PHINEAS GAGE:A GRUESOME BUT TRUE STORY ABOUT BRAIN SCIENCE

BELLWORKWRITE ABOUT YOUR THANKSGIVING BREAK.

KWL REVAMPED CHARTFIRST, COMPLETE THE FIRST SIDE OF YOUR KWL CHART.

LOOK AT THE WORDS GIVEN AND WRITE DOWN PREDICTIONS ABOUT WHAT THE STORY MIGHT BE ABOUT.

TURN & TALK: 1 MINSHARE YOUR PREDICTIONS WITH YOUR SHOULDER PARTNER.

DISCUSS WHAT CAUSED YOU TO MAKE THESE PREDICTIONS.

KWL: SO THIS HAS GOT ME THINKINGNOW THAT YOU HAVE MADE AND SHARED YOUR PREDICTIONS, COMPLETE THE TOP SECTION ON THE BACK OF YOUR PAPER.

WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE ABOUT THE STORY?

TURN & TALK: 1 MINSHARE YOUR QUESTIONS WITH YOUR SHOULDER PARTNER.

DISCUSS WHAT CAUSED YOU TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS.

LET’S READI AM GOING TO READ THE FIRST 3 PARAGRAPHS OF THE NOVEL.

YOU NEED TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH ME AND PAY ATTENTION.

LUCKY OR UNLUCKY? IN YOUR WRITER’S NOTEBOOK, CREATE A T-CHART LIKE THE ONE BELOW.

LUCKY UNLUCKY

LUCKY OR UNLUCKY?USE EVIDENCE FROM THE 1ST THREE PARAGRAPHS TO BEGIN YOUR T-CHART.

BE SURE TO INCLUDE PAGE NUMBERS FOR ALL OF THE EVIDENCE GIVEN.

TURN & TALKSHARE YOUR COMPLETED T-CHART WITH YOUR SHOULDER PARTNER.

BE SURE TO ADD ON TO YOUR LIST IF YOUR PARTNER INCLUDES DETAILS THAT YOU DID NOT.

TURN & TALK SHARE THE BOTTOM SECTION OF YOUR KWL CHART WITH YOUR SHOULDER PARTNER.

BELLWORK: WEDNESDAY 12/2WELL-READ WEDNESDAYGET OUT YOUR LIBRARY BOOK AND READ FOR 20 MINUTES.

TURN & TALK YOU WILL EACH TALK WITH YOUR SHOULDER

PARTNER FOR 1.5 MINUTES. YOU WILL DISCUSS WHAT YOU JUST READ. I WILL TELL YOU WHEN TO SWITCH

SPEAKERS. PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOUR PARTNER

SAYS. IT MIGHT EVEN BE A GOOD IDEA TO TAKE

NOTES.

ARE YOU WELL-READ? NOW THAT YOU HAVE SHARED WITH YOUR SHOULDER PARTNER, TURN TO A BLANK PAGE IN YOUR WRITER’S NOTEBOOK.

WRITE A PARAGRAPH SUMMARY ABOUT YOUR PARTNER’S STORY. YOU MUST INCLUDE 3 SPECIFIC DETAILS THAT YOUR PARTNER TOLD YOU ABOUT HIS/HER STORY.

BE SURE TO WRITE THE TITLE OF THEIR BOOK ON YOUR PAPER.

TEXT STRUCTURES Compare-Contrast Structure

This type of text examines the similarities and differences between two or more people, events, concepts, ideas, etc

Cause-Effect StructureThis structure presents the causal relationship between an specific event, idea, or concept and the events, ideas, or concept that follow.

Sequence StructureThis text structure gives readers a chronological of events or a list of steps in a procedure.

Problem-Solution StructureThis type of structure sets up a problem or problems, explains the solution, and then discusses the effects of the solution.

TEXT STRUCTURESDescriptive Structure

This type of text structure features a detailed description of something to give the reader a mental picture.

Question-Answer StructureThis text starts by posing a question then goes on to answer that question.

Cyclical StructureThis structure starts with an event then progresses through a series until it is back to the beginning event.

Definition The author defines and explains the situation being discussed.

CRAFT & STRUCTURE: CH. 1LET’S COMPLETE THE CHART FOR THE CHAPTER “HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.”

YOU WILL BE IDENTIFYING THE TEXT STRUCTURES USED THROUGHOUT CHAPTER 1.

LUCKY OR UNLUCKY?USE EVIDENCE FROM THE 2nd CHAPTER TO CONTINUE YOUR T-CHART.

BE SURE TO INCLUDE PAGE NUMBERS FOR ALL OF THE EVIDENCE GIVEN.

BELLWORK 12/3BASED ON WHAT WE’VE READ ABOUT PHINEAS GAGE’S INJURY, BEHAVIORAL CHANGES, AND THE BRAIN, HOW DOES THIS IMAGE RELATE TO THAT INFORMATION?

COMPUTER LABWE ARE GOING TO DISCUSS THE PACKET AS A CLASS. THEN WE WILL EXPLORE THE WEBSITE TOGETHER SO YOU ARE BETTER PREPARED WHEN YOU ENTER THE COMPUTER LAB.

THESE TASKS ARE PART OF YOUR FINAL PROJECT FOR THE 9 WEEKS.

WE DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO GET THIS COMPLETED, SO YOU NEED TO FOCUS AND WORK HARD.

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FINAL PROJECT PROMPTYOU WILL CREATE A POWERPOINT DETAILING THE SCIENTIFIC BENEFITS OF PHINEAS GAGE AND HIS INJURY.

THIS IS YOUR PROMPT: LIST 3 WAYS IN WHICH PHINEAS GAGE IS IMPORTANT TO THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD.

YOU MUST ALSO USE AT LEAST 3 INFORMATIONAL TECHNIQUES.

FOCUS ON GETTING THE INFORMATION TOGETHER BEFORE MAKING IT PRETTY!

POWERPOINT SLIDESYOU WILL HAVE A TOTAL OF 5 SLIDES.

1ST SLIDE: NAME, DATE, TITLE, AND CLASS PERIOD2ND SLIDE: GAGE IMPORTANCE: FOUND IN 1ST 2

ARTICLES OF WEBQUEST3RD SLIDE: GAGE IMPORTANCE: FOUND IN 2ND 2

ARTICLES OF WEBQUEST4TH SLIDE: GAGE IMPORTANCE: FOUND IN LAST 2

ARTICLES5TH SLIDE: LIST OF INFORMATIONAL TECHNIQUES

USED. YOU MAY INCLUDE PICTURES, BUT YOU MUST COMPLETE ALL OF THE INFORMATIVE SLIDES BEFORE LOOKING FOR PICTURES.

CHAPTER 2

WE WILL FINISH READING CH. 2 TOGETHER. WHILE WE READ, REMEMBER TO UPDATE YOUR LUCKY/UNLUCKY T-CHART. (WE WILL BE DOING THIS FOR THE WHOLE STORY.)

BELLWORK 12/4: FREE WRITE FRIDAY

IN YOUR WRITER’S NOTEBOOK, FREE WRITE FOR 10 MINUTES.

WRITE A STORY, A SONG, A POEM, ETC.

IT MUST BE SCHOOL APPROPRIATE.

KWL CHARTNOW THAT YOU HAVE FINISHED READING CHAPTER 2, LET’S WORK ON THE BOTTOM PORTION OF YOUR KWL CHART.

WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE READ THAT YOU ALREADY KNEW.

WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT TOTALLY SURPRISED YOU?

LOOK BACK AT YOUR PREDICTIONS TO GUIDE YOUR RESPONSES.

PHINEAS GAGE PACKETSOMEWHERE ON YOUR PACKET OR A CLEAN SHEET

OF PAPER, WRITE DOWN THE TITLES FOR YOUR 2-5 SLIDES.

TITLE SLIDE: HOW PHINEAS GAGE IS IMPORTANT2ND SLIDE: AN IRON ROD’S AFFECT ON PERSONALITY3RD SLIDE: TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES AND

BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS4TH SLIDE: HOW MEMORY SHAPES US5TH SLIDE: INFORMATIONAL TECHNIQUESYOUR SLIDES MUST HAVE THESE TITLES, OR YOU

WILL LOSE POINTS ON YOUR FINAL GRADE.

CRAFT & STRUCTURE: CH. 2: 10 MINUTES

COMPLETE THE CRAFT & STRUCTURE CHART FOR CHAPTER 2.

BE SURE TO COMPLETE EVERY BOX AND GIVE PAGE NUMBERS FOR EACH TECHNIQUE YOU DISCUSS.

TURN & TALK: 1 MIN. TURN AND SHARE YOUR CRAFT AND STRUCTURE CHART WITH YOUR SHOULDER PARTNER.

THEN WE WILL DISCUSS IT AS A CLASS.

CHAPTER 2 QUESTIONS: 20 MINUTES

I AM GOING TO PUT YOU IN GROUPS OF 4. EACH PERSON IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANSWERING A SET OF QUESTIONS: I WILL ASSIGN YOUR QUESTIONS TO YOU.

YOU ARE TO USE CHAPTER 2 TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

AFTER EVERYONE ANSWERS THEIR QUESTIONS, THEY WILL SHARE WHAT THEY FOUND AND LEARNED WITH THEIR GROUP MEMBERS, WHO WILL BE WRITING THE INFORMATION DOWN.

CHAPTER 3: 30 MINUTESYOU ARE GOING TO READ CH. 3 INDEPENDENTLY

WHILE YOU READ, REMEMBER TO UPDATE YOUR LUCKY/UNLUCKY T-CHART. (WE WILL BE DOING THIS FOR THE WHOLE STORY.)

YOU MUST FINISH READING CHAPTER 3 TODAY.

KWL CHARTNOW THAT YOU HAVE FINISHED READING CHAPTER 3, LET’S WORK ON THE BOTTOM PORTION OF YOUR KWL CHART.

WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE READ THAT YOU ALREADY KNEW?

WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT TOTALLY SURPRISED YOU?

LOOK BACK AT YOUR PREDICTIONS TO GUIDE YOUR RESPONSES.

TURN & TALK: 1 MIN. TURN AND SHARE YOUR KWL CHART WITH YOUR SHOULDER PARTNER.

THEN WE WILL DISCUSS IT AS A CLASS.

BELLWORK 12/9: COMPUTER LAB

SIT DOWN QUIETLY!!! YOU DO NOT NEED YOUR JOURNALS!

GET OUT YOUR PACKET, YOUR RUBRIC, AND YOUR INFORMATIONAL TECHNIQUES HANDOUT.

THE MORE TIME YOU TALK THE LESS TIME YOU HAVE TO WORK ON YOUR PROJECT.

YOU NEED TO FINISH YOUR PROJECT TODAY.

BELLWORK 12/10: THIRSTY READER THURSDAY

READ YOUR LIBRARY BOOK FOR 20 MINUTES.

YOU SHOULD NOT BE TALKING, WRITING, OR DOING ANY CLASSWORK OR HOMEWORK.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT TALKING, I WILL CALL HOME.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT WRITING OR WORKING ON ANYTHING, THEN I WILL TAKE IT AND KEEP IT.

CRAFT & STRUCTURE: CH. 3

COMPLETE THE CRAFT & STRUCTURE CHART FOR CHAPTER 3. BE SURE TO COMPLETE EVERY BOX AND GIVE PAGE NUMBERS FOR EACH TECHNIQUE YOU DISCUSS.

TURN & TALK: 1 MIN. TURN AND SHARE YOUR CRAFT AND STRUCTURE CHART WITH YOUR SHOULDER PARTNER.

THEN WE WILL DISCUSS IT AS A CLASS.

BELLWORK 12/11: FREE WRITE FRIDAY

IN YOUR WRITER’S NOTEBOOK, WRITE A STORY, A SONG, A POEM, ETC. FOR 10 MINUTES. IT MUST BE SCHOOL APPROPRIATE.

CHAPTER 4YOU ARE GOING TO READ CH. 4 INDEPENDENTLY

WHILE YOU READ, REMEMBER TO UPDATE YOUR LUCKY/UNLUCKY T-CHART. (WE WILL BE DOING THIS FOR THE WHOLE STORY.)

YOU MUST FINISH READING CHAPTER 4 TODAY.

KWL CHARTNOW THAT YOU HAVE FINISHED READING CHAPTER 4, LET’S WORK ON THE BOTTOM PORTION OF YOUR KWL CHART.

WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE READ THAT YOU ALREADY KNEW?

WHAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT TOTALLY SURPRISED YOU?

LOOK BACK AT YOUR PREDICTIONS TO GUIDE YOUR RESPONSES.

TURN & TALK: 1 MIN. TURN AND SHARE YOUR KWL CHART WITH YOUR SHOULDER PARTNER.

THEN WE WILL DISCUSS IT AS A CLASS.

CRAFT & STRUCTURE: CH. 4

COMPLETE THE CRAFT & STRUCTURE CHART FOR CHAPTER 4. BE SURE TO COMPLETE EVERY BOX AND GIVE PAGE NUMBERS FOR EACH TECHNIQUE YOU DISCUSS.

TURN & TALK: 1 MIN. TURN AND SHARE YOUR CRAFT AND STRUCTURE CHART WITH YOUR SHOULDER PARTNER.

THEN WE WILL DISCUSS IT AS A CLASS.

PERCEPTION V. REALITYGET OUT YOUR PERCEPTION V. REALITY

CHART. ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, LIST THE

PERCEPTIONS THAT THE DOCTORS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAD ABOUT PHINEAS GAGE AND HIS INJURY.

ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, LIST THE REALITY OF ALL OF THESE SITUATIONS.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONIN YOUR WRITER’S NOTEBOOK, ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:HOW DOES EVERYONE’S PERCEPTIONS OF

PHINEAS GAGE AFFECT HIS REALITY? PHINEAS GAGE EQP. 2512/10/15

CRAFT & STRUCTURE QUIZ: 12/15READ EACH EXCERPT CAREFULLY. THEN USE YOUR STRUCTURE WORD BANK TO LABEL EACH EXCERPT CORRECTLY.

YOU MAY USE THE WORDS IN THE WORD BANK MORE THAN ONCE.

YOU WILL USE EVERY WORD AT LEAST ONCE.