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What patterns of organization does the author use to convey information in the debt we owe to the adolescent brain

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Adaptable able to survive under certain conditions

Dependent relying on one or requiring the aid or support of another

Insulating to surround or cover to prevent the passage of heat, electricity, or sound

Deplete to use up or to reduce to a very small amount

Lethal causing or capable of causing death

Paradox a person, thing, or situation that is contradictory

Author's purpose his or her main for writing

Author's message the main idea he or she wants to convey

The word pruning in paragraph 3 means eliminating

What idea does the evidence in paragraph 9 support? Adolescents are more sensitive to rewards than children or adults

What is the author's main purpose in "The Debt We Owe to the Adolescent Brain"? to inform or explain

What is the author's main purpose for writing this article? To show how different the adolescent brain is from children and adults

Why does the author compare humans to Neanderthals? To show how we have adapted over time

What cause-effect relationship does the author identify in the section "Moving On from Childhood"? When adolescents hang out with people their age, this can cause them to argue with their parents more

What patterns of organization does the author use to convey information in this article? Separates by different topics, and gives a cause and effect

What is the author's writing style? informative or descriptive

What does the frontal lobe do? controls thinking, reasoning ,planning, and memory

How does the author compare human adolescence to humans and mammals? The length of time of adolescence

What does the author compare and contrast in the story? humans and Neanderthals

Why did the Neanderthals not survive? They could not adapt

The author compares the ________ brain and the adolescent brain. adult

What is the positive side of surviving your adolescence? You will have innovation and creativity

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