A Whole New Mind Vocabulary Introduction (1-4)

A Whole New Mind Annotations Guidelines

Annotations show your interaction with the text. Good readers do not merely absorb what they read; they think about it for understanding, respond to it, and question it. Your annotations are due the same day as the reading assignment.

1. Write a brief summary at the top of each page.

2. Create a personal vocabulary list of at least 20 words. Circle words that you do not know in the text. Make a list of these words, along with their page numbers and definitions, in the back cover. (You may also keep these on a separate piece of paper.)

3. Use the side and bottom page margins for Response and Questioning.  Response: How do you personally respond to what is being claimed or described? This should be more than “sounds cool” or “I disagree.” Explain your thinking/feeling.  Questioning: What questions does the text bring to mind? What do you wonder in response to Pink’s arguments? What avenues of thought do your questions lead you down? (This should be more than “what?” or “why?” Develop your questions.)

RUBRIC Summaries ____/20 Vocab ____/20 R & Q ____/10 TOTAL ____/50

Study Guide Chapter One

1. What kind of machine is Pink being strapped into?

2. Describe the way this machine works (in layman’s terms):

a. What does it measure?

b. What keeps a patient from lying (and thus ruining the results)?

3. What are the two halves of the brain called?

4. What new technique can capture images of the brain in action?

5. How can doctors/scientists tell which areas of the brain are being “active” (i.e. what happens in an areas of the brain when it is being used?)? 6. When Pink sees photos of faces making various facial expressions, which side of his brain is active?

7. When Pink sees photos of “scary scenes,” which side of his brain is active?

The Right (and Left) Stuff 8. The typical brain consists of ______cells.

9. Describe the traditional (old school) idea of the left side of the brain:

What is the evidence for this view?

10. Describe the traditional (old school) idea of the right side of the brain:

What is the evidence for this view?

11. Describe Roger Sperry’s discovery:

About the left brain:

About the right brain:

12. Define neuroscience:

13. What was Betty Edwards’ theory?

The Real Stuff

14. How does Pink establish the credibility of information he presents in this section?

15. “The left hemisphere controls the ______of the body; the right hemisphere controls ______of the body.”

16. “The ______hemisphere is sequential; the ______hemisphere is simultaneous.” 17. How does the example of the spouse who “grabs the car keys, curls a lip, glares at you, and hisses, ‘I’m going to the store’” (20) demonstrate the difference between text and context?

18. Explain the “stmp n the bg” example and how it also demonstrates the right hemisphere’s specialization in understanding context.

19. The left hemisphere “focuses on ______, the right on ______. The left can ______. But only the right hemisphere can ______.”

Fear and Loathing in My Amygdalas

20. What are the amygdalas and what do they do?

A Whole New Mind

21. Why has Pink chosen the word “whole” to describe the kind of mind he thinks we should develop in order to live “healthy, happy, and successful” lives?

22. Describe the characteristics of L-Directed Thinking:

Describe the characteristics of R-Directed Thinking:

23. Which type of thinking does Pink argue our culture has heavily favored in recent decades?

24. How has this impacted the teaching of R-Directed Thinking in America’s schools, according to Pink?