Today we had our "Skinny Friday" schedule in which students attended all 8 classes. In Biology, we read a short excerpt from the book "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks." The book tells the story of Ms. Lacks, a poor African-American woman who was getting treatment for cancer in the 1950's. Unbeknownst to her, or her family, the cells from tumors removed from her body were used to successfully grow the first line of human cells used for medical research. Her story highlights ethical issues around consent, compensation and what to consider as medical research is done.
Students read the summary article, then identified two ethical questions they had. They wrote two short paragraphs to highlight their two issues and justify a position on what they thought should be done.
Absent students: Here is a copy of the reading and graphic organizer. Please see Mrs. Polzin to complete the two paragraph writing.
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