December 1st, 2016 To Kill A Mockingbird

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: Arthritis

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Level#1

Arthritis is a disease that causes the joints to stiffen and swell. People with arthritis may feel pain whenever they make the simplest movements, like walking down stairs or dialing a phone.

1. What does arthritis do to the joints?





2. What do the simplest movements cause people with arthritis to feel?





3. What are two movements that could be painful for a person with arthritis?







Level#2

Arthritis is a disease that causes the joints to stiffen and swell. People with arthritis may feel pain whenever they make the simplest movements, like walking down stairs or dialing a phone. There are two kinds of arthritis. One kind affects mostly older people. It is caused by the wearing away of cartilage in the joints. The second kind attacks both young and old. The body attacks the tissues of the joint, causing them to swell. Doctors do not know exactly what causes this second kind of arthritis.

1. When a person has arthritis what parts of the body does it affect and how?





2. What does a person with arthritis feel and what can cause them to feel it?





3. How are the two types of arthritis different from one another?









Level#3

Arthritis is a disease that causes the joints to stiffen and swell. People with arthritis may feel pain whenever they make the simplest movements, like walking down stairs or dialing a phone. There are two kinds of arthritis. One kind affects mostly older people. It is caused by the wearing away of cartilage in the joints. The second kind attacks both young and old. The body attacks the tissues of the joint, causing them to swell. Doctors do not know exactly what causes this second kind of arthritis. People with arthritis can treat their swollen, stiff joints with medicine. One of these medicines is called cortisone. Aspirin can also be used to stop pain and reduce swelling. There is no known cure for either kind of arthritis.

1. Explain in detail each of the two types of arthritis including their causes.






2. Explain how arthritis can be treated and the medicines used to treat it.







3. What do doctors know about the second kind of arthritis and can arthritis be cured?









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