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__**PLAGUES: WHAT ARE THEY?**__ (Skill focus: Determining Importance,Summarizing,Research) Final

So now you know Joe Biden is the vice president, you know when his birthday is and what day it will fall under in 2012. You know some basic ground-rules for internet searching and a little bit about putting something into your own words (summarizing). Now what? Any guesses? That's right!! Plagues. We're going to work on using what we've just learned to find out as much as we can about plagues.

What I want you to do is use your newly acquired knowledge to look up "plagues." Follow the steps below to complete the assignment.


 * Step 1**:
 * Do an internet search on "Plagues." Write down what search engine you used, how many results there were, what website you used, why you chose that website, and define what a plague is in the body of an email. Make sure all answers are written in complete sentences. For example: "I used Bing to search the term "plagues." There were eleventy-billion results. I settled on www.plagues.com for my answer because the information was written by a doctor. I found out that a plague is..." **(worth 1 point)**


 * Step 2**:
 * Next you're going to look up the terms "epidemic" and "pandemic." Write down what search engine you used, how many results came up, and what websites you used for your answers and why you chose that website. Please define what an epidemic and pandemic is in your own words and describe what the difference is between the two. Once you have done that then answer the following: Which one is worse? Why? //**Remember: Any wording from wikipedia or any other website will disqualify your answer**//. Make sure to do your best putting the information into your own words. Think about it like this: how would you describe this to a seven year old? **(worth 1 point)**


 * Step 3**:
 * Once you have completed steps 1 and 2, write one paragraph describing the differences between a plague, an epidemic, and a pandemic. Then write one paragraph describing the similarities between the three. This should also be in your own words. **(worth 1 point)**


 * Step 4**:
 * Upon completing steps 1, 2, and 3, you're going to look: "**worst plagues of all time**." What you're going to find is results for "the 10 worst," "the 6 worst," and "the 7 worst" plagues. What I want you to do is go through all three websites and write down the plagues that are the same on all three sites and describe the plagues in your own words (similar to what you did for assignment #2 and airborne diseases). Make sure to include what website you found your information on. (Hint: There are at least 6.) **(worth 1 point)**


 * Step 5**:
 * You will then look up what the **worst epidemics** and the **worst pandemics** in history have been. Again, make sure to describe in your own words what they are and include where you found your information. Come up with one each. **(worth 1 point)**


 * Step 6**:
 * Now that you have found all this information on your own, described this information on your own, and have a general sense of what a plague, an epidemic, and a pandemic are, you're going to write a mini essay. In no less than 450 words, write a mini essay about the following: What do you think about plagues, epidemics, and pandemics? Why? Which plague do you think is the most deadly? Why? Which epidemic? Why? Which pandemic? Why? Which out of all plagues, epidemics, and pandemics do you think is most likely to wipe out people in modern times? Why? What do you think can be done to avoid these nasty plagues, epidemics, pandemics from spreading out of control? Why? How does living in an area with a lot of people add to likelihood these plagues, epidemics, pandemics will happen? Why? And finally, what can you do now to keep these diseases from reaching YOU? ** //__DO NOT JUST COPY THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER THEM__//. Use them to guide you in putting together your mini-essay. If you have more to add based on your connections to the topic, please write about that as well. (worth 2 points)**

IF YOU ARE CONFUSED ABOUT ANY PART OF THIS ASSIGNMENT, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU LET ME KNOW SO I CAN HELP YOU FIGURE IT OUT.


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