Embarrassed: Blame your Brain/ The Ravine

In "Embarrassed Blame your Brain", Why does the author give us the example of the CYBERBALL RESEARCH?

• TO persuade people to always be kind to each other and include others

• TO EXPLAIN how feeling rejected affects the brain

• To EXPLAIN why some teenagers feel more pressured than others

• to EXPLAIN how feelings change over time

Which of the following could be a synonym for the word amplify?

• Identify

• Soothe

• Strengthen

• Embarrassed

List a positive impact of SOCIAL PAIN MENTIONED IN THE ARTICLE EMBARRASSED: Blame your Brain.

Go read under the subheading "Embarrassment has an Unfair Advantage"

• makes people behave better so they can be a part of a community

• The brain cannot distinguish between physical pain and social rejection

• It helps protect the brain from social rejection

• there are no positive impacts with social pain/social rejection

What words would most likely be included as context clues to help identify the meaning of the word MURKY?

• CRYSTAL CLEAR, SHINY

• brown water

• waterfall

• large rock

How does Vinny feel at the end of the story?

• calm and relieved

• boastful and angry

• curious and embarrassed

• sad and curious

What do Vinny's friends do at the end that make us see they do not agree with the choice he made?

• They do not speak to him while walking back

• they knew he was scared

• they shout with excitement

• they laugh and joke with each other

Which detail from "Embarrassed blame your Brain" BEST MATCHES/ the main conflict in THE RAVINE?

• SPENDING TIME WITH FRIENDS IS A TOP PRIORITY

• TEENS DONT HAVE TO TACKLE A CHALLENGE TO FEEL STRESS

• SOCIAL PAIN HURTS LIKE PHYSICAL PAIN

• FITTING IN BECOMES ESSENTIAL/MOST IMPORTAN

Which of the following would be good character traits for STARLENE?

• shy and quiet

• religious, brave, supersticious

• furious

• funny

The selection EMBARRASSED BLAME YOUR BRAIN

includes the following

• a narrative

• characters

• sections, facts, evidence,

• opinions

The Ravine includes the following

• tells a narrative, develops characters

• facts

• evidence

• experts opinions