6th Grade Activities
6th Grade Plot Diagram Activity
ReadWriteThink Plot Diagram Student Interactive
6th Grade Interactive Plot Activity
Directions: You will need headphones to complete this activity. Listen to the story- all parts. Then number a sheet of paper from 1-14. Write the answers to the questions from the "Test Your Skills" section.
8th Grade Activities
Flowers for Algernon Review Part 1
Directions: Answer the following
questions during the reading.
- From Charlie’s report, what do you think he is
supposed to do on the Rorschach test? What does Charlie’s reaction to the
test reveal about him? (p. 34)
- Describe the main character in
this story. What conflict does he
face as the story opens? (p.35)
- How can context clues help you
figure out the meaning of the word “caut” on page 35?
- What do Charlie and Algernon
have in common and what do you think their relationship may be? (p.36)
- What is the first major hurdle Charlie must overcome? How is it resolved? (p. 36)
- Why does Charlie want so badly
to be smart? (p.37)
- On page 38, this is the first
time that Charlie has raced Algernon or taken tests since the
operation. What do these events
indicate about the outcome of the procedure?
- Which of
the surrounding words and phrases can help you figure out the meaning of
“dint”? (p. 39)
- What do Dr. Strauss’ comments
about Algernon indicate about Charlie’s own prospects for improvement? (p.
39)
- What can you tell about Charlie
from his laughing at his own ridicule and his certainty that these men are
really his friends? (p. 39)
- Why do the other factory
workers make fun of Charlie? (p. 39)
- In what ways do Charlie’s
progress reports show that he is getting more intelligent? (p. 39)
- What does Charlie’s comment
“The late late late late late show” reveal about him? (p. 40)
- Look in a dictionary and
determine the origin of the words “consciousness” and subconscious.”
- What tricks do the factory workers play on Charlie? (p. 40)
- What might Miss Kinnian have to
be scared of when she sees Charlie? (p. 41)
- What do Charlie’s feelings
about Robinson Crusoe suggest about Charlie’s future? (p. 41)
- Does Miss Kinnian really get
something in her eye? What else
might explain her sudden exit? (p. 42)
- How
does this entry illustrate both the progress Charlie is making and how far
he still has to go? (p. 42)
- Why is Charlie learning so fast? (p. 42)
- Why doesn’t Charlie need to
race Algernon anymore? (p. 42)
- How do Charlie’s feelings about
this drinking episode differ from the earlier one? (p. 43)
- What does it mean “to pull a
Charlie Gordon”? How can you figure this out? (p. 44)
- Charlie thinks that getting
smarter will solve his problems. Do you think he is right? Why or why not?
(p. 44)
- How is Charlie different from
the way he was the first time he took the Rorschach test? (p. 45)
- From other parts of the page,
how can you tell that ‘feebleminded” means “unintelligent”? (p. 45)
- How is Charlie’s attitude about
lying changed from the last time he took this test? (p. 45)
- Why do Joe Carp and Frank
Reilly refuse to go to lunch with Charlie? (p. 46)
- What kinds of feelings does
Charlie seem to be developing for Miss Kinnian? (p. 46)
- Do the doctor’s seem to have
Charlie’s best interest at heart? (p. 46)
- What does Charlie’s reaction to his encounter with
the doctors suggest about how he is changing? (p.46)
- Identify and examine the
figurative language Miss Kinnian uses on page 47. What does it suggest
about her intelligence?
- What doe Miss Kinnian’s remarks
suggest about Charlie’s future? What might she be frightened of? (p. 48)
- Do you think Charlie is really
in love with Mrs. Kinnian? Why or Why not? (p. 48)
- How can you use context clues
to figure out the meaning of “petition”? (p.48)
- How has Charlie’s intellectual
growth led to conflict with his co-workers? What is the outcome of this
conflict? (p. 49)
- How does this episode with
Fanny Girden differ from earlier episodes with Charlie’s co-workers? (p.
49)
- What effect does this episode
have on the conflict Charlie faces as a result of his operation?
