Teen Brain TDQ's

What is the text structure of the introduction section of the text?

• Compare and Contrast

• Description

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

What evidence did the text give you for the Introduction's text structure?

• Whether you're aware or not, rushed decisions...

• First, a bit on how… Then the network… While this process…

• In your brain, a little red light goes off…

• Since the brain is not fully developed until the early 20s…

What key concept does the Introduction section help develop?

• It shows how difficult life is for teens

• It shows the process of how someone makes decisions

• It shows the way in which brains develop

• It shows how hard it can be to send a good e-mail

What is the text structure of the Under Construction section of the text?

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

What key concept does the Under Construction section help develop?

• It shows how difficult life is for teens

• It shows how peer pressure can affect a teens development

• It shows where the limb system rates among other parts of the body

• It shows how different parts of the brain effect decision-making

What are the two main text structures of the Fine-Tuning the Brain section of the text?

• Compare and Contrast and Description

• Description and Cause and Effect

• Sequence and Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect Sequence

What evidence did the text give you for the Fine-Tuning the Brain section’s text structure?

• Inside the brain, information travels through a network of neurons, which have thread-like fibers

• This process involves changes-- strongly influenced by brain activity

• Throughout childhood and adolescence, the brain is busy fine-tuning itself

• Skill building activities… can simultaneously build strong brain pathways.

• increasing the speed with which a a signal travels down the axon

What key concept does the Fine-Tuning the Brain section help develop?

• It shows how information is processed in the brain and how to make your brain its best

• It shows the process of how dendrites work

• It shows the ways that information is sent and how teens can make their brains worse

• It shows that the key to a good-working brain is repetition

What is the text structure of the Wait a Minute section of the text?

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

What key concept does the Wait a Minute section help develop?

• It shows that making rash decisions can further you in life

• It shows how peer pressure can affect a teens development

• It shows what you can do to make better decisions

• It shows how different parts of the brain effect decision-making