Black History Month - Science Reading Comprehension - Henrietta Lacks DIGITAL

Are you searching for a digital black history month science reading comprehension passage about Henrietta Lacks that is accessible to all your students? The Black History Month- Science Reading Comprehension - Henrietta Lacks resource is differentiated and scaffolded to provide access to all students.

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While Black History Month is a great time to highlight African Americans in science, this resource can (and should) be used year-round. 

The Black History Month - Science Reading Comprehension - Henrietta Lacks resource includes:

• Differentiated & scaffolded text about Henrietta Lacks and her immortal cells
• Text-dependent questions that promote critical thinking
• An answer key for easy grading/formative assessment
• A lesson plan (including objectives and standards) for step-by-step instructions
• Digital Google Slides, for easy, no-prep digital assignment

⭐️We believe in making grade-level science reading comprehension accessible and empowering for all students. To meet the diverse needs of your students, this resource includes the following scaffolds⭐️

Page numbers include two different fruits as labels for the different student packets: Apples & Oranges.

1. Apple version: Provides the least amount of support.
1. Space in the margins for annotations
2. Questions appear after a chunk of text. 

1. Orange version: Provides the most support. Created with newcomer English learners in mind. This version includes:
1. Additional visuals embedded in the margins to assist with comprehension
2. Student-friendly definitions in the margins of the text
3. Sentence frames for answering text-dependent questions

*PLEASE NOTE: This resource has been created in landscape (11 x 8.5) to allow for more space for the text and students' responses. Text boxes are included for students to type annotations and answers to questions.

Why is Black History Month - Science Reading Comprehension - Henrietta Lacks resource perfect for your classroom?

✅ Opportunities for direct instruction, small group work & individual work

✅ Accessible to your diverse body of learners (Including your English learners)

✅ Supports students at all levels to access grade-level text

✅ Supports students in the skill of reading to learn/reading comprehension

✅ Saves you HOURS typically spent researching and modifying text

✅ Great for science, ESL/ENL/TESOL, & resource room teachers

✅ Culturally relevant content - contributions of American Americans in STEM

✅ No prep digital assignment

⭐️STANDARDS-ALIGNED⭐️

✅  LS1.A: In multicellular organisms, the body is a system of multiple interacting subsystems. These subsystems are groups of cells that work together to form tissues and organs that are specialized for particular body functions. (MS-LS1-3)

✅ RI.7.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

✅W.7.2d Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.

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Thank you for considering our Black History Month - Science Reading Comprehension - Henrietta Lacks DIGITAL resource. We hope it empowers, encourages, and provides access to grade-level science for all students.

Thanks for all you do,

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