Disease Diary
Due on the 15th of every month…unless the 15th is a weekend or holiday, then it is due the
Friday before.
Instructions: Each month you will find and research a disease.
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Each submission should contain
o Graphic of some aspect of the disease
o Outline description of:
 Specific characteristics
 Causes
 Signs & symptoms
 Diagnosis
 Treatment
All sources should be cited in the correct format for print and internet. Please include the
reference for any graphics you include.
The paper should have your Name and Name of Disease.
Diary Entries – Subject and Due date
Any Disease you want to cover 9/12*
Metabolism Diseases 10/15
Skeletal or Skin Diseases 11/14*
Muscle System Diseases 12/15
Nervous Disorders 1/15
Endocrine or Blood Diseases 2/13*
Heart or Digestive Disease 3/16**
Respiratory or Urinary Diseases 4/15
Reproductive or Pregnancy Diseases 5/15
Disease Diary Rubric
Graphic
14 pts
Diagnosis
14 pts
Specific characteristics
14 pts
Treatment
14 pts
Causes
14 pts
Citing
14 pts
Signs / symptoms
14 pts
Anatomy in the News
Due on the 25th of each month…unless the 25th is on a weekend or a holiday, then it is due the Friday
before.
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Find newspaper, magazine, or internet article on some aspect of ANATOMY
Write a one paragraph (5 sentences) summary of the news article.
Write one paragraph (5 sentences) on how this article relates to anatomy. Use multiple
vocabulary words. Clearly relate the article to a concept that we have learned in class so far in
the year. Use at least one example in the relation.
Cite the source: Title of Article, author, date, and URL or Title of Article, author, date, and
newspaper or magazine
Turn in a copy of the article and your paper stapled together.
CATEGORY
Summary
Paragraph
Relation
Paragraph
Mechanics
Sources
Attached Article
20 points
Summary is at
least 5 sentences.
Summary
explains the
article in detail.
Relation
paragraph is 5
sentences. Uses
multiple
vocabulary terms.
Article is clearly
related to a
concept in
anatomy that we
have talked
about, using at
least one
example.
No grammatical,
spelling or
punctuation
errors.
All sources
(information and
graphics) are
accurately
documented
Article is
attached to
paper.
13 points
Summary is 4
sentences and
explains the
article.
Relation
paragraph is 4
sentences. Uses
few vocabulary
terms. Article is
related to a
concept in
anatomy but no
example given.
Almost no
grammatical,
spelling or
punctuation
errors
6 points
Summary is 3
sentences and
does not explain
the article very
well.
Relation
paragraph is 3
sentences. Uses
no vocabulary
terms. Article is
not clearly
related to
anatomy.
0 points
Summary is 2
sentences or less
OR does not
explain what the
article is about.
Relation
paragraph is 2
sentences or less.
No vocabulary
used. Article is
not related to
anatomy.
A few
grammatical
spelling, or
punctuation
errors.
Many
grammatical,
spelling, or
punctuation
errors.
Sources are not
accurately
documented.
No article is
attached to
paper.