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Word Bank

adolescents	dynamic	opportunity		synapses
body	expressions	pathways		social cues
cementing	interacting	physical proximity		unnecessary
developing	interactions	prune		voice
development	miss out	social
Supplementary Questions What words does the author use to describe the adolescent brain? [ALL] The author says that the adolescent brain is in a ___________ stage of ___________. [EN, EM] The author says that _______________________. [TR] What is happening to the adolescent brain? [ALL] The adolescent brain is pruning ___________ synapses and ___________ other neurological ___________. [EN, EM] The adolescent brain is _______________________. [TR] What is a large part of the adolescent brain dedicated to? [ALL] A large part of the adolescent brain is dedicated to reading ___________. [EN, EM] Is reading social cues an automatic skill? [ALL] Reading social cues __________ (is/is not) an automatic skill. [EN, EM] Reading social cues ________________________. [TR] Why can’t many social skills be learned online? [ALL] Many social skills can’t be learned online because they require, or need, _______. [EN, EM] Many social skills can’t be learned online because ________________________. [TR] What are some of these social skills? [ALL] Some of these social skills are reading ________ language, facial __________, or tone of __________. [EN, EM] Some of these social skills are ________________________. [TR] What happens when someone spends many hours a day interacting with others on Facebook? [ALL] When you spend many hours interacting with people on Facebook, you __________ on an __________ to build __________ skills. [EN, EM] When you spend many hours interacting with people on Facebook, you ______________. [TR] If an adolescent spends many hours a day on Facebook, which synapses get pruned? [ALL] The synapses that are necessary for __________ get pruned. [EN, EM] The synapses that __________________________. [TR]