Ap bio 2nd Quarter book project collins 3 Objective
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- Project is due DECEMBER 22 nd (or before). SUGGESTED BOOK LIST: * means Ms. Emhof owns in her library
- Million Little Pieces- James Frey* NONFICTION
- The Double Helix, James D. Watson*
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – Rebecca Skloot *
- Never Suck a Dead Man’s Hand: Curious Adventures of a CSI – Dana Kollman*
- Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife – Mary Roach* Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers – Mary Roach *
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AP Bio 2nd Quarter BOOK PROJECT Collins 3 Objective: Read a fiction/nonfiction biology book; write a brief summary and critique. FCAs: 1. Correct spelling and punctuation 2. Correct definitions of biological terms 3. Correct sentence structure Directions: 1. Choose a book related to biology to read. You can select a book from the suggested books listed below or choose a book not on the list with the approval of your biology teacher. 2. Type a brief paper that includes the following: Cover page that includes: Name, Period, title of book chosen and Author (10 points) 1- 2 paragraph introduction and summary (10 pts) 3 paragraphs each containing one opinion of yours, supported by at least one quote, that discusses a particular biological concept presented in the book. Discuss the specifics defining five appropriate biological terms for each opinion. (Cite properly). (70pts) 1 paragraph conclusion about whether you would recommend the book and why. (10pts) 3. Five points are deducted for every day late (including over the break!). Project is due DECEMBER 22nd (or before). SUGGESTED BOOK LIST: * means Ms. Emhof owns in her library FICTION: Demon in the Freezer-Richard Preston* The Hot Zone – Richard Preston* Jurassic Park - Michael Creighton* Prey-Michael Crighton Fever-Robin Cook Mountains Beyond Mountains-Tracy Kidder My Sister’s Keeper-Jodi Picoult The Man who Planted Trees-Jean Giono Prodigal Summer-Barbara Kingslover The Cobra Event-Richard Preston Chromosome 6-Robin Cook Seven Daughters of Eve-Bryan Sykes Next-Michael Crichton Adam’s Curse-Bryan Sykes The Wild Trees-Richard Preston Darwin’s Radio-Greg Bear Subterranean-James Rollins Sandstorm-James Rollins Amazonia-James Rollins Parasite Rex-Carl Zimmer Genome-Matt Ridley Survival of the Sickest-Moalem and Prince Your Inner Fish-Neil Shubin Million Little Pieces-James Frey* NONFICTION: The Black Death and the Transformation of the West, David Herlihy The Black Death, Philip Ziegler Body Under Siege, Danny S. New The Body's Edge: Our Cultural Obsession with Skin, Marc Lappe Bubonic Plague in Nineteenth Century China, Carol Benedict Catastrophe, David Keys Clone, Gina Kolata The Coming Plague, Laurie Garrett Dead Men Do Tell Tales, William Maples Deadly Feasts, Richard Rhodes Disease in History, Frederick Cartwright with Michael Bidiss Double Edged Sword: Promises and Risks of the Genetic Revolution, Karl Drlica The Double Helix, James D. Watson* Evolutionary Medicine, Marc Lappe Fictions of Disease in Early Modern England: Bodies, Plagues and Politics, Margaret Healy Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918…, Gina Kolata Germs that Won’t Die, Marc Lappe Get Bitten by the Biology Bug, Maura C. Flanger Hepatitis B: The Hunt for a Killer Virus, Baruch S. Blumberg The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – Rebecca Skloot * Let's Eat Right to Keep Fit, Adele Davis Life Itself: Exploring the Realm of the Living Cell – Boyce Rensberger* Lucy: Beginnings of Humankind, Donald C. Johanson and Maitland Edey Molecules of Emotion: Why You Feel the Way you Feel, Candace Pert Never Suck a Dead Man’s Hand: Curious Adventures of a CSI – Dana Kollman* Omnivores Dilemma-Michael Pollan Plagues and Peoples, William H. McNeill Rats, Lice, and History, Hans Zinser The Road to Dolly and the Path Ahead, Gina Kolata Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA, Brenda Maddox Silent Spring, Rachel Carson Silent Travelers, Alan M. Kraut Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife – Mary Roach* Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers – Mary Roach * Talking Bones, Peggy Thomas Toxic Threat: How Hazardous Substances Poison Our Lives, Stephen J. Zipko Virus Hunting, Robert C. Gallo What if Everything You Knew About AIDS Was Wrong, Christing Maggiore and Kary Mullis Directory: cms -> lib6 -> PA01000989 -> Centricity -> ModuleInstance Centricity -> Debate Jargon Resolution: topic of debate Example: uniforms in school Centricity -> Essay contest 125 cash prizes for students, totaling $15,500! Essay topic Centricity -> Midterm 2013/2014 Study Guide Accelerated Reconstruction Era Share with your friends:
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