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Seniors
Your essay on Friday will be a synthesis essay that constructs an argument concerning technology in the workplace. Specifically, your essay should focus on a particular profession and the potential of robotics and/or artificial intelligence to enhance, improve, alter or harm the ability of humans to do their jobs.

We have been watching selections from Frontline: Digital Nation, and the site also includes links to research. It makes sense to relate your topic to your future profession, but it is not required. Simply focus your topic on the area that most interests you. Find and print out at least TWO articles for Wednesday. Make sure you examine the credibility of each article, and please read them.

On Thursday, we will develop thesis statements and support from your articles. The essay will be written in class on Friday.

Sophomores
Your study guide for Frankenstein is a PDF. You may view it, save it, or print it. Your homework for FRIDAY is to read both the novel (through p14) and the study guide (through p11) and to answer the questions on p14-15 (#1-5). The vocabulary for each section will be on the exam.

FRANKENSTEIN STUDY GUIDE

Today, we will cover the John Keats poems from your textbook. The homework is on "Ode on a Grecian Urn," "When I Have Fears," and "Bright Star" (#1-3 on 800, #2-4 on 806). We will review the poems from the second generation poets on Wednesday and have a quiz on Thursday.

Please bring $5 for your copy of the novel asap.

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