Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Open Ended

Define the word heroic mean?

Ex: The heroic firefighter ran into the burning building without hesistation to save the dog inside.

Open Ended

What does the word reckless mean?

Ex: He has always been reckless with his spending habits.

Poll

Dr. Lazear allowed an infected mosquito to bite him in order to get good results. Was his decision heroic or reckless?

• Heroic

• Reckless

Open Ended

Explain why you believe Dr. Lazear's decision was heroic or reckless.

Poll

Open Chapter 11 on Google Classroom

• I have chapter 11 open and I'm following along!

• Help I can't find it!

Multiple Choice

In this section of the text, the author put the word “might” in italics to draw attention to it. Why is the author focusing on that word?

• The author doesn’t believe the information in the sentences that contain “might."

• The author wants to emphasize that Dr. Reed feels that these ideas haven’t been proven yet.

• The author is quoting words from Reed’s medical notes.

Multiple Choice

Why does Dr. Reed meet with Private Dean when he returns to Cuba?

• To offer Dean a position on his research team since Lazear, Carroll, and Agramonte were no longer available.

• To offer Dean money to become part of the yellow fever mosquito study.

• To find out more about Lazear’s methods of experimentation.

• To determine if Dean had ever been exposed to yellow fever before or after his mosquito bite in the lab.

Meeting with William Dean

• Dr. Reed needed to be sure that William Dean was not exposed to the disease from anywhere else.

• Dean had not been in Cuba long

• Dr. Reed tries to bribe Dean in order to see if he's lying.

• William Dean does not accept the bribe and tells Dr. Reed the truth

Open Ended

According to Dr. Reed’s latest theory, why did some bites from infected insects cause the disease when others didn’t?

Create a News Script

• Explain the mysterious death of Dr. Lazear

• Describe the steps to the mosquito experiment

• Describe why Dr. Reed believed Dr. Finlay and Lazear's early experiments didn't work

• Explain what people can do to feel prevent the spread of yellow fever

• Choose a setting for your news segment