Assignment: Immune System Article Review

Intro to Health Science Fall 2016
2016-09-22T19:52:49Z

Due: Oct 24, 2014 by 11:59pm

Choose one of the following articles on the immune system.

How Happiness Boosts the Immune System:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-happiness-boosts-the-immune-system

How to Boost Your Immune System:

http://www.health.harvard.edu/flu-resource-center/how-to-boost-your-immune-system.htm

Grieving may Weaken the Immune System:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/10/09/grieving-may-weaken-immune-system.aspx

Killing Cancer Through the Immune System

http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2014/01/111531/killing-cancer-through-immune-system

After you have read the article, you need to write a 2 page (double spaced) review. The first page of your review, should be a summary of the article including main ideas and key points from the article. The second page of your review should include your thoughts, feelings and insights about what you read or what you learned from the article.

Type your paper on word or another word processing program and then save the file as either a PDF or an RTF file by clicking "save as" and then choosing either pdf or rtf file extensions. Once you have saved your file, return to this page and upload your review by clicking the "Submit Assignment button on this page. Then attach your file and submit it.

After you have submitted your assignment, you will be assigned 2 peer reviews. Read the 2 papers you have been assigned and use the attached rubric to grade the papers and leave comments for the submitter.

Choose one of the following articles on the immune system.

How Happiness Boosts the Immune System:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-happiness-boosts-the-immune-system

How to Boost Your Immune System:

http://www.health.harvard.edu/flu-resource-center/how-to-boost-your-immune-system.htm

Grieving may Weaken the Immune System:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/10/09/grieving-may-weaken-immune-system.aspx

Killing Cancer Through the Immune System

http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2014/01/111531/killing-cancer-through-immune-system

After you have read the article, you need to write a 2 page (double spaced) review. The first page of your review, should be a summary of the article including main ideas and key points from the article. The second page of your review should include your thoughts, feelings and insights about what you read or what you learned from the article.

Type your paper on word or another word processing program and then save the file as either a PDF or an RTF file by clicking "save as" and then choosing either pdf or rtf file extensions. Once you have saved your file, return to this page and upload your review by clicking the "Submit Assignment button on this page. Then attach your file and submit it.

After you have submitted your assignment, you will be assigned 2 peer reviews. Read the 2 papers you have been assigned and use the attached rubric to grade the papers and leave comments for the submitter.