Your Task:
You will read three texts about penicillin. Then you will write an informative essay that explains
the events that led to the use of penicillin as medicine. Consider the events that are described
in each text. Remember to use textual evidence to support how penicillin became a widely used
medicine.
1. Read "Not-So-Dumb Luck"
2. Read "The History of Penicillin
3. Read "The Discovery of Penicillin: The True Story"
4. Answer the two multiple choice and one constructed-response question
5. Write your essay
