CHAPTER 7: TEARS

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GETTING READY TO READ

• When was the last time you cried? Why did you cry?

• When is it OK to cry? Are there times when a person should cry?

• Do you agree with a, b, or c?a. Crying is a healty thing to

do. b. Crying is bad for you.c. Crying is neither good for

you nor bad for you.

1. Infection2. The cornea3. Composition4. An ounce5. Acceptable

a. a covering for the eyeb. a small amount of liquid

(less than 0.03 liters)c. generally considered

good enough (behavior)d. the way something is

made up of different things, parts, etc.

e. sickness in a part of the body

FAST READING

When you are finished you will have to be able to answer these questions:

1. What is the topic?

2. What is the main idea?

Topic?

A. Eyes

B. Tears

C. Being sad

D. Depression

Main Idea?

A. The social rules about when crying is ok depends on family, culture, and religion.

B. There are 3 different kinds of tears.

C. Tears are normal and healthy.

Vocabulary

VOCABULARY BINGO!!!!

• Fill in your BINGO card with the chapter vocabulary words

• When you see a word on the screen, find it on your board and write a sentence using that word

• When you have 4 words/sentences in a row, YELL BINGO!

Blink (verb)

The normal activity of quickly closing and opening the eye

Blow (verb)

To move air

Chemical (noun)

Something that causes changes in your body or brain

Differ (verb)

To be different from

Emotional (adjective)

Having to do with emotions

Fill In (phrasal verb)

To make not empty…To put something in a hole

Flow (verb)

To move continuously

Go Ahead (phrasal verb)

Used to give permission or to say it is OK to do something

Liquid (noun)

A thing that isn’t solid and can flow or be poured.Ex. Water, juice, soda, coffee, tea, etc.

Material (noun)

The stuff that makes up larger things

Mental (adjective)

Having to do with the mind / brain

Normal (adjective)

Typical, usual, ordinary, expected

Surface (noun)

The top or outer layer of something

Throughout (adverb)

During a period of time

View (noun)

Opinion, the way you think about something

CAREFUL READING

Read again & ask about the words and sentences you don’t understand.

True or False?• Tears are important for keeping out eyes healthy.

– TRUE• Tears are important for our ability to see.

– TRUE• There are 2 different kinds of tears.

– FALSE• We have emotional tears in our eyes all the time.

– FALSE• People generally have the same ideas about when it is ok

to cry.– FALSE

• Some people think it can be good for you to cry.– TRUE

What is the difference between quoting and paraphrasing?

Quoting and Paraphrasing

• Quoting:– Saying what someone

else said in the same words.

– Use quotation marks “ “ – “Emotional tears

increase the amount of endorphin that gets to the brain.”

• Paraphrasing:– Saying what someone

else said in YOUR OWN WORDS.

– Change the words and the order these words comes in

– When we cry because we are sad or happy, our brain receives more endorphins.

Which is a good paraphrase of the quote from the reading?

1. It has not been proven, but tears may be good not only for your eyes but for your emotional health as well.

a. No one knows if tears are actually good for your eyes or for your emotions.

b. Tears are good for our eyes and may be good for our emotional health, too.

b

Which is a good paraphrase of the quote from the reading?

2. Emotional tears are tears we think of when we use the word cry.

a. The word cry refers to one kind of tears, emotional tears.

b. We cry emotional tears when we think of the word cry.

a

Which is a good paraphrase of the quote from the reading?

3. Most people are aware of the social rules about when, where, and why it is acceptable to cry.

a. Sometimes it is ok to cry, and sometimes it is not, and you have to learn the difference.

b. Each culture has its rules for when crying is ok, and most members of a culture know its rules.

b

Practice Time!

• You will see a question on the screen.

• Work with a partner to answer the question using a quote from the reading. This means use the words from the reading and quotation marks.

• Then, paraphrase the quotation. This means write the answer in your own words.

#1

What would happen if we did not have tears in our eyes?

Quote?

Paraphrase?

#2

How do tears help us see clearly?

Quote?

Paraphrase?

#3

What are the different types of tears?

Quote?

Paraphrase?

#4

Social rules about crying differ for children versus adults and often for men versus women. What else affects the rules?

Quote?

Paraphrase?

#5

What is a possible effect of the painkiller endorphin?

Quote?

Paraphrase?

Summarizing

Work with a friend to write a summary of “Tears.” You can use quotations and paraphrases in your summary. Make sure you answer these questions in your summary:

1. What are tears good for?2. Which kind of tears protect our eyes?3. Which kind of tears do we produce when we cry?4. What do social rules about crying tell us?5. What do some people believe about crying?

TALK TO YOUR PARTNER

• In Turkish culture, when is it ok to cry?

• Are the rules different for men and women?– In what situations is it ok

for men to cry? – Women?– Both?

• If you’re having trouble think about: at the movies, saying goodbye, at a funeral, getting hurt, etc.

When is it OK to cry?MEN WOMENBOTH