Final Draft: Submit to Assignments For this assignment, choose one of the bolded

Final Draft: Submit to Assignments

For this assignment, choose one of the bolded topic options below and create a multimedia project (with pictures, video, audio, charts, diagrams, text, etc.) to demonstrate your understanding of the plot in Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Provide specific direct quotations, examples, or evidences from the non-fiction book to support your positions. Find at least two secondary sources to accompany the primary source. An in-text citation is necessary for all borrowed information, and a Works Cited page must be provided. Basic essay structure required (intro, body, conclusion); a minimum of 900-1000 words (or approximately 100 sentences) must be included. Grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, and word choice will be factored into your grade, so edit carefully.

• Create a Digital Time Capsule. A time capsule is intended to preserve important information for future generations. What information from this book would you like to preserve for people who might open the time capsule 100 years from now? The time capsule must include 20 or more pieces of evidence. Please reference specific direct quotations, examples, or evidences from the book for each evidence.

• Create a Virtual Museum. Henrietta Lacks’ children and grandchildren know and/or understand very little information about her cancerous cells (also known as HeLa). Create a virtual museum consisting of 20 or more healthcare workers, places, events, and/or medical discoveries featured in the book. Please reference specific direct quotations, examples, or evidences from the book for each person, place, event, or medical discovery.

• Create a “Wanted” Poster. Several people in the book are notorious for behaving badly. Create a “Wanted” poster for one to four people who exhibit bad behavior. Use the following questions to help you get started: Who is wanted? What did he or she do? Where did he or she commit the offense? When did he or she commit the offense? Should the person be punished? How should he or she be punished? Please reference specific direct quotations, examples, or evidences from the book for each person.

• Compose a Newspaper Article. The story about the life, death, and immortality of Henrietta Lacks has been kept a secret for far too long. Compose a newspaper article that informs the residents of Greenwood, South Carolina about what happened to this woman. The article must include a catchy but informative headline, summary of events, interview quotes from family and friends that knew Henrietta Lacks, and the writer’s personal opinions about this story. Please reference specific direct quotations, examples, or evidences from the book.