Monday, February 2, 2009

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.

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