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Learning Intention: Identify students who are paying attention to a given task. Part of the responsibility of being a good student is to be able to pay attention to the task at hand. Paying attention might involve eye contact, taking notes, or tuning out other distractions and really listening. The purpose of this lesson is for you to focus on thinking about what paying attention to a task involves. Thinking questions: 1. What does it mean when someone tells you to "pay attention"? 2. How could you tell just by looking if someone is paying attention? 3. Why is it easier to pay attention to some tasks than others? 4. Why do you think it is important to pay attention to whatever job you are supposed to be working on? 5. If you're working on a task you don't like, could paying attention to what you're doing make it any easier? Directions: Select the student in each pair who is paying attention to the task. Circle the student who is paying attention.