1. The Adolescent Brain: This is Your Brain Plugged In
Phineas Gage
The Adolescent Brain: This is Your Brain Plugged In
Thursday February 16, 2017

2. What are the functions of the following parts of the brain?
The brain stem
Cerebellum
Cerebral Cortex
The Frontal Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Thursday February 16, 2017

3. Whole Brainers believed that all thoughts all thoughts and emotions were generated anywhere in the brain and go into action anywhere. If one part of the brain was injured, then the thoughts would develop in another spot.
Wednesday February 15, 2017

4. Localizers/Phrenologists believed that the brain is divided into specific areas that control specific things.
Wednesday February 15, 2017

5. Quick Write:
Explain who was right in their belief about the brain. Whole Brainers or Localizers Phrenologists? Why? Whose theory do you believe most? Explain why.
Wednesday February 15, 2017

6. Go to my blog and click on link that says “Broken Arrow Boy”
Wednesday February 15, 2017

7. What is “ether” and how has it changed surgery?
Tuesday February 14, 2017

8. Why did the railroad contractors decide not to hire Phineas back after his recovery?
Monday February 13, 2017

9. The author asks the reader to think about whether Phineas was lucky or unlucky. The fact that Phineas' brain injury was an "open brain injury" was lucky in one way, but unlucky in another. Explain how and why the open nature of the wound was both lucky and unlucky. Use text evidence to support your analysis.
Thursday February 9, 2017

10. Summarize what we’ve read so far in chapter one and be sure to paraphrase one quote from the text.
Wednesday February 8, 2017

11. 1. What do you think this book will be about. 2
1. What do you think this book will be about? 2. What characters do you think might be in this story? 3. Does the topic of this book remind you of anything you know or have done? 4. What questions would you like to ask the author before reading this book?
Monday February 6, 2017