Emergency Broadcast Alert: Warning! Contagious Virus Outbreak! Seek Shelter Immediately!

According to an emergency public service announcement by the CDC (Center for Disease Control), a contagious disease known simply as Ataxic Neurodegenerative Satiety Deficiency Syndrome is spreading quickly throughout the United States.

According to reports, the virus is spread via saliva and contact with bodily fluids and is extremely contagious.  Once infected, the brain quickly shuts down, and one loses the ability to control all behavior: rational, voluntary and conscious. All conscious behavior is instead replaced by delusions, impulsive aggression, the inability to coordinate motor-linguistic ability (speaking) and an insatiable appetite for human flesh.

Once infected, the symptoms appear within hours, and there is no known vaccine or cure.

The outbreak began in Boston, Massachusetts, fewer than two days ago and has already spread as far west as Oklahoma. It is estimated that the virus will reach the West Coast within the next 24-48 hours.  

Your best hope for survival is to avoid contact with the infected.  There is a chance that the virus will eventually destroy its host; however, the timeframe for such a result is as yet unknown.  Be advised, the infected are aggressive—they will pursue any uninfected person they detect.

QUICKWRITE:

      In this situation, you must avoid contact with the infected for as long as possible. Within reason, considering the resources you have available to you in real life, and the timeframe that you’ve been given (24-48 hours), consider the following:

a.    What are your main concerns when planning your next move? 

b.    Where do you go? 

c.     What do you need? 

                                              i.     Remember, you must plan for an indefinite amount of time, so think long-term survival.   

·     For ease of argument’s sake, let’s say that you are not forced to compete with others for a given location.

      Today's Agenda:

Vocabulary #14/ Apostrophes to Show Possession#1

                  1.     Quickwrite

                  2.     Pair-share

                  3.     Groups of four: Create a poster with: Your chosen location in the center. On the perimeter, include your four main concerns for survival and be prepared to explain

a)    why those are your main concerns and b) how your chosen location satisfies those concerns and gives you the best chance to survive for the longest time.

                  4.     Present your poster to the class.

                  5.     Explain final assignment requirements.

         Homework: Print/ Read/Summarize Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse