Answer to Question #171909 in English for william

Question

Read the article: What Teenage Brains Can Teach Us To Think Creatively by Steven Johnson

1. In paragraphs 1-2, what are they saying? what are they doing?
2. In paragraphs 3-5, what are they saying? what are they doing?
3. In paragraphs 6-8, what are they saying? what are they doing?

Answer 1

1. In paragraphs 1-2, what are they saying?

They are talking about how teen behavior was misunderstood.

What are they doing?

They are inventing dances coining slang, leading political movements, making Bookstagrams and drawing millions of views to Mine-craft and makeup streams. They are learning second languages and sonatas. They are also generating colossal revenue on YouTube and iterating endlessly on TikTok.

1. In paragraphs 3-5, what are they saying?

They are talking about how researchers are frustrated regarding adolescent development.

 What are they doing?

They are fixating on the negatives overlooks which are the very opportunities that can help teens learn and grow. They are building up new connections, starting to gain the adult ability to think abstractly, envisioning the future and making social connections.

1. In paragraphs 6-8, what are they saying?

They are focusing on the regions that contribute to teenagers’ socio-emotional development and the understanding that these regions don’t develop in isolation.

 What are they doing?

They are leveraging adolescent brains to help them learn.