The 9th graders are reading and annotating an article on osmosis through membranes set up where rivers meet the sea as a sustainable energy resource in preparation for writing a summary. 

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/01/130107-osmotic-energy-norway/

They hate it SO MUCH. It’s quite the battle. But the standardized tests require reading and writing in Science, and so do many careers so I’m like….Whatever.