M3L12

What do your symbols tell you about the relationship between love and the brain?

SWBAT explore a very specific approach to Shakespeare’s claim by reading a scientific account of love, the body’s response to being in love, and what that might mean for the way we define the experience of love.

Notice Word Relationships

“In the Brain, Romantic Love Is Basically an Addiction.” by Helen Fisher

What word is the most important in the title?

Based on the words you identified, what do you think this article might say about love and the brain?

What do you notice about the way the title connects the idea of love with the brain?

Draw your visual representations in your Response Journals.

Read a Scientific Text about Love

Number each paragraph of “In the Brain, Romantic Love Is Basically an Addiction.”

What do you notice and wonder about the first two paragraphs?

What do you notice about romantic love?

*return to the visual representations you created when looking at the title and add one new detail to your visual representation based on what you noticed and wondered about.*

Examine Formal Style

Examine: Why is formal style important?

What kind of language or tone do you usually think of when you think of people in an argument?

Identify the publication that Helen Fisher’s article appeared in.

What do you think Helen Fisher’s purpose might be, given that her article is published in a scientific magazine?

Record three criteria for successful formal style in your Response Journals.

How would you describe Helen Fisher’s style in this article?

WRAP

HOMEWORK

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Use one of the words from the glossary in a sentence about love.

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Review Handout 12A

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Fluency homework