Friday, February 6, 2009

54321 #10 (t.p.t)

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*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.

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