Jonas Salk
Jonas Salk
Jonas Salk
Jonas Salk
Jonas Salk
Jonas Salk
Jonas Salk
The spring and summer of 1953 was terrifying for parents in the United States. They braced themselves for the possibility of polio. Through his determination and unorthodox thinking, Jonas Salk developed a polio vaccine and children's lives were saved. Jonas Salk provides students an in-depth look into both Dr. Salk's life and his search for the vaccine.
Lesson Resources
Response to Reading
Ready Routine
Use the READY Routine resources to help students build strong, evidence-based responses to text-dependent questions through a scaffolded process of reading, analysis, collaborative discussion, and writing.
Read the text
Examine the question
Analyze the text
Discuss your thinking
You write a response
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
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