54321 #10 (t.p.t)

comments
*this 15yr old boy goes to sleep at 4am and everyday and he hardly goes to school and when he does he just sleeps.
*people who don't have enough sleep get hormonal dysfunction.
*Judy Owens, a pediatrician runs a sleep disorder clinic in Rhode island.
*many kids aren't lazy they just not getting enough sleep.
*all animals sleep, some sleep with half their brain so they can keep movement like if in water.

questions
*why do you not want to sleep at times when you know your tired?
*what animal sleeps the least, or needs less sleep?
*why does our body temperature drop when we sleep?
*how many parts are their to sleeping?

vocabulary-
*insomnia-Chronic inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of time.
*narcolepsy-a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
* lethargy-the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.

literary terms-
*imagery- i could picture the kid sleeping in class every single day because the doesn't want to sleep at night.
*imagery- i could also picture a fish sleeping in water but we really think its awake.

overview statement-
*this was about sleep disorders and some people who have sleep disorder clinics and dangers like alcohol.

54321 #9 (T.P.T)

comments
*teenagers may always be tired but once they get physically involved in something they like they forget.
*one girl would take a nap at 4 when she got home and wake up late around 8 and then start homework only to think once it got to 10 even though she wasn't tired it was sleep time.
*teenagers are never satisfied with the amount of sleep they get.
*many teenagers would rather not sleep then go to sleep and wake up still tired.
*many parents would think the weekend is a time to catch up on sleep then to stay out all day.

questions
*why do most teenagers wake up at noon?
*why would they have a middle school for sports?
*is it in our nature to always want to sleep when we have the opportunity?
*what is the chemistry of sleep, who discovered it?


vocabulary
*lassitude-weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy
*doldrums-a state of inactivity or stagnation, as in business or art
*dysphoria-a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting

literary terms
*imagery- i could picture the mom who would always wonder where her daughter was on the weekend when she was always complaining she was tired.
*imagery- i could also picture the big clinic in Rhode island with a whole bunch of teenagers on the outside about to get tested for over used sleep hormones

overview statement
*this was about kids ans why they have the urge to always sleep late.

54321 #8 (T.P.T)

comments
* one girl named sadie(17) liked this boy named Brett and she said the meet through friends even though they were in the same class and within days had sex now thety were getting married.
* one boy named jesse(13)saw this girl in the hockey feild and later wrote her a peom, thats when he started believing in teenage love.
* Helen Fisher says love must be a involuntary set pattern of behavior driven by basic bology from the brain.
* Many students lose whole semester grades just because they are in love.
* love can be emotional or a motivation.

questions
* can estrogen cause sexual tension between any animal besides rats?
* are love affiars more popular today?
* how can love be a motivation?
* waht is the differnce between risky love and frisky love when they are both rough love?

vocabulary
*estrogen- Any of several steroid hormones produced chiefly by the ovaries and responsible for promoting estrus and the development and maintenance of female secondary sex characteristics.
*vasopressin- A hormone secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland that constricts blood vessels, raises blood pressure, and reduces excretion of urine.
*dopamine- a monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system;

literary terms
* imagery- i could picture the boy in the hockey feild staring at the girl so cheesy
* imgery- i coould also picture the girl in her class staring at the boy who would soon be her husband.

overview statement
* this was about kids who were in love and how love affects how they act.