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Flowers for Algernon: Due date A day (Oct 16) B day (Oct 19) Please support all answers with specific details from the text!

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Learning about Charlie’s deterioration through his own words allows you the reader to understand his pain in a very direct way. June 22 entry. Summarize which of Charlie’s functions have been affected so far? As Charlie observes his deterioration, what does he know about his condition? Short response. Could Charlie have comprehended in advanced how difficult it would be if the effects of the operation turned out to be temporary? Explain. Extended response. Discuss the changes that you have seen in Charlie’s progress reports since the beginning of the story. Identify the characteristics of his June reports. Short response. Recreate this circle diagram that illustrates the plot. After you have completed the diagram write a short response of your noticings.

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Refer to the picture on page 213. What can you infer about what is happening to the man in the picture? What does Charlie do with his time? Short response. In what ways is Charlie’s behavior the same as and different from the way it was before the operation? Extended response. Is Charlie worse off than he was before the operation or better off? Extended response. Compare the journal entries from May and July. What is the difference in punctuation and sentence structure? Short response. Provide specific details from the text. If you were in Charlie’s situation, what do you think would be the hardest part of returning to work at the factor? Extended response. Why do Frank and Joe defend Charlie? Short response. Are the factory workers really Charlie’s friends now? Short response. The July 25 entry presents the falling action of the story. Short responses: 1. What does Charlie do when Miss Kinnian comes to visit? 2. What does Mr. Donnegan say when Charlie asks for his old job back? 3. What does the new worker say to Charlie? 4. How do both Joe and Frank react?

Box Three  Focus on lines 901-915. 1. Do you support Charlie’s decision to leave New York? Extended response. 2. What does Charlie’s decision reveal about his character? Extended response 3. Will Charlie be happier when he leaves New York? Why or why not. Extended response.  Focus on lines 916-938. This passage completes the circle of the plot. Short responses for the following: 1. What do you notice about Charlie’s spelling and language in this progress report? 2. Why does he tell Miss Kinnian not to be sad? 3. What does he hope he can do if he tries hard enough? 4. What does he want someone to do for him while he is gone?  Focus on lines 924-929. What do you realize about the potential for Charlie to regain some of his former knowledge? Short response.  What does Charlie’s attitude toward his experience suggest about the kind of person he is? Short response.

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These activities will help you to synthesize the information you have learned throughout the story. This story covers a period of 5 months. Analyze the progress reports from each of these months to determine the change in Charlie’s abilities. Track your thinking on the graph. Write a short response of your noticings.

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