APRIL 30, 2012
HOMEWORK: Brainstroming sheet. Write in class tomorrow. Due
Wednesday.
JOURNAL: HOW ARE IMAGINATION AND IQ LINKED?
Page 204.
Just looking at the Progress Reports, what can you tell about Charlie
Gordon?
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Progress Report- progris riport
Misspelled lots of words
No capital letters
No puncutation
Adds additional letters
Progris riport 1- martch 5 1965
 37 years-old
 Dr. Strauss tells him to write everything down that he thinks
Progris riport 2 – martch 6
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Charlie has low imagination
Ms. Kinnian teaches slow adult readers
Charlie cannot see anything in the Rorschach test
Thinks he failed the test so they won’t use him as a test subject
MAY 2, 2012
HOMEWORK: Brainstorming due Friday. Part 5 in class Friday. Create
study technique for vocabulary words. VOCABULARY QUIZ COMING
SOON!!
DO NOW: Write the definitions for:
Verify:
Regression:
Tangible:
Illiteracy:
PAGE 206.-Progris report 3- martch 7
 Took the THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST (tell story about
pictures)- couldn’t make up a story about people he never met.
Thinks he failed. Tests need good grades!
 Nervous about tests.
 Met Algernon (white mouse) who was going through a maze.
Charlie is doing the same mazes on paper. ALGERNON WINS!
 Charlie went to other side of hospital. Never been in this part.
 Cannot lie!!!
MAY 3, 2012
HOMEWORK: Brainstorming due Friday. Part 5 in class Friday.
Vocabulary quiz on Tuesday, May 8
JOURNAL: What can we admire about Charlie?
 Trying to be smarter.
 Honest.
 Determined.
 Doesn’t let his disabilities and/or other people effect him
 Courageous
 Wants to be accepted
 Positive attitude (?)
 Willing
***Miss Kinnian- adult night school teacher***
PAGE 206- Progris riport 4 –Mar 8
 Getting the operation!!!
 Miss Kinnian reccommended him to Dr. Strauss and Dr.
Nemur
 Dr. Strauss is on Charlie’s side- Charlie has great motivation
 Jot down “important words”
 IQ level- 68 (Genius-140) (Average- 85-115)
 After operation he may become 3 times as smart-May not be
permanent
Progris ript 5- Mar 10
 Nervous about operation
 Dr. Nemur=grouch
Progress Report 6- Mar 15
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Remembering things
Listening Drs. advice
He’s thinking. Brain functioning better
Admits to not knowing fancy things
Progress Report 7 – Mar 19
 Losing motivation/hope
 Aggrevated
Progress Report 8 –Mar 23
 Algernon had the operation- 3 times as smart as a normal mouse
 Charlie went back to work at the factory
 Gets paid for the operation.
MAY 7, 2012
HOMEWORK: Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow
DO NOW: Define the following words. Write an example for each.
Hostile:
Deterioration:
Inferiority:
Neglect:
PAGE 209 (?) – Progress Report 8 – Mar 25
 “pulled a Charlie Gordon”
Mar 28
Mar 29
 TV is suppose to make him “smart” while he sleeps
 Improvements in Charlie
PROGRESS REPORT 9 – April 3
 Learned about subconscious and conscious minds
 Went to a “party” with his “friends” (Joe Carp and Frank Rielly)
 “friends” make fun of him – drink more. Best janitor. Leave him to
get home on his own. (HE DOESN’T NOTICE THEY MAKE FUN OF
HIM)
 Starts to gain an imagination (dreams)
MAY 8, 2012
Homework: Finish question and chart below.
DO NOW: Study vocabulary words.
1. Progress Report Requirements
2. Quiz
3. Complete the question and chart below:
*How does Charlie’s relationship with his coworkers convey his sense of
isolation?
How is Charlie isolated?
How is Charlie improving
4. Read on from Progress Report 9.
MAY 8, 2012
Homework: Progress Report final copy due May 18.
DO NOW: Show me your Progress Report 1
Page 210. PROGRESS REPORT 9- April 6-April 17
 Has feelings-beat Algernon 9 times
 Read Robinson Crusoe in 4 days
 Learned puncutuation
 TV idea is working- making him smarter
 Doesn’t race Algernon anymore
MAY 14, 2012
Homework: Progress Report final copy due Monday, May 21.
Paragraph 1 of Progress Report 3
DO NOW: Make a chart of the following
CHARLIE’S PROGRESS
CHARLIE’S RELATIONSHIPS
Asks intellectual questions.
Realizes his true friends – Algernon & Miss K.
Beats Algernon
Beginning to take care of himself now
Remembers grammar, spelling
Dreaming – has imagination
PAGE 212: April 20
 Realizes his friends are making fun of him –ashamed of himself
PROGRESS REPORT 11- April 21
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Becoming smarter- learning college subjects/foreign languages
Miss Kinnian seeing progress
Taking Rorshach Test again
Expects IQ to go to 200
Told not to study PSYCHOLOGY
April 22
 Ovethinking Rorshach Tests
 Imagined things
 Accusing people. Anxious. On the edge. Very aware. Cautious.
April 25
 People are isolating him. Smarter-knows what they are saying/making fun
of him
 Got a raise- figured out a way to line up the machines saving the factory
money
April 27
 Controversy about experiment idea. Both Drs are out for themselves
MAY 14, 2012
Homework: Progress Report final copy due Monday, May 21.
Journal: Why are people threatened by Charlie’s accomplishments?
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Journal
Progress Report
Silent read and take notes from 215-Progress Report 13
Progress Report time
MAY 21, 2012
Homework:
 Flowers for Algernon test on Wednesday. Complete Study Guide.
 Choose 3 careers you’d like to have in your future. Make a pro and
con list for each.
DO NOW: Complete the chart below
Charlie’s Successes
Reactions
Photographic Mind
People
Mrs. Flynn
Reasons for
Scared. Confused.
Thinking
Helpful. Checked in.
Clear, legible, correct
Concerned.
grammar
More sophisticated
Factory Workers
Understands emotions
Joe, Frank
Kicked him out!
Ignored him. Guilty.
Signed petition to get
Charlie fired.
Fanny
Didn’t sign petition.
“Bad to
of
Miss Kinnian
Sad & worried about
future. Doorsymbolizes
isolation from the
change.”Scared
too muchknowledge.
world
Dr’s.
Care more about
money and fame.
Greedy. Scared they
will lose money & jobs
SCARED!!!
MAY 21, 2012
Homework:
 Flowers for Algernon test on Wednesday- STUDY!
 Create a list of 8 questions you’d like to know more about when
thinking about your career choice.
DO NOW: Make a list of the ways Charlie’s journey has changed after
seeing the busboy.
CHARLIE’S JOURNEY AFTER THE BUSBOY
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Help people with low IQ
Became self-absorbed. Brought back memories of his pain
Algernon bit Charlie- refuses to run maze
Charlie regresses slowly after Algernon
Spelling/grammar reverts
Forgets languages
Isolated again
Realizes real friends
Gets job back
Doesn’t remember having surgery
Returns to Miss Kinnian’s class
Leaving for NY
Burries Algernon and brings him flowers
TO DO
 List
 Discuss study guide
 Career choices
 Anyone want to take the test?
 Research for I-search