Introduction
Leukemia is a very difficult disease to deal with for the person who has it
and the patient’s family and friends. You are invited to learn and
understand more about the disease “leukemia”. This will help you appreciate
the spectacular book written by Jordan Sonnenblick: Drums, Girls, and
Dangerous Pie.
Task
Your task will involve doing research on the Internet to create a presentation
using Power Point about leukemia.
Process
1. You will need to find the following information about leukemia:
A. Definition
B. Symptoms
C. Causes
D. Diagnosis
E. Treatment
F. Coping
2. You will create a slide for each of the six elements on Power Point
summarizing the above information.
3. After gathering all of your information on Power Point, you will save it
using your first and last name as the file name on the F drive/8th
Literature/5th Hour.
Links:
Leukemia-Lymphoma Society - Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
National Cancer Institute - ALL in Children
Mayo Clinic - Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital