comments
*hormones make behavior but behavior also makes hormones.
*females and males both produce estrogen and testosterone.
*males get "excited" when they face a challenge, in the jungle, or corporate and crash when a game is lost and when they have to surrender.
*with girls receive hormones they want to be alone but also promote a kind of togetherness.
*i learned that anorexic and extremely athletic girls dont menstruate all the time because they don't have enough fat.
questions
*how does a female rat grow its own penis?(makes no sense)
*how did the women brain catch up to the mens brain when it was made from day one in a smaller size?
*how is it that women are a little less intelligent then men but mans brain grow at a slower rate?
*are there less D words than other letter words?
vocabulary
*flummoxed- To confuse; perplex.
*nocturnal- done, occurring, or coming at night
*stymied- a situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it
literary terms
*imagery- i could picture the creepy little rat trying to get the other rats attention.
overview statement
*this was about the differences in the man and woman and what behaviors are vivid in each gender.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
54321 #6 (T.P.T)
comments
*one mom said teenagers begin to explode intellectually at the age of 16.
*i think whether your young or old everyone askes themselves WHO AM I?
*there are more teenagers these days who are are killing: teachers, parents, other students.
*one girl was run over by a car at 15months and didnt have problems till she was older.
*parents get excited when their kids start to get their jokes.
questions
*when does the brain start to trigger that the person has done something terrible?
*since there are kids and adults who do the same crimes does that mean adults and teenagers think the same way?
*why can they say the reason teenagers shoot guns is because there brain isnt mature, what is the excuse for adults?
*who is cauffman?
vocabulary
*meticulously- taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough
*altruistic- unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
*sardonic- characterized by bitter or scornful derision
literary terms
*dialogue- one mom said "the big good thing about teenagers is their humor" and the others agreed.
*Simile- to neurologist teenagers can be hard to read like a algebra book to a 10 yr old until you get the main idea or how it works.
overview statement
* this was about how teenagers act and how you can tell they are growing up by how they understand jokes that they never did before.
*one mom said teenagers begin to explode intellectually at the age of 16.
*i think whether your young or old everyone askes themselves WHO AM I?
*there are more teenagers these days who are are killing: teachers, parents, other students.
*one girl was run over by a car at 15months and didnt have problems till she was older.
*parents get excited when their kids start to get their jokes.
questions
*when does the brain start to trigger that the person has done something terrible?
*since there are kids and adults who do the same crimes does that mean adults and teenagers think the same way?
*why can they say the reason teenagers shoot guns is because there brain isnt mature, what is the excuse for adults?
*who is cauffman?
vocabulary
*meticulously- taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough
*altruistic- unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others
*sardonic- characterized by bitter or scornful derision
literary terms
*dialogue- one mom said "the big good thing about teenagers is their humor" and the others agreed.
*Simile- to neurologist teenagers can be hard to read like a algebra book to a 10 yr old until you get the main idea or how it works.
overview statement
* this was about how teenagers act and how you can tell they are growing up by how they understand jokes that they never did before.
54321 #5 (t.p.t)
comments
*the 14yr old girl who was once good and did ballet was caught sneaking out to have sex with a older boy.
*one 13yr old boy was caught sneaking in his house at midnight after chilling with his friends and smoking marijuana and drinking.
*a lot of teens do things to test the limits of each situation.
*Ponton and others say teenagers who experiment in the wide range of areas often do better in the long run than those who completely hold themselves back.
* Ponton says risk taking is a normal tool of development and teenagers identify themselves through risks.
questions
*is there a higher percentage of kids who get in trouble than those who don't?
*why does it seem like more kids than adults "act out"?
*is the amount of pregnant teens getting higher or lower?
*how does the environment changing have an effect on how puberty, and puberty coming faster?
vocabulary
*adrenaline- A hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla that is released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress, as from fear or injury
*ravines- A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water
*cognitive- of or pertaining to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes.
literary terms
*dialogue- one girl said she thinks she does the things she does when shes feeling vulnerable and she wants to forget that feeling so she does something to keep her mind off it.
*imagery- i could picture the kid sneaking in his house and his parents catch him and he just sits there like nothing happened.
overview statement
*this was about risky situations kids had been in and why they did the things they did.
*the 14yr old girl who was once good and did ballet was caught sneaking out to have sex with a older boy.
*one 13yr old boy was caught sneaking in his house at midnight after chilling with his friends and smoking marijuana and drinking.
*a lot of teens do things to test the limits of each situation.
*Ponton and others say teenagers who experiment in the wide range of areas often do better in the long run than those who completely hold themselves back.
* Ponton says risk taking is a normal tool of development and teenagers identify themselves through risks.
questions
*is there a higher percentage of kids who get in trouble than those who don't?
*why does it seem like more kids than adults "act out"?
*is the amount of pregnant teens getting higher or lower?
*how does the environment changing have an effect on how puberty, and puberty coming faster?
vocabulary
*adrenaline- A hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla that is released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress, as from fear or injury
*ravines- A deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water
*cognitive- of or pertaining to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes.
literary terms
*dialogue- one girl said she thinks she does the things she does when shes feeling vulnerable and she wants to forget that feeling so she does something to keep her mind off it.
*imagery- i could picture the kid sneaking in his house and his parents catch him and he just sits there like nothing happened.
overview statement
*this was about risky situations kids had been in and why they did the things they did.
Monday, January 26, 2009
54321 #4 (T.P.T)
comments
*The Broca and the Wernicke together her you to type a letter or rapidly tie a shoe.
*They just figured out teenagers act the way they do because of changes in brain structure.
*Its not a good idea to make young people learn a foreign language.
*As kids get older they start to see the invisible links between emotions and events.
*As kids brain start to grow and their imagination starts to grow they start to see whats not there.
questions
*Who is Emily Brontë?
*Is the right side of Wernicke more dominant in left sided people since it is vice verser?
*When did they start making teenagers learn a new language in school?
*Isnt it expected for kids to start understanding things they coudnt before.
vocabulary
*arcuate fasciculus-This fiber bundle has great importance for language
*luminary medulla- (no definition)
*quantum-quantity or amount
literary terms
*Dialogue- Harry Chugani says "whos the idiot who decided that youngsters should learn foreign languages in school"
*Imagery- I could picture the girl i the car with her mother who was talking alot and her mother was remembering times when her daugther didnt even talk alot.
Overview statement
*This was about kids and how over time the stuff they were not able to understand might come easy later in school like algebra.
*The Broca and the Wernicke together her you to type a letter or rapidly tie a shoe.
*They just figured out teenagers act the way they do because of changes in brain structure.
*Its not a good idea to make young people learn a foreign language.
*As kids get older they start to see the invisible links between emotions and events.
*As kids brain start to grow and their imagination starts to grow they start to see whats not there.
questions
*Who is Emily Brontë?
*Is the right side of Wernicke more dominant in left sided people since it is vice verser?
*When did they start making teenagers learn a new language in school?
*Isnt it expected for kids to start understanding things they coudnt before.
vocabulary
*arcuate fasciculus-This fiber bundle has great importance for language
*luminary medulla- (no definition)
*quantum-quantity or amount
literary terms
*Dialogue- Harry Chugani says "whos the idiot who decided that youngsters should learn foreign languages in school"
*Imagery- I could picture the girl i the car with her mother who was talking alot and her mother was remembering times when her daugther didnt even talk alot.
Overview statement
*This was about kids and how over time the stuff they were not able to understand might come easy later in school like algebra.
54321 #3 (T.P.T)
Comments
*Glia is the glue of the brain and the garbage collector.
*Emotion has 2 components,a feeling and an idea.
*When you get the gut experience and its with 'liking' you feel good.
*Many get an impulsive action that seems to bear little relation to what is actually happening.
*I learned that when a person has severe epilepsy they have to cut the copus callosum to control seizure.
Questions
*When did Einstein die?
*Where did hippocampi get its name?
*How is it possible for kids to have an entire hemisphere removed and come out wit a few major conflicts but with older people they come out damaged?
*Why is it that when you use your left eye you your right side of your brain?
Vocabulary
*schizophrenia- a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations.
*oligodendroglia-Neuralgia consisting of cells similar to but smaller than astrocytes, found in the central nervous system and associated with the formation of myelin.
*autopsy-inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for determination of the cause of death; postmortem examination
Literary terms
*imagery- i could picture the man who got an autopsy and after he could only say the word tan.
*metaphor- they said Karl Wernicke was smart for discovering the Wernicke area in the brain but his words were gibberish.
Overview statement
*This was about many discoveries in the brain and also major surgeries that involve the brain.
*Glia is the glue of the brain and the garbage collector.
*Emotion has 2 components,a feeling and an idea.
*When you get the gut experience and its with 'liking' you feel good.
*Many get an impulsive action that seems to bear little relation to what is actually happening.
*I learned that when a person has severe epilepsy they have to cut the copus callosum to control seizure.
Questions
*When did Einstein die?
*Where did hippocampi get its name?
*How is it possible for kids to have an entire hemisphere removed and come out wit a few major conflicts but with older people they come out damaged?
*Why is it that when you use your left eye you your right side of your brain?
Vocabulary
*schizophrenia- a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations.
*oligodendroglia-Neuralgia consisting of cells similar to but smaller than astrocytes, found in the central nervous system and associated with the formation of myelin.
*autopsy-inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for determination of the cause of death; postmortem examination
Literary terms
*imagery- i could picture the man who got an autopsy and after he could only say the word tan.
*metaphor- they said Karl Wernicke was smart for discovering the Wernicke area in the brain but his words were gibberish.
Overview statement
*This was about many discoveries in the brain and also major surgeries that involve the brain.
Friday, January 23, 2009
54321 #2 (T.P.T)
COMMENTS
*AS A PERSON GETS TO PUBERTY ITS FRONTAL LOBE BEGINS TO GROW
*MORE COMPLEX FUNCTIONS LIKE REASONING, MOTIVATION AND JUDGEMENT APPEAR GRADUALLY IN CHILDHOOD TO ADOLESCENCE.
*DURING TEENAGE YEARS THE BRIAN CAN BE EASILY WOUNDED BY ITS SURROUNDINGS.
*THEY SAID HUMANS ARE MADE TO IMITATE.
*ONE DOCTOR SAID IF YOU CANT INHIBIT YOUR BRAIN FROM RESPONDING TO EVERY URGENT E-MAIL, YOULL NEVER FORGET TO DO YUR HOMEWORK AGAIN.
QUESTIONS
*HOW DO SCIENTIST KNOW IF A TEENAGERS BRAIN IS MESSED UP WHEN THEY DONT KNOW WHAT IS NORMAL?
*DO THEY STILL HAVE THESE BRAIN SCANNER PROJECTS TODAY?
*WHEN DID THE FIRST BRAIN SCANNER FIRST COME OUT?
*WHERE IS THE UCLA?
VOCABULARY
*SOCIOECONOMIC-Of or involving both social and economic factors
*LIMBIC SYSTEM-a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior
*CORRALLING-to collect, or gather
LITERARY TERMS
*IMAGERY-I COULD PICTRE THE GUY AS A KID WITH HIS FRIENDS AND THEY WERE SLIDING DOWN THE ICY HILL IN SHOPPING CARTS
*METAPHOR-THE NEUROLOGIST SAID THE BRAIN IS REALLY AN INHIBITION MACHINE.
OVERALL STATEMENT
*THIS PART WAS ABOUT PARENTS EXPERIENCES WHEN THEY WERE KIDS AND HOW THEY DID FOOLISH THINGS TOO.
*AS A PERSON GETS TO PUBERTY ITS FRONTAL LOBE BEGINS TO GROW
*MORE COMPLEX FUNCTIONS LIKE REASONING, MOTIVATION AND JUDGEMENT APPEAR GRADUALLY IN CHILDHOOD TO ADOLESCENCE.
*DURING TEENAGE YEARS THE BRIAN CAN BE EASILY WOUNDED BY ITS SURROUNDINGS.
*THEY SAID HUMANS ARE MADE TO IMITATE.
*ONE DOCTOR SAID IF YOU CANT INHIBIT YOUR BRAIN FROM RESPONDING TO EVERY URGENT E-MAIL, YOULL NEVER FORGET TO DO YUR HOMEWORK AGAIN.
QUESTIONS
*HOW DO SCIENTIST KNOW IF A TEENAGERS BRAIN IS MESSED UP WHEN THEY DONT KNOW WHAT IS NORMAL?
*DO THEY STILL HAVE THESE BRAIN SCANNER PROJECTS TODAY?
*WHEN DID THE FIRST BRAIN SCANNER FIRST COME OUT?
*WHERE IS THE UCLA?
VOCABULARY
*SOCIOECONOMIC-Of or involving both social and economic factors
*LIMBIC SYSTEM-a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior
*CORRALLING-to collect, or gather
LITERARY TERMS
*IMAGERY-I COULD PICTRE THE GUY AS A KID WITH HIS FRIENDS AND THEY WERE SLIDING DOWN THE ICY HILL IN SHOPPING CARTS
*METAPHOR-THE NEUROLOGIST SAID THE BRAIN IS REALLY AN INHIBITION MACHINE.
OVERALL STATEMENT
*THIS PART WAS ABOUT PARENTS EXPERIENCES WHEN THEY WERE KIDS AND HOW THEY DID FOOLISH THINGS TOO.
54321 #1 (T.P.T)
COMMENTS
*ALOT OF TEENS GET IN TROUBLE FOR THINGS THEY REALLY DIDNT MEAN BUT COULDNT HELP BUT DO WHAT THEY DID.
*I LIKED HOW THEY SAID THE TEENAGES BRIAN WASNT INSANE BUT IT WAS A CRAZY DESIGN.
*I LEARNED THAT AS TIME WENT ON THE BRAIN BEGAN THICKING AND THINING OUT FROM PUBERTY AND EARLY ADOLESCENCE.
*MANY SCIENTIST STUDY BABIES AND TEENAGERS BECAUSE THATS WHEN THEY SEE THE GREATEST CHANGES IN THE BRIAN STRUCTURES.
*I LEARNED THAT THE BRAIN HAS FOLDS SO THAT IT CAN IN OUR SKULL,SO ITS KINDA SQUSHED.
QUESTIONS
*WHY DO PARENTS SAY OO I WAS ONCE A TEENAGER BUT ON THE HAND THEY CANT UNDERSTAND WHY WE DO THINGS?
*IS DR. GIEDD STILL ALIVE AND IF HE IS-IS HE STILL A DOCTOR?
*WHAT REALLY IS BEING "NORMAL"TO SCIENTIST?
*WHERE ARE THESE BRAIN SCANNER PROJECTS?
VOCABULARY
*GRAPPLE-to hold or make fast to something
*MORPHED-To transform (an image) by computer
*QUIBBLE-petty or carping criticism; a minor objection
LITERARY TERMS
*IMAGERY-I COULD PICTURE THE GIRL WHO WAS 15 WHO WAS GOING UPSTAIRS MAD TELLING HER MOM SHE SUCK
*SIMILE-THE DOCTOR SAID UNDERSTANDING TEENAGERS IS AS COMPLEX AS THE RUGULAR BODY SYSTEM
OVERREVIEW STATEMENT
*THE MAIN PART WAS ABOUT HOW SOME PARENTS DONT UNDERSTAND KIDS AND KIDS TELL HOW THEY JUST GET CERTAIN FEELINGS BUT DONT MEAN IT AND HOW THE BRAIN OF A TEENAGER IS THE BIGGEST STAGE
*ALOT OF TEENS GET IN TROUBLE FOR THINGS THEY REALLY DIDNT MEAN BUT COULDNT HELP BUT DO WHAT THEY DID.
*I LIKED HOW THEY SAID THE TEENAGES BRIAN WASNT INSANE BUT IT WAS A CRAZY DESIGN.
*I LEARNED THAT AS TIME WENT ON THE BRAIN BEGAN THICKING AND THINING OUT FROM PUBERTY AND EARLY ADOLESCENCE.
*MANY SCIENTIST STUDY BABIES AND TEENAGERS BECAUSE THATS WHEN THEY SEE THE GREATEST CHANGES IN THE BRIAN STRUCTURES.
*I LEARNED THAT THE BRAIN HAS FOLDS SO THAT IT CAN IN OUR SKULL,SO ITS KINDA SQUSHED.
QUESTIONS
*WHY DO PARENTS SAY OO I WAS ONCE A TEENAGER BUT ON THE HAND THEY CANT UNDERSTAND WHY WE DO THINGS?
*IS DR. GIEDD STILL ALIVE AND IF HE IS-IS HE STILL A DOCTOR?
*WHAT REALLY IS BEING "NORMAL"TO SCIENTIST?
*WHERE ARE THESE BRAIN SCANNER PROJECTS?
VOCABULARY
*GRAPPLE-to hold or make fast to something
*MORPHED-To transform (an image) by computer
*QUIBBLE-petty or carping criticism; a minor objection
LITERARY TERMS
*IMAGERY-I COULD PICTURE THE GIRL WHO WAS 15 WHO WAS GOING UPSTAIRS MAD TELLING HER MOM SHE SUCK
*SIMILE-THE DOCTOR SAID UNDERSTANDING TEENAGERS IS AS COMPLEX AS THE RUGULAR BODY SYSTEM
OVERREVIEW STATEMENT
*THE MAIN PART WAS ABOUT HOW SOME PARENTS DONT UNDERSTAND KIDS AND KIDS TELL HOW THEY JUST GET CERTAIN FEELINGS BUT DONT MEAN IT AND HOW THE BRAIN OF A TEENAGER IS THE BIGGEST STAGE
new book
my new book for term 3 is The Primal Teen by Barbara Strauch..........it is about what the new discoveries about the teenage brain tells us about peoples kids
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