2019 Summer Reading Requirements

11AP
All entering grade 11 AP students will read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot and a book of your choice from the 11th grade list. You will also participate in the New York Times Summer Reading Contest.
Steps:
  1. ​Read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (see below).
  2. Participate in the New York Times Summer Reading Contest* - SEE LINKED ASSIGNMENT
  3. ​​​Read a book of your choice from the 11th grade reading list.
  4. Be prepared to discuss and participate in some form of assessment for your book when you return to school.
​​​* "Although the New York Times considers this a contest, for the purposes of English 11 AP summer reading the posts are required. To demonstrate your participation, read these directions."
Below are FREE resources, including print and electronic books/audiobooks, to explore the summer reading list. To access these resources, you must be signed up for a SAILS and/or a BPL e-card. Once you are signed up, you can access FREE resources immediately, and download e-content onto your computer/phone via an app. If there are any issues, please don't hesitate to email. 

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* Summary below was not written by an ORRHS staff member. It was provided by a review site. *

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

by Rebecca Skloot
"​In The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, journalist Rebecca Skloot unearths the story of a woman who is indirectly responsible for some of modern medicine's most stunning achievements. Henrietta Lacks was an impoverished tobacco farmer who died in the mid-20th century, but her cells, which were harvested without her knowledge or consent, became an integral part of many 20th century medical breakthroughs. Henrietta's cells were reproduced thousands and thousands of times and used in medical research. Although her cells helped find cures for diseases and generated fortunes, Henrietta's own family never profited from her contribution. This volume explores Henrietta's contributions to medical science and the tragic price she and her family have had to pay."
Subjects: Medicine, Ethics, African Americans, Bioethics Cancer research, Cell culture, HeLa cells, Human experimentation in medicine, Medical ethics, Medical research, People with cancer, Scientific discoveries
Header Image Source: Couleur - Pixabay - CC0 Public Domain
​Book cover provided by publisher ​