Using the Elie Wiesel

quote from the beginning,

write an essay discussing
how this quote applies to
how the Lacks family was
treated during the events
that took place in the
book.

Write a poem that focuses
on the topic in the book that
you find most meaningful.
This can be a personal
piece of writing or
informative work. (Do this
two times minimum 20
line poem)

Write a screenplay that
focuses on a specific
chapter of the book.
Represent the characters,
settings, and events as
accurately as possible.

Make a short iMovie in the
form of a documentary
about race and ethical
medical practices during
the time period in which the
book is set.

Choose a significant quote
from the book and create
an illustration that serves
as an analysis of this
quote. Write at least one
paragraph about how the
illustration and the quote
are connected.

Create a Keynote
presentation about the
presence of gender in the
book. Discuss how the
different characters
represent or reject
stereotypes of women.

Create two timelines, one
focusing on each of the
parallel plots in the book.
Match the events up
based on what you have
read.


Find an additional secondary
source that is relevant to any
of the content in the novel and
read and annotate the source.
Then draw a concept map that
connects this source to HeLa
and the other two articles.

Write a mock interview or
informative article for a
magazine that is based on
an event in the book.
Consider how a journalist
recreates a story and how
ethical journalists present
their subjects.
Choose two characters in
the book that experience a
conflict with each other.
Write an argument for each
characters position in this
conflict, making sure to
reflect the events and
dialogue accurately.
Reflect on the colloquial
language used in the
book. What does the use
of exact words spoken by
people do for the novel?
Give 2 other examples/
connections of
colloquialism and how it
changes a text.
Your suggestion.