1. Tuesday | November 14, 2017 | Code Orange
Agenda: 1) Review Vocabulary 2) Journal and Share 3) Character Investigation Chart 4) Read Chapter 2 of Code Orange
Tuesday | November 14, 2017 | Code Orange

2. Learning Target
Today I am learning how a particular story’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves towards a resolution. This will help me analyze and comprehend our novel study better.

3. Eradication
To remove or destroy completely

4. Belligerent
Marked by readiness to fight or argue; aggressive

5. Specimen
The whole or a part of an organism, plant, rock, etc., collected and preserved as an example of its class, species, etc.

6. Quarantine
A period of isolation or detention, especially of persons or animals arriving from abroad, to prevent the spread of disease, usually consisting of the maximum known incubation period of the suspected disease.

7. Coherent
Capable of logical and consistent speech, thought, etc.

8. Colleagues
Fellow workers or members of a staff, department, profession, etc.

9. Nondescript
Lacking distinct or individual characteristics; having no outstanding features.

10. Lesion
An injury; hurt; wound

11. Bioterrorism
Terrorism involving the use of biological weapons

12. Symptom
A sign or indication of something

13. Expendable
Not essential; not worth preserving

14. Debris
Fragments or remnants of something destroyed or broken; rubble

15. Code Orange by Caroline B. Cooney
Chapter 1

16. Journal
Add an entry into your table of contents with today’s date and label it “Code Orange Journal #1”.

17. Code Orange Journal #1
Mitty finds an envelope labeled “scabs from VM epidemic of 1902” and opens the envelope and touches the scabs inside. What would you have done in that same situation? Would you have opened the envelope like Mitty? Explain what you would do and why?

18. Character Investigation Chart
Character Name
Character Type
Character Trait
Text Evidence Passage
Mitchell “Mitty” John Blake

19. Code Orange by Caroline B. Cooney
Chapter 2

20. Chapter 1 & 2 Questions
1) Why does Mitty think books, especially science books, are useless?
2) What topic does Mr. Lynch assign his advanced biology class?
3) Who is Ottilie Lundgren?
4) Why is Derek interested in her?
5) Where is Olivia doing her reseach? What is her topic?
6) What does Mitty do with the smallpox scabs?
7) What is the CDC?
8) What does Mitty learn about variola major on the CDC website?
9) Who is Mary Mallon and why is she imprisoned?
10) After how many days will a person infected with vriola major be infectious to other people?