TESOL_Chapter 5_5 (Left-and Right-Brain Dominance)

Lateralization means...

• men and women's brains work differently.

• our brain hemispheres have different functions on each side.

• the north-south co-ordinates on the earth's surface.

• our brain manages emotions, both negative and positive

Which hemisphere is thought to be responsible for language?

• Right

• Left

Logical thinkers most likely to _____.

• be left brain dominant users

• be right brain dominant users

• use both sides of their brain
• have no brains

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The two halves of the brain are called

• dominance

• opposites

• hemispheres

• corpus callosum

Which side of the body does the left hemisphere control?

• The left side

• The right side

• Both sides

Which side of the body does the right hemisphere control?

• The left side

• The right side

• Both sides

Which of these is the primary responsibility of the left hemisphere?

• Imagination

• Emotion

• Reasoning

• All of the above

What is the primary responsibility of the right hemisphere?

• Imagination

• Right field vision

• Reasoning

• All of the above

Which list represents major functions of the left hemisphere?

• Speech, reading & writing

• Art, music, colors and shapes

Which list represents major functions of the right hemisphere?

• Speech, reading & writing

• Art, music, colors & shapes