FSA Standards, Curriculum Grade 7 by Sue Morren https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly en-us 2016-09-22 15:32:25 UTC 2017-05-17 12:01:04 UTC hello@padlet.com In line 46, the author states that the audience's retinal neurons will rebound  for a fraction of a second after the lights are dimmed.  Highlight the word or phrase in the sentence that follows that gives a clue to the meaning of 'retinal neurons.' https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125774499

]]> 2016-09-22 15:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125774499 How do the authors clarify "neuromagic" and its connection to science? https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125774656 2016-09-22 15:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125774656 How do the magazine article and the three short selections differ in their portrayal of the brain? https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125774739 2016-09-22 15:51:21 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125774739 What is the advantage of using images to portray information about neuromagic?  https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125774848 2016-09-22 15:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125774848 How does the phrase "and this can be manipulated" help support the idea that magic and science  are related?  https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125774870 2016-09-22 15:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125774870 What effect does the word "devilishly" inl ine 14 on the reader's understanding of the magician's tone? https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125774898 2016-09-22 15:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125774898 Watch the video "Magic and the Brain: after reading the article in the textbook.  https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125775022 1. How did watching the video clarify the effect of techniques (visual, tricks, magic, sound...) in understanding the topic better?]]> 2016-09-22 15:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125775022 How does the use of anecdotal and nonscientific evidence differ from scientific data used later in the text? https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125775050 2016-09-22 15:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125775050 HOw does the author use visual aids to structure the text in "Mind Shift"? https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125775218 2016-09-22 15:52:38 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125775218 A: What is the meaning of the word "manipulated" in line 7? https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125775279 B: Select 2 words or phases from the text that provide clues to the meaning. Cite the line numbers of your clues.]]> 2016-09-22 15:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125775279 Reread the final paragraph.  How does the author feel about the idea of studying magic to improve our understanding of the brain?  Highlight the text that supports your answer https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125775284 2016-09-22 15:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125775284 On lines 66-74 of Magic and the  Brain the author talks  about how magicians use optical illusions to trick the brain. Select an explanation for how the text Mind Shift helps explain optical illusions.  https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125775483 2016-09-22 15:53:14 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125775483 How do the authors structure "Magic & the Brain"? https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125775550 2016-09-22 15:53:23 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125775550 Select several pieces of relevant evidence to support neuromagic and its usefulness as a new field of study.  https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125775612 2016-09-22 15:53:30 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125775612 A. What claim does Magic and the Brain  make on page 80? https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125775714 B. HOw does the selection "Tall Story" support that claim?]]> 2016-09-22 15:53:43 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125775714 How does the author refute the claim that the study of magic is unnecessary because it only confirms what we already know? https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125775825 2016-09-22 15:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125775825 Compare and contrast the effect of illusion on the brain between "The Magic and the Brain" and "Mind Sift, One-Track Mind and Tall Story."  Use a Venn Diagram. https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125776013 2016-09-22 15:54:29 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125776013 A. What is the advantage of using sample visual illusions to clarify information about the way the brain perceives information? https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125776187 B. What is gained in the text version by incl
uding scientific data and language?]]> 2016-09-22 15:54:55 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125776187 What is the meaning of neuromagic? https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125776260 2016-09-22 15:55:07 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125776260 A: How did the authors organize the texts differently? https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125776305 B: What effect did these differing presentations have on the text or the reader?]]> 2016-09-22 15:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125776305 Select a sentence from each short passage that supports the common central idea. What central idea do these sentences support? ryan_wieczorek https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125776320 2016-09-22 15:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125776320 How does the author clarify the idea that magicians use cause and effect to create a cognitive illusion? https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125776330 2016-09-22 15:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125776330 How does the author organize text in Magic and the Brain?"  https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125776554 2016-09-22 15:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125776554 How does the author organize text on the worksheet. https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125776756 2016-09-22 15:56:24 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125776756 https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125776962 In the article "Magic and the Brain,"  the authors present complex concepts that can be difficult for readers to understand.  
Analyze the text features.  
How did the authors structure the text in a way to help readers understand the information presented? ]]> 2016-09-22 15:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125776962 What is the author's purpose for writing Magic and the Brain? How is it different from the author's purpose for writing One Track Mind?  https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125777105 2016-09-22 15:57:20 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125777105 What words and phrases create the tone of this passage? ryan_wieczorek https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125777309 2016-09-22 15:57:49 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125777309 What is the author's purpose for writing this text?  https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125777330 Select a sentence or sentences that supports this purpose.]]> 2016-09-22 15:57:52 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125777330 Select two different words that can be substituted for the word perception while keeping the same connotation. https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125777838 2016-09-22 15:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125777838 https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125777861 A.  According to the text, what is an illusion?   
B. Select a phrase from each text that can provide  clues to the meaning.  ]]> 2016-09-22 15:59:10 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125777861 https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125783440 What is the meaning of the worl illusion as used in the passage"Magic in the Brain?" 

]]> 2016-09-22 16:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125783440 Retread the sidebar and explain how the text's structure contributes to the development of ideas in the text.  https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125783829 2016-09-22 16:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125783829 https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125784342 In the article Mindshift how does the author clarify how the brain perceives patterns?]]> 2016-09-22 16:16:12 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125784342 https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125784756 Compare and contrast the central idea in line 85-94 of Magic and the Brain with central idea of the article One track mind. ]]> 2016-09-22 16:17:23 UTC https://padlet.com/morrens/9m5ffgkk4hly/wish/125784756