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Phineas Gage: The Teenage Brain and Connections: Free Choice Activity

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During this lesson, which is all about making connections, learners watch a documentary about the teenage brain and connect it to Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science, their own lives, and the world.

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CCSS: Designed
Concepts
the brain, phineas gage: a gruesome but true story about brain science, phineas gage, john fleischman, text connections, text-to-self connections, text-to-text connections
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Additional Tags
english language arts
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Instructional Ideas
  • Later on in the unit, have pupils apply what they learned to a research or other project
Classroom Considerations
  • The lesson is designed to go just before or after reading chapter two; the choice is up to you
Pros
  • Includes links to a couple of documentary resources
  • A worksheet for learners to fill out during the film is provided
Cons
  • None