Flowers For AlgernonBy Daniel Keyes

Rate the following statements:

1 – Strongly Disagree2 – Somewhat Disagree3 – undecided4 – Somewhat Agree5 – Strongly Agree

Ignorance is bliss

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Putting someone else down is an attempt to build yourself up.

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The naïve forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.

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You need the ability to love and to be loved to have a healthy mental and

moral life.

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There is nothing really original in science; everyone builds on the failures

of others.

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“Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you.”

(Roger Ebert)

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“’Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” (Alfred Lord

Tennyson)

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People never really change.

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I would rather have a physical disability than a mental one.

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Given time, science will cure most forms of disease and disability.

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What do you think it would be like to be mentally retarded?

How do you think people would treat you?

How do you think you would feel about yourself?

Do you think you would want to become smarter?

Do you think you would risk an experimental surgery to make you smarter?

Intelligent Quotient (IQ) a number representing a person’s

intelligence average intelligence is 100, but the

normal range is between 85-114. 95% of the world’s population has

intelligence between 70-129. the higher the number, the smarter

you are.

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS:

1. Look at the row of numbers below. What number

should come next?

8 4 2 1 ½ ¼ ___ 1/8

IQ is measured by a testWhen answering questions, you cannot use

paper, pencil, or calculator.

2.Assume the first two statements are true.

Is the final one true, too?

The boy plays baseball. All baseball players wear hats. The boy wears a hat.

False

3.Paper sells for 21 cents per pad. What will four pads cost?

84cents

4.How many of the five pairs of items listed below are exact duplicates?

Nieman, K.M. Neiman, K.M. Thomas, G.K. Thomas, C.K. Hoff, J.P. Hoff, J.P. Pino, L.R. Pina, L.R. Warner, T.S. Wanner, T.S.

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Catergories of IQ

40-54 severely challenged (less than 1% of test takers)

55-69 challenged70-84 below average85-114 average (68% of test takers)

115-129 above average130-144 gifted (2.3% of test takers)

145-159 genius (less than 1% of test takers)

160-175 extra-ordinary genius

Famous Geniuses

Bobby Fisher187

Albert Einstei

n160

Charles Darwin165

Mozart165

Galileo185

Rembrandt155

• those who have an IQ between 0 and 25 were originally called idiots

• those with an IQ between 26 and 50 were called imbeciles

• those with an IQ between 51 and 70 were called morons

Euphemisma mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt

Did you know…

EXAMPLES:

Her grandmother died. passed awayCharlie Gordon is retarded. mentally challengedThe criminal went to jail. a correctional facilityShe was fired from her job. let goThat swimmer is fat. big-bonedThe garbage man comes Wednesday. sanitation engineer

supposedly show what a person is thinking and feeling:› depression› psychotic tendencies› anger and aggression

Rorschach Ink Blot Test

What does this look like to you?

How about this?

Or this?

Or this?

A Review of Literary Elements

Characterthe people, animals, or objects that portray the plot of the story

Protagonist - the main

character(s) around whom the conflict centers

Antagonist - the character(s) or

force(s) in conflict with the protagonist

Character Motivationthe reason characters behave as they do

Motivation: They want to stay alive

Motivation: He wants to eat

Plotsequence of events make up the story

Conflict the Struggle/Battle between the protagonist and antagonist

Man vs. Man (external)

Man vs. Society (external)

Man vs. Nature (external)

Man vs. Self (internal)

Man vs. Supernatural (external)

the bad guy works against good guy

the world works against the main character

forces of nature beyond character’s control causes the problems

the character’s own issues work against him/her

The character is in conflict with ghosts, God, etc.

Man vs. ManGood vs. Evil

Protagonist (Good) the Three Little Pigs

are trying to stay alive

Antagonist (Bad) the Big Bad Wolf is

trying to kill the pigs

Man vs. Society

› Jake tries to become one of the Na’vi

› The Na’vi do not accept him

Avatar

Man vs. Natureforces that can’t be controlled by people: weather, intelligence, fire

The Perfect Storm

Dante’s Peak

Man vs. Selfthe main character has to make a decision that (could) change lives

Dorothy learns that “there is no place like home” through a dream

Man vs. Supernaturalthe main character is in conflict with Something he cannot control, such as

God, fate, ghosts, etc.

Carol-Ann and her family fight the ghosts of the graveyard upon which their house was constructed

SettingPlace &Time (sometimes weather & time of day)

Hogwarts present Night castle/river

Theme› the central, and controlling idea of insight into

a work of literature › the idea that the writer wishes to convey

about the—his/her view of the world or his/her revelation about human nature

-when you have an optimistic outlook in life, anything can happen

Common Themes

Friendship Love Family Growing up Courage Loneliness Survival Prejudice

• Good vs. Evil

Tone

the speaker’s or writer’s attitude toward the subject

formal/serious playful sarcastic funny suspicious sad/gloomy

Mood

the feelings the speaker’s/writer’s topic gives to the reader

romantic imaginary/fantasy sorrowful/sad excited scared/afraid optimistic/happy

Point of Viewwho is telling the story

1st person—-the main character is telling the story-uses the pronouns “I,” “me,” “we,” “us

2nd person—-person doing the telling refers to the reader as

“you” 3rd person—

-the person telling the story is unknown and NOT in the story (narrator)

Foreshadowing› clues to events that

will happen in the future of the story

› the things that make you able to predict what will happen in the story

Created By: L. Tyrrell, Selma Unified

Flashback› A break in the

sequence of the plot to go back in time and show events that have led up to the present story

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