About This Lesson
A PPTX presentation and worksheets for Common Core ELA Module 10.3..1, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2010) a non-fiction book by American author Rebecca Skloot about Lacks and her immortal cell line, HeLa, that came from Lacks' cervical cancer cells in 1951.
In 10.3.1, students closely read selected excerpts from a nonfiction text, focusing on how the author unfolds an analysis of central ideas. Additionally, the text serves as a springboard to research, with students surfacing and tracking potential research topics, regarding medicine, ethics, and scientific research as they emerge from the text.