Sunday, January 27, 2019

February 1st, 2019 Angela's Ashes


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January 31st, 2019 The Great Gatsby


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January 30th, 2019 The Great Gatsby

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Muscular System: How to have healthy muscles.

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Level#1

Getting exercise is the best thing you can do to keep your muscles healthy. Exercise pumps blood and oxygen all over your body making you feel alert and healthy. Exercise also makes your muscles strong and firm.


1. How can you keep your muscles healthy?





2. What does exercise do for your body?





3. What can you do to make your muscles strong and firm?










Level#2

Getting exercise is the best thing you can do to keep your muscles healthy. Exercise pumps blood and oxygen all over your body making you feel alert and healthy. Exercise also makes your muscles strong and firm. A healthy exercise program begins and ends with stretching. Research shows that a lack of exercise causes teenagers to gain more weight than overeating does.

1. What can you do to keep your muscles healthy?





2. What does exercise do for your body and what does it do for your muscles?






3. What can a lack of exercise cause to happen to a teenager?











Level#3

Getting exercise is the best thing you can do to keep your muscles healthy. Exercise pumps blood and oxygen all over your body making you feel alert and healthy. Exercise also makes your muscles strong and firm. A healthy exercise program begins and ends with stretching. Research shows that a lack of exercise causes teenagers to gain more weight than overeating does. Nutrition is also important for keeping muscles healthy. You should eat a variety of healthy foods. This means including meat or beans, fruits and vegetables, and breads and cereals in your diet.

1. Explain the three important benefits that exercise provides for both your muscles and your body in general.








2. Explain in detail the role that nutrition plays in keeping muscles healthy.












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January 29th, 2019 The Great Gatsby

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Muscular System: How to have healthy muscles.

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Level#1

Getting exercise is the best thing you can do to keep your muscles healthy. Exercise pumps blood and oxygen all over your body making you feel alert and healthy. Exercise also makes your muscles strong and firm.

1. What is the best thing you can do to keep your muscles healthy?





2. What does exercise do for your body and how does it make you feel?





3. What does exercise do for your muscles?













Level#2

Getting exercise is the best thing you can do to keep your muscles healthy. Exercise pumps blood and oxygen all over your body making you feel alert and healthy. Exercise also makes your muscles strong and firm. A healthy exercise program begins and ends with stretching. Research shows that a lack of exercise causes teenagers to gain more weight than overeating does.

1. What is the best thing you can do to keep your muscles healthy and what does exercise do for your body?






2. What does exercise do for your muscles and what should a healthy exercise program begin and end with?






3. What does research show that a lack of exercise causes?













Level#3

Getting exercise is the best thing you can do to keep your muscles healthy. Exercise pumps blood and oxygen all over your body making you feel alert and healthy. Exercise also makes your muscles strong and firm. A healthy exercise program begins and ends with stretching. Research shows that a lack of exercise causes teenagers to gain more weight than overeating does. Nutrition is also important for keeping muscles healthy. You should eat a variety of healthy foods. This means including meat or beans, fruits and vegetables, and breads and cereals in your diet.

1. What are the benefits of exercise for your muscles, what does it do, and how does it make you feel?







2. What should an exercise program include and why is it important for teenagers to exercise and eat a nutritious diet?















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January 28th, 2019 The Great Gatsby

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Sunday, January 20, 2019

January 25th, 2019 The Great Gatsby

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January 24th, 2019 The Great Gatsby


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January 23rd, 2019 The Great Gatsby

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Muscular System: Problems with Muscles.

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Level#1

Suppose you lost control of your muscles little by little. This is what happens to people with Muscular Dystrophy, also called MD. MD is a disease that causes the muscles to waste away over time. It is a rare disease. Most children that have MD end up in wheelchairs or on crutches. At this time, doctors do not know what causes MD, but they are working on treatments for it.


1. What does Muscular Dystrophy do to a person's muscles?






2. What happens to most children that have Muscular Dystrophy?






3. What do doctors know about Muscular Dystrophy?









Level#2

Suppose you lost control of your muscles little by little. This is what happens to people with Muscular Dystrophy, also called MD. MD is a disease that causes the muscles to waste away over time. It is a rare disease. Most children that have MD end up in wheelchairs or on crutches. At this time, doctors do not know what causes MD, but they are working on treatments for it. The most common muscle problem is sore muscles. The soreness is caused by muscles not getting enough oxygen during exercise. Also, muscles have to get rid of wastes when exercising. By exercising regularly, your body learns to pump enough oxygen to your muscles. In time, the soreness disappears. Stretching after exercising, or "cooling down," will help lessen the pain of sore muscles.


1. Is Muscular Dystrophy a common disease and what happens to most children who have it?






2. What is the most common muscle problem and what is it caused by?






3. What does your body do as a result of exercising regularly and what is the result of doing so?








Level#3

Suppose you lost control of your muscles little by little. This is what happens to people with Muscular Dystrophy, also called MD. MD is a disease that causes the muscles to waste away over time. It is a rare disease. Most children that have MD end up in wheelchairs or on crutches. At this time, doctors do not know what causes MD, but they are working on treatments for it. The most common muscle problem is sore muscles. The soreness is caused by muscles not getting enough oxygen during exercise. Also, muscles have to get rid of wastes when exercising. By exercising regularly, your body learns to pump enough oxygen to your muscles. In time, the soreness disappears. Stretching after exercising, or "cooling down," will help lessen the pain of sore muscles. Muscle strains are also common. A muscle is strained when it has been worked too hard. The muscle tissues are stretched and sometimes torn. To treat a strained muscle, get plenty of rest. Apply ice first. After 48 hours, put warm, wet towels on the muscles every chance you get.

1. Explain what MD is and what happens to children that have MD.






2. What can a person do to lessen the pain of muscle soreness?






3. Explain what a muscle strain is and what has happened to the muscle itself.














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January 22nd, 2019 The Great Gatsby

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: The Muscular System: Problems with Muscles.

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Level#1


Suppose you lost control of your muscles little by little. This is what happens to people with Muscular Dystrophy, also called MD. MD is a disease that causes the muscles to waste away over time. It is a rare disease. Most children that have MD end up in wheelchairs or on crutches. At this time, doctors do not know what causes MD, but they are working on treatments for it.

1. What happens to a person with Muscular Dystrophy?




2. What does MD cause?




3. What happens to most children that have MD?










Level#2

Suppose you lost control of your muscles little by little. This is what happens to people with Muscular Dystrophy, also called MD. MD is a disease that causes the muscles to waste away over time. It is a rare disease. Most children that have MD end up in wheelchairs or on crutches. At this time, doctors do not know what causes MD, but they are working on treatments for it. The most common muscle problem is sore muscles. The soreness is caused by muscles not getting enough oxygen during exercise. Also, muscles have to get rid of wastes when exercising. By exercising regularly, your body learns to pump enough oxygen to your muscles. In time, the soreness disappears. Stretching after exercising, or "cooling down," will help lessen the pain of sore muscles.

1. What is Muscular Dystrophy and what happens to most children that have MD?





2. What is the most common muscle problem and what causes it to happen?





3. What can help lessen the pain of sore muscles?












Level#3

Suppose you lost control of your muscles little by little. This is what happens to people with Muscular Dystrophy, also called MD. MD is a disease that causes the muscles to waste away over time. It is a rare disease. Most children that have MD end up in wheelchairs or on crutches. At this time, doctors do not know what causes MD, but they are working on treatments for it. The most common muscle problem is sore muscles. The soreness is caused by muscles not getting enough oxygen during exercise. Also, muscles have to get rid of wastes when exercising. By exercising regularly, your body learns to pump enough oxygen to your muscles. In time, the soreness disappears. Stretching after exercising, or "cooling down," will help lessen the pain of sore muscles. Muscle strains are also common. A muscle is strained when it has been worked too hard. The muscle tissues are stretched and sometimes torn. To treat a strained muscle, get plenty of rest. Apply ice first. After 48 hours, put warm, wet towels on the muscles every chance you get.

1. What is Muscular Dystrophy and what happens to children who have MD?





2. What is the most common muscle problem ans what is its cause?





3. How can exercising regularly help muscle soreness disappear?











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Sunday, January 13, 2019

January 18th, 2019 The Great Gatsby

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January 17th, 2019 The Great Gatsby

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January 16th, 2019 The Great Gatsby

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: Anabolic Steroids and Sports.

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Level#1

Certain kinds of steroids are drugs that build muscles and strength. Steroids are actually hormones, or chemicals made by the body. Women who use body-building steroids often look more masculine. In both men and women, artificial steroids can cause skin and stomach problems, and hurt the liver.


1. What types of problems can women or men have if they use artificial steroids?





2. How do body-building steroids change the way women look if they use them?





3. What are steroids?












Level#2


Certain kinds of steroids are drugs that build muscles and strength. Steroids are actually hormones, or chemicals made by the body. Women who use body-building steroids often look more masculine. In both men and women, artificial steroids can cause skin and stomach problems, and hurt the liver. Some professional athletes use steroids even though steroids are illegal. They say that almost everyone uses them anyway. They claim there is no way to win if you do not use steroids. Athletes who do not use steroids think that the drugs give the user an unfair advantage.

1. In both men and women, what physical problems can happen if they use artificial steroids?





2. What do some professional athletes say and claim with regard to the use of steroids?





3. What do athletes that do not use steroids think?













Level#3

Certain kinds of steroids are drugs that build muscles and strength. Steroids are actually hormones, or chemicals made by the body. Women who use body-building steroids often look more masculine. In both men and women, artificial steroids can cause skin and stomach problems, and hurt the liver. Some professional athletes use steroids even though steroids are illegal. They say that almost everyone uses them anyway. They claim there is no way to win if you do not use steroids. Athletes who do not use steroids think that the drugs give the user an unfair advantage. Before most important sports events, such as the Olympics, athletes are tested for steroid use. If an athlete is found to have used a steroid, he or she is not allowed to compete.

1. Before most important sports events, such as the Olympic Games, what are most athletes tested for?






2. What happens to an athlete if he or she is tested, and found to have used steroids before an important sporting event, such as the Olympic Games?






3. What are the reasons, that some professional athletes give, for why they choose to use steroids, even though, they know what they are doing is illegal?












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January 15th, 2019 The Great Gatsby

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: Anabolic Steroids and Sports.

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Level#1

Certain kinds of steroids are drugs that build muscles and strength. Steroids are actually hormones, or chemicals made by the body. Women who use body-building steroids often look more masculine. In both men and women, artificial steroids can cause skin and stomach problems, and hurt the liver.

1. What kind of drugs are steroids?





2. What are steroids?





3. How do body-building steroids change a women's appearance?





 


Level#2

Certain kinds of steroids are drugs that build muscles and strength. Steroids are actually hormones, or chemicals made by the body. Women who use body-building steroids often look more masculine. In both men and women, artificial steroids can cause skin and stomach problems, and hurt the liver. Some professional athletes use steroids even though steroids are illegal. They say that almost everyone uses them anyway. They claim there is no way to win if you do not use steroids. Athletes who do not use steroids think that the drugs give the user an unfair advantage.

1. What do steroids do and what are steroids?





2. What do body-building steroids do to women and what problems can they cause women and men?






3. What are some reasons and claims that professional athletes give for using steroids even though they are illegal?













Level#3

Certain kinds of steroids are drugs that build muscles and strength. Steroids are actually hormones, or chemicals made by the body. Women who use body-building steroids often look more masculine. In both men and women, artificial steroids can cause skin and stomach problems, and hurt the liver. Some professional athletes use steroids even though steroids are illegal. They say that almost everyone uses them anyway. They claim there is no way to win if you do not use steroids. Athletes who do not use steroids think that the drugs give the user an unfair advantage. Before most important sports events, such as the Olympics, athletes are tested for steroid use. If an athlete is found to have used a steroid, he or she is not allowed to compete.

1. What are certain kinds of steroids and how do they affect women who use them?





2. What problems can artificial steroids cause women and men?






3. What do some professional athletes say and claim about steroids?













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January 14th, 2019 The Great Gatsby

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Saturday, January 5, 2019

January 11th, 2019 The Great Gatsby

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January 10th, 2019 The Great Gatsby

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January 9th, 2019 The Great Gatsby

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: How Muscles Work.

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Level#1

Skeletal muscles are attached to your bones. They are voluntary muscles. You can control when voluntary muscles move. This type of muscle moves your skeleton by pulling on tendons attached to bones.


1. What are bones attached to that allow you to move?





2. What type of muscles can you control so that you can move?





3. How do voluntary muscles work to allow you to move your skeleton?













Level#2


Skeletal muscles are attached to your bones. They are voluntary muscles. You can control when voluntary muscles move. This type of muscle moves your skeleton by pulling on tendons attached to bones. When a muscle moves, it contracts, or shortens. When a muscle relaxes, it lengthens. Muscles can only pull. For this reason, skeletal muscles work in pairs. Most voluntary muscles work in teams of two to move bones.

1. Explain how skeletal muscle allows you to move.





2. Explain what happens when a muscle moves and what happens when it relaxes.





3. Skeletal muscles can only pull. Explain how they move bones?














Level#3


Skeletal muscles are attached to your bones. They are voluntary muscles. You can control when voluntary muscles move. This type of muscle moves your skeleton by pulling on tendons attached to bones. When a muscle moves, it contracts, or shortens. When a muscle relaxes, it lengthens. Muscles can only pull. For this reason, skeletal muscles work in pairs. Most voluntary muscles work in teams of two to move bones. For example, the upper arm has the biceps and triceps muscles. The biceps muscle is the muscle in the front of your upper arm. The triceps muscle is in the back of your upper arm. The two muscles work together when you move your arm.

1. Explain what type of muscles skeletal muscles are, what they can do, and what a muscle does when it moves.








2. Since muscles can only pull, explain how muscles work to move bones and give an example of a pair of muscles that do this.













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