This guide is from 2015, and is no longer being maintained. Some of its information is outdated and some of its links are broken.
Resources for faculty
The resources on this page are designed to help faculty incorporate The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks into their classes.
Lesson plans
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Debating Bioethics: A Greater Good?A lesson plan about bioethics. Included are audiovisual materials, an in-class exercise, and topics for independent research.
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The Historical Context of Henrietta LacksA lesson plan that puts the Henrietta Lacks story in context with other historical events in the field of medical ethics.
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Lesson plan from ScienceNetLinksThis lesson plan focus on medical ethics and informed consent. It includes activity sheets, teacher sheets, and reading logs.
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HeLa's Ancestors: Teaching about Race and ScienceA teaching guide that focuses on racial issues in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Several in-class exercises are described.
Discussion questions
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Teacher's GuideThe official teacher's guide for The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. In addition to discussion questions, the guide also includes writing prompts and topics for further discussion.
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Reader's GuideThese discussion questions were designed for book clubs, but could also be used in class.
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Book Lust: Discussion QuestionsA set of informal questions written by a book club participant.
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LitLovers: Discussion QuestionsThese discussion questions are part of a reader's guide created by LitLovers. To view the entire guide, click here.
