on your stamp sheet), successfully complete the following reading and response prompt and your score will be increased up to 7 out of 10. Use the fields below to submit your make-up response.
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Homework Comprehension Make-up
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Week 3 (2/12 - 2/16)
A video peek into this week The agenda for this week in Biology
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Week 3
Monday - Discuss Week 2 HW Quiz; Meiosis Notes; Meiosis Video; Attempt Ch 8.3 Wkst HW = study for Friday's Cell Reproduction (Ch 8) Test! Tuesday - Meiosis Virtual Investigation; Mit vs Me CD Time HW = study for Friday's Cell Reproduction (Ch 8) Test! Wednesday - Study Questions?; Mitosis Crash Course ; Cells Alive MvM Review HW = study for Friday's Cell Reproduction (Ch 8) Test! Thursday - Meiosis Crash Course; M vs M Venn; Last Minute Study Questions? HW = study for tomorrow's Cell Reproduction (Ch 8) Test! Friday - Last Minute Qs?; Hand-in Mitosis and Mitosis vs Meiosis Colored Diagrams; Cell Reproduction (Ch 8) Test! HW = none |
There was no week 3 homework quiz due to Cell Reproduction (Ch 8) Test
Week 4 (2/19 - 2/23)
Midwinter Break
Week 5 (2/26 - 3/2)
A video peek into this week The agenda for this week in Biology
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Week 5
Monday - Go Over Cell Reproduction Test Results; Tour of Chapter 9&12; Start Ch 9.1 Wkst; New Perspectives (seats) HW = finish Ch 9.1 Wkst Tuesday - A Tasty Intro to Genetics; Discuss Ch 9.1 Wkst; Bill Nye on the Masterful Monk Mendel; Start Mendel Notes; HW = none Wednesday - Mendel's Main Idea (review); Nomenclature Notes; Start Human Traits Exercise HW = finish Human Traits Exercise Thursday - Owl Book Intro to Punnett Squares HW = finish Ch 9.2 Wkst Friday - Mendel Main Ideas; Week 4 HW Quiz; HW = |
Week 6 (3/5 - 3/9)
A video peek into this week The agenda for this week in Biology
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Week 6
Monday - Dihybrid Notes; Dihybrid Packet through Unicorn Problem HW = finish Dihybrid Probs 1-20 (do 21-24 for extra credit) Tuesday - Unicorn Problem; Punnett Square Practice Website HW = finish Mono & Dihybrid practice #3 Wednesday - Go over Monhybrid Practice Problems; Pea Perspectives; Punnett Square Quiz! HW = none Thursday - Go Over Pedigree Quiz results; Start Bending/Breaking Mendel's Rules (more Mendel notes and practice problems - Crosses with a Twist). HW = none Friday - A Bit on Blood; How Blood Breaks the Rules pt.1; Start Blood Type Problems No Week 6 HW Quiz due to Pedigree Quiz on Weds; HW = none |
There was no week 6 homework quiz due to
Wednesday's Mendelian Crosses (Punnett Square) Quiz
Week 7 (3/12 - 3/16)
A video peek into this week The agenda for this week in Biology
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Week 7
Monday - more Blood Expertise; more Mendel Rule-Breaker Notes (polygenics); Blood Breaks Rules round 2; HW = finish Blood Type problems Tuesday - Go over Blood Type Problems; Practice Polygenic Traits (snakes); A Survey of Sex-linked Traits (hemophilia & color-blindness) HW = finish Sex-Linked Traits problem set Wednesday - Intro to BioBabies ; Inheritance (Ch 9&12) Test Review HW = none Thursday - Intro to Pedigrees (notes); Work on BioBaby HW = finish BioBaby Friday - Hand-in BioBaby; Week 7 HW Quiz; More Pedigree Problems HW = start studying for next Thursday's Inheritance Unit (Ch 9&12.2) Test |
If you earned less than the expected 70% for Week 7 'Homework Comprehension' score (as graded on your stamp sheet), successfully complete the following reading and response prompt and your score may be increased to 7 out of 10. Use the fields at the bottom to submit your make-up response.
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Homework Comprehension Make-up
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Week 8 (3/13 - 3/17)
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(3/13- 3/17) Week 8
Monday - Your Review Questions?; Go over Week 7 HW Quiz; Pedigree Practice Problems Start Robert's Family Pedigree Activity (neatness counts!) HW = study for Thursday's Inheritance Unit (Ch 9&12.2) Test Tuesday - Your Review Questions?; Digital Review; Work on Robert's Family Pedigree Digital Review - Website 1 Website 2 Website 3 Website 4 HW = study for Thursday's Inheritance Unit (Ch 9&12.2) Test Wednesday - Your Review Questions?; One Last Round of Practice Problems; Hank's Take HW = study for Thursday's Inheritance Unit (Ch 9&12.2) Test Thursday - Hand-in Robert's Pedigree; Inheritance Unit (Ch 9&12.2) Test! HW = none Friday - Go Over Test Results; Preview DNA; GATACA Heads-up HW = none |
Week 9 (3/26 - 3/29)
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Week 9
Monday - Tour of Chapter 10 (heed my DNA warning); Journey Into DNA (Website); Read Ch 10.1 and do Questions HW = read p.193-195, do p.195 Qs #1,2,3,5,6 Tuesday - Look Over GATTACA Questions; Watch Day 1 of GATTACA HW = none Wednesday - Discuss Completed GATTACA Questions; Watch Day 2 of GATTACA HW = none Thursday - Discuss Completed GATTACA Questions; Finish GATTACA; Finish GATTACA Response (Students absent during movie complete the GATTACA alternative assignment) HW = none Friday - HW = Have a Safe Spring Break! |
Week 10 (4/2 - 4/6)
Spring Break
Week 11 (4/9 - 4/13) State Testing Week
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Week 11
Monday - Tour of Chapter; Start DNA Notes; New Perspectives for a New Unit Start Wronged Heroine Read & Respond HW = finish Wronged Heroine Read & Respond Tuesday - No class... Standardized Testing Day & PAC Assembly HW = finish Wronged Heroine Read & Respond Wednesday - Read Ch 10.1 and do Questions; (shortened day - meet in the Media Center) HW = read p.193-195, do p.195 Qs #1,2,3,5,6 Thursday - Go Over 10.1 HW; Bill Nye Intros DNA Guys (and Gals); DNA Structure Notes; Tackle 10.2 Wkst; HW = finish Ch 10.2 Wkst Friday - Go Over Wkst 10.2; Week 11 HW Quiz; Double Helix Colored Diagram; Build a DNA Model HW = study for Tuesday's DNA Structure Quiz |
If you earned less than the expected 70% for Week 9 'Homework Comprehension' score (as graded on your stamp sheet), successfully complete the following reading and response prompt and your score may be increased to 7 out of 10. Use the fields at the right to submit your make-up response.
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Homework Comprehension Make-up
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Week 12 (4/16 - 4/20)
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Week 12
Monday - DNA Review Video; DNA Structure Review Venn; Reveal Replication and start on Ch 10.3 HW = study for Tuesday's DNA Structure Quiz Tuesday - Last Minute Quiz Questions? DNA Structure Quiz; Replication CD Time; HW = none Wednesday - Go over quiz; DNA Replication Notes; Read Ch 10-3 (p. 200-202) ; Start Ch 10.3 Worksheet HW = finish Ch 10.3 Worksheet Thursday - Crash Course Review of Section 10.3;What are mutations? (video); Go Over Ch 10.3 Worksheet; What are mutations? (notes); Start Mutation Practice HW = finish Mutation Practice Friday - Haplotypes and Ancestry.com; Go Over Mutations Practice; Week 12 HW Quiz; Start DNA Transcription Colored Diagram HW = none |
Week 13 (4/23 - 4/27)
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Week 13
Monday - Chefs & Monks video; Tour Chapter 10.4; Job #2... Transcription& Translation Notes; Practice Transcribing; HW = Transcription Practice (just 1,2,3, 7,8,9, 11,12,13, 21,22,23 of Protein Synthesis Sheet) Tuesday - Check Over Transcription HW; Label the PS Diagram; Translate last night's HW; Owl Book Version of Transcription/Translation HW = Decoding the Genetic Code Worksheet Wednesday - Go Over Decoding the Genetic Code Worksheet ; Look at Test Review Guide; Protein Synthesis Virtual Investigation ; Start Prot Synth Practice #3 HW = finish Protein Synthesis Practice #3 (Surviving Until Stop) Thursday - SUB DAY: Start Cracking the Code video HW = start studying for Tuesday's Chapter 10 DNA test!! Friday - Mutation Review video; Mutation IRL Video; Go Over Surviving Until Stop; Protein Synthesis Fwd & Bckwd; Week 13 HW Quiz; Finish Cracking the Code HW = start studying for Tuesday's Chapter 10 DNA test!! |
If you earned less than the expected 70% for Week 13 'Homework Comprehension' score (as graded on your stamp sheet), successfully complete the following reading and response prompt and your score may be increased to 7 out of 10. Use the fields at the right to submit your make-up response.
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Homework Comprehension Make-up
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Week 14 (4/30 - 5/4)
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Week 14
Monday - Job #1 & Job #2 Venn; Review Guide Questions; Study/CD time HW = study for Tuesday's Chapter 10 DNA test!! Tuesday - Last min Qs?; hand-in Colored Diagrams (3); Chapter 10 DNA test!! HW = none Wednesday - Go Over DNA Test results; Intro to Mass Extinctions HW = none Thursday - I Do Mass Extinction (POGIL); You Do Mass Extinction; Groups Do Mass Extinction (Group POGIL) HW = none Friday - The Loneliest Animal; Wrap POGIL notes; A Sixth Extinction?; Making a Mnemonic Device (KPCOFGS) HW = none |
Week 15 (5/7 - 5/11)
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Week 15
Monday - Intro to Taxonomy (Grandma's Biology); A Tour of Chapter 17; Start Ch 17.1 Wkst HW = finish Ch 17.1 wkst Tuesday - Go Over Ch 17.1 Wkst; A Latin Lingo Example; Focus on Phylogeny Notes HW = Finish Latin Lingo Wednesday - Go over Latin Lingo; Shark Key Activity; HW = finish Shark Key? Thursday - What Is it?; Go Over Shark Key; Meet the King(doms) Notes; Read Ch 17.2 (p. 341 -345); HW = Complete Ch 17.2 Wkst Friday - Go over Ch 17.2 Wkst; Week 15 HW Quiz; - Online Animal Grouping (click here); HW = none (if All in the Family is complete) |
If you earned less than the expected 70% for Week 15 'Homework Comprehension' score (as graded on your stamp sheet), successfully complete the following reading and response prompt and your score may be increased to 7 out of 10. Use the fields at the right to submit your make-up response.
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Homework Comprehension Make-up
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Week 16 (5/14 - 5/18)
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Week 16
Monday - Look over Wk 15 HW Quiz; Graduate to Trees (Phylogenetic); start Triumph of the Vertebrates pt.1 HW = study for Thursday's Classification (Ch 17) Quiz Tuesday - Construct a Cladogram ; Ch 17.3 Review - Survey of Life HW = study for Thursday's Classification (Ch 17) Quiz Wednesday - Classification Review (POGIL practice); finish Triumph of the Vertebrates pt.1? HW = study for Thursday's Classification (Ch 17) Quiz Thursday - Classification (Ch 17) Quiz ; Start Your Inner Fish pt. I HW = none Friday - UCS District Exam Guide; finish Your Inner Fish pt.I HW = none |
Week 17 (5/21 - 5/25)
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Week 17
Monday - Tour Ch 15; Intro to Darwin (notes); Read Ch 25 Sec 1 (p.297-301); Start Ch 15.1 Wkst HW = finish Ch 15.1 Wkst Tuesday - Go Over Ch 15.1 Wkst; FAME notes; Homologous Structures Quick Lab; Back to the begining... Endosymbiotic Theory; Why Go Eukaryotic?; HW = finish Endosymbiotic Theory Wednesday - (SUB DAY) Evidence for Evolution; Start Peppered Moth Analysis HW = finish Peppered Moth Analysis Thursday - Go over Endosymbiotic Theory; Evolution Virtual Investigation; Start Evolution of Bacteria HW = finish Evolution of Bacteria Friday - Go Over Evolution of Bacteria ; Week 17 HW Quiz; Your Inner Fish (Reptile) pt. II HW = none |
If you earned less than the expected 70% for Week 17 'Homework Comprehension' score (as graded on your stamp sheet), successfully complete the following reading and response prompt and your score may be increased to 7 out of 10. Use the fields at the bottom to submit your make-up response.
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Homework Comprehension Make-up
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Week 18 (5/28 - 6/1)
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Week 18
Monday - NO SCHOOL! Happy Memorial Day! HW = none Tuesday - Elephant Evolution (review of the 4 parts of natural selection); Convergent vs Divergent Notes; From Ferocious Fangs to Fido (Dog Evolution Clip); HW = study for tomorrow's Ch 15 Evolution Quiz Wednesday - Last min Qs?; Ch 15 Evolution Quiz ; Go Over Logic of Lizard Limb Length; HW = none Thursday - The Four Parts of Natural Selection (notes); Analyzing Changes in Lizard Populations; HW = Lizard/Perch Analysis (suggest a specific selection factor) Friday - Week 18 HW Quiz; Evolution Test study guide; Your Inner Fish (monkey) pt.III; HW = study for next Wednesday's Evolution Unit test |
Week 19 (6/4 - 6/8)
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Week 19
Monday - HW = none Tuesday - Reminder of Adaptive Radiation ; Pollenpeeper Evolution Analysis HW = none Wednesday - Discuss the Logic of Lizard Limb Length; finish Natural Selection POGIL; Dogs and Artificial vs. Natural Selection HW = Darwin's Finches Thursday - Peek Back at Bacteria POGIL; Natural Selection Virtual Investigation; Start Evidence of Evolution HW = Evidence of Evolution 1-9 Friday - |
Week 20 (6/11 - 6/15)
Week 20
Monday - Go Over Evidence of Evolution 1-9; Examine Homologous Structures;
Bring Darwin into 21st Century; Finish Evolution Notes
HW = none
Tuesday - Selection and Speciation POGIL; Another Anole; Start Anole Evolutionary Tree
HW = finish Anole Evolutionary Tree Exercise
Wednesday - Discuss Anole Evolutionary Tree Exercise; Evolution Test Questions?
HW = study for Evolution Test
Thursday - hand-in Evolution Color Diagram; Evolution Unit Test (ch 15&16)
HW = continue studying for UCS District Exam
Friday - Go over Evolution Test Results; Quickest HW Quiz; First Round of Exam Review
HW = study for UCS District Exam
Monday - Go Over Evidence of Evolution 1-9; Examine Homologous Structures;
Bring Darwin into 21st Century; Finish Evolution Notes
HW = none
Tuesday - Selection and Speciation POGIL; Another Anole; Start Anole Evolutionary Tree
HW = finish Anole Evolutionary Tree Exercise
Wednesday - Discuss Anole Evolutionary Tree Exercise; Evolution Test Questions?
HW = study for Evolution Test
Thursday - hand-in Evolution Color Diagram; Evolution Unit Test (ch 15&16)
HW = continue studying for UCS District Exam
Friday - Go over Evolution Test Results; Quickest HW Quiz; First Round of Exam Review
HW = study for UCS District Exam
If you earned less than the expected 70% for Week 13 'Homework Comprehension' score (as graded on your stamp sheet), successfully complete the following reading and response prompt and your score may be increased to 7 out of 10. Use the fields at the right to submit your make-up response.
For the Week 14 Homework Quiz taken on 4/29/2016
Week 14 Make-up: Click on the following Carbon-dating tutorial (here). Click the 'Launch Interactive' button. Watch the 'In Nature' video and all the video clips from the 'In The Lab' tab. After viewing, read the prompts below and answer in the fields to the right.
Week 14 Make-up Prompt: In the answer fields to the right, using complete sentences, answer the following questions:
In Nature:
- What is the most common isotope of Carbon?
- Describe what eventually happens to Carbon-14.
- What is the approximate 1/2 life of carbon-14?
- In general, what measurements are compared to find the age of a once living object/organism?
In the Lab:
- Describe the six steps a scientist, like Ann McNichol, carries out when actually performing C-14 dating in a lab.
Half-life Problems pt. III; Group Go at Half-Life Problems; Importance of Biodiveristy and Side-Stepping Extinction Videos
HW = none
(4/24- 4/28) Week 14
Monday - Hand-In Virtual Investigation?; Test/Study Guide Questions?; Mutation Notes;
Time to Mutate!
HW = study for Thursday's Chapter 10 DNA test!!
Tuesday - Test/Study Guide Questions?; Mutation Review video; Mutation IRL Video; More mutation practice!; Quick Look at Test Review Guide
HW = study for Thursday's Chapter 10 DNA test!!
Wednesday - Job #1 & Job #2 Venn; Review Guide Questions; Study/CD time
HW = study for Thursday's Chapter 10 DNA test!!
Thursday - last min Qs?; hand-in Colored Diagrams (3); Chapter 10 DNA test!!
HW = none
Tuesday - Finish Extinction POGIL; NdT Mass Extinction Video; Look Over Ch 14.2
HW = Read p.282-286 Do p.286 - Qs 1,3,4,5,6
Wednesday - Go Over Ch 14.2 HW Questions; Something from Nothing (notes);
Problems on How to Date; Look Over Ch 14.2 Wkst
HW = finish Ch 14.2 Wkst
Thursday - Go Over Ch 14.2 Wkst; Age of Artifacts Using C-14; Start Radioactive Dating Problems
HW = finish Radioactive Dating Problems
Friday - Go Over Dating Problems; Week 14 HW Quiz; Triumph of the Vertebrates pt.1
HW = none
Extiction Graph Analysis; Extinction is a Way of Life (notes); Start Extinction POGIL
Go Over DNA test
HW = none
(4/24- 4/28) Week 14
Monday - Hand-In Virtual Investigation?; Test/Study Guide Questions?; Mutation Notes;
Time to Mutate!
HW = study for Thursday's Chapter 10 DNA test!!
Tuesday - Test/Study Guide Questions?; Mutation Review video; Mutation IRL Video; More mutation practice!; Quick Look at Test Review Guide
HW = study for Thursday's Chapter 10 DNA test!!
Wednesday - Job #1 & Job #2 Venn; Review Guide Questions; Study/CD time
HW = study for Thursday's Chapter 10 DNA test!!
Thursday - last min Qs?; hand-in Colored Diagrams (3); Chapter 10 DNA test!!
HW = none
Tuesday - Finish Extinction POGIL; NdT Mass Extinction Video; Look Over Ch 14.2
HW = Read p.282-286 Do p.286 - Qs 1,3,4,5,6
Wednesday - Go Over Ch 14.2 HW Questions; Something from Nothing (notes);
Problems on How to Date; Look Over Ch 14.2 Wkst
HW = finish Ch 14.2 Wkst
Thursday - Go Over Ch 14.2 Wkst; Age of Artifacts Using C-14; Start Radioactive Dating Problems
HW = finish Radioactive Dating Problems
Friday - Go Over Dating Problems; Week 14 HW Quiz; Triumph of the Vertebrates pt.1
HW = none
Extiction Graph Analysis; Extinction is a Way of Life (notes); Start Extinction POGIL
Go Over DNA test
If you earned less than the expected 70% for Week 6 'Homework Comprehension' score (as graded on your stamp sheet), successfully complete the following reading and response prompt and your score may be increased to 7 out of 10. Use the fields at the bottom to submit your make-up response.
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Homework Comprehension Make-up
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