From the Our Stories to Tell Academy series
✨ Overview Step into the powerful story of Anarcha Westcott, an enslaved young woman whose courage and compassion helped shape the future of women’s medicine. Through leveled readings, phonics practice, and comprehension strategy work, students explore how healing can grow from courage, truth, and resilience.
📚 What’s Included
✅ Two leveled stories (Grades 3–5 / Grades 6–8)🧑🏫 Complete Teacher & Parent Guide with objectives, standards, and lesson flow🧠 Comprehension Strategy Lesson with discussion & writing prompts.
🔤 Phonics & Word Study activities aligned to reading vocabulary📝 Printable Student Worksheets for guided, independent, or home learning.
🎯 Skills Targeted
📖 Reading stamina & fluency
💡 Determining importance & making inferences
🔎 Phonics & decoding (long / short A, hard / soft C)
🗣️ Vocabulary growth & word meaning
💞 Empathy, historical awareness, and critical thinking
⏰ Time
🕐 About 60 minutes (can be extended over two sessions)
💻 Format
🖨️ Printable • 🧾 Digital Google Docs • 🏫 Classroom-ready resources
🌟 Lesson 2: Anarcha Westcott – The Forgotten Healer
Google Drive Folder:
You Tube: The True Story of Anarcha Westcott – The Forgotten Woman Behind Modern Surgery https://youtu.be/wdKtuhrckCU?si=55djFwNHn545Mmt-





