*Copy the poem below by Deborah Lacks for Hw #3
cancer
check up
can’t afford
white and rich get it
my mother was black black
poor people don’t have the money
to pay for it
mad yes I am mad
me were used by taking our blood and lied to
We had to pay for our own medical, can you
relieve that.
John Hopkin Hospital and all other places,
that has my mother cells, don’t give her
Nothing.
- Discuss what you learn about Deborah from this poem.
- Why do you think the author included this poem by Deborah in the book?
*Finish the questions for Lessons 2 and 3
*Complete the Quick Write for Lesson 3
Remember, no quiz Monday, District CFA #3 on Tuesday in 139 (counts as 2 quiz grades)
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