Fall 2019 Course Syllabi

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Part I - Chp. 1 “The Exam,” pp. 13-17, Chp. 2: “Clover,” pp. 18-26 / Discussion Board Weekly Requirement F (9-6) Persuasive paragraph due Grammar Focus: Sentence Structure, Usage, and Mechanics The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Chp. 3 “Diagnosis and Treatment” pp. 27-33, Chp. 4 “The Birth of HeLa,” pp. 34-41, Chp. 5 “Blackness Be Spreadin All Inside,” pp. 42-48, Chp. 6 “Lady’s on the Phone,” pp. 49-56 M (9-9) The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing : Chp. 15 “Describing” pp. 550-560 Grammar Focus: Sentence Structure, Usage, and Mechanics The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Chp. 7 “The Death of Life and Cell Culture” pp. 56-62, Chp. 8 “A Miserable Specimen” pp. 63-66, Chp. 9 “Turner Station” pp. 67-76, Chp. 10 “The Other Side of the Tracks” pp. 77-82, Chp. 11 “The Devil of Pain Itself” pp. 83-86 W (9-11) Descriptive paragraph is due. Grammar Focus: Sentence Structure, Usage, and Mechanics The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks : Part II - Chp. 12 “The Storm” pp. 90-92, Chp. 13 “The HeLa Factory” pp. 93-104, Chp. 14 “Helen Lane” pp. 105-109, Chp. 15 “Too Young to Remember” pp. 110-117 / Discussion Board F (9-13) The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing - Chp. 16: Defining pp. 562-568 Grammar Focus: Sentence Structure, Usage, and Mechanics The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks : Chp. 16 “Spending Eternity in the Same Place” pp. 118-126, Chp. 17 “Illegal, Immoral, and Deplorable” pp. 127-136, Chp. 18 “Strangest Hybrid” pp. 137-143, Chp. 19 “The Most Critical Time on This Earth Is Now” pp. 144- 151 M (9-16) Definition paragraph is due. Grammar Focus: Sentence Structure, Usage, and Mechanics The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks : Chp. 20 “The HeLa Bomb” pp. 152-157, Chp. 21 “Night Doctors” pp. 158-169, “The Fame She So Richly Deserves” pp. 170-176 / Discussion Board W (9-18) The St. Martin’s Guide to Writing : Chp. 18 “Comparing and Contrasting” pp. 576-581 Introduce the first paper; Chp. 19 “Arguing: Asserting a Thesis” pp. 582-585 Grammar Focus: Sentence Structure, Usage, and Mechanics Read “Grant and Lee” packet – annotate for structure