Name: ______________________________________________________ Date: ______________ Block: _____ Flowers for Algernon–Student Packet Charlie Gordon is a real, living human being. Charlie is also a science experiment. Scientists are studying intelligence and its importance. Through a series of progress reports, Charlie will gain intelligence and have to face the realities of this experiment. He will befriend Algernon, a lab mouse, who is also going through these changes. Charlie shows the reader that being different, and maybe not as intelligent, isn’t a bad thing. 1.Before You Read: a.Complete thePre-Reading Activityat the bottom of this page. b.Define the terms onActivity 1,using a dictionary or electronic device. 2.Follow along with the recording ofFlowers for Algernonas it is read to you. a.As you are reading, note the changes Charlie and/or Algernon are experiencing inActivity 2. 3.When the story is finished, complete the activities below: a.Activity 3:Writer’s Eye Activity b.Activity 4:Spell Checker Activity c.Activity 5:Stem Activity d.Activity 6:Before and After Activity e.Activity 7:How and Why Activity 4.When you have completed all activities, you need to turn in your completed activities, and complete the Flowers for AlgernonTest. a.You ARE allowed to use the book, but not your notes or completed activities. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Reading Activity: Answer the following prompt on the lines below. You should write until you fill the entire section. Which is more important, intelligence, beauty, or popularity? Why?
