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1 English 8. Expository (article). Making Connections Alzheimer's disease causes brain changes that gradually get worse. It's the most common cause of dementia a group of brain disorders that cause progressive loss of intellectual and social skills, severe enough to interfere with day-to-day life. In Alzheimer's disease, brain cells degenerate and die, causing a steady decline in memory and mental function. Current Alzheimer's disease medications and management strategies can temporarily improve symptoms, maximize function and maintain independence. It's also important to seek social services and tap into your support network to make life better. Research efforts aim to discover treatments that prevent Alzheimer's or slow its progression Part I: Before reading the article, look up and write the definition of the following words. Complete this task with your neighbor. Inevitable:_____.

2 _____. Irrevocable:_____. _____. Neurons:_____. _____. Cognitive:_____. _____. Part II: Read the article memory a matter of Brains and Brawn on page 68 in your textbook and answer the following questions. Be prepared to discuss your answers. 1. List three new ideas you've learned from the article. a) _____. b) _____. L&O Bristow c) _____. 2. What are your thoughts about the article? What did you find interesting? a). b). 3. If you could ask the reporter a question, what would it be and why? 4. How is this type of writing (the article) different from a short story? 5. This article is from the San Francisco Chronicle, a newspaper. What is the purpose of a newspaper? What kind of information do you find in a newspaper? a). b). 6. What is the main message of the article? 7. How does this article relate to Charlie? 8. If Charlie continued to read or play puzzle games, do you think he would have stayed intelligent?

3 9. How can people protect themselves from Alzheimer? L&O Bristow 10. According to the article, why is it important that people get as much education as they can? 11. If Charlie read this article, what would he think? 12. If Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss read this article, what would they think? Part III: Write down some ideas or questions you have that relate to Flowers of Algernon and the article memory a matter of Brains and Brawn that should be discussed. You must write down at least 3. _____. _____. _____. L&O Bristow