Flowers for Algernon
Project Members
Student
Number
Name
Project Submitted To:
Dario VanHorne
Class
9 A / B
May 8th, 2015 – Colegio Real de Panama
Grading Rubric
Possible Points
Vocabulary
60
Crossword
10
Character Analysis
20
Summary of Journal
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Comprehension
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Illustration of One
Character
Illustrate One Scene
27
Bring Draft of Writing
assignment and packet
on Friday for peer
review
Newspaper
Articles/Editorial
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30
3
10
10
30
200
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Flowers for Algernon - Word Search (10 Pts)
Can you find the English words, related to the story, hidden in the word search puzzle below?
Character Analysis Chart
Character
Ms. Kinnian
Charlie Gordon
Dr. Strauss
Dr. Nemur
Algernon
Frank Reilly and
Joe Carp
Fanny Girden
Mr. Donner
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Progress Reports
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Imagery (10 Pts): A common term of variable meaning, imagery includes the "mental
pictures" that readers experience with a passage of literature. It signifies all the sensory
perceptions referred to in a poem, whether by literal description, allusion, simile, or
metaphor. Imagery is not limited to visual imagery; it also includes auditory (sound),
tactile (touch), thermal (heat and cold), olfactory (smell), gustatory (taste), and kinesthetic
sensation (movement).
First person point of view is a point of view in which an "I" or "we" serves as the narrator
of a piece of fiction. The narrator may be a minor character, observing the action, as the
character Nick does in The Great Gatsby, or the main protagonist of the story, such as
Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye. In addition, a first-person narrator may be
reliable or unreliable.
Third person omniscient is a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the
thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story, as opposed to third person
limited, which adheres closely to one character's perspective.
Third person limited point of view is a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows
only the thoughts and feelings of a single character, while other characters are presented
only externally. Third person limited grants a writer more freedom than first person, but
less than third person omniscient.
Identify a line that describes the Charlie’s feelings: ______________________________________
Identify a line that describes the Charlie’s thoughts: _____________________________________
Charlie sometimes tells us what he is thinking, other times what he is feeling. What effect does
this have on the way the story makes the reader feel?
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(Hint: it makes the story more intense, more personal, you know exactly what Charlie is
experiencing and his fears)
Illustrate a scene from Flowers for Algernon Part 1. (You may draw sideways) (10 pts)
Illustrate one character from Flowers for Algernon Part 1. (You may draw sideways) (10 pts)
To wrap-up this project I am going to be assessing your understanding of the material by
looking closely at what details you pull from the story and how you are able to use these
details to create new information. You will only have two class periods to work on these
assignments, so use your time wisely. (Remember: you are writing two articles and one
editorial.
(30 Pts) Newspaper Article: Using details found in Flowers for Algernon write TWO newspaper
articles, approximately two paragraphs (each one) or more long, about what happened to Charlie.
The format of the paper should look similar to a newspaper/newsletter. Write one from the
factory worker’s point of view and the second from the doctors’ point of view. Then, finally,
write an editorial, approximately three paragraphs long, in which you evaluate the experiment,
taking into consideration these two extreme ways of thinking. You must take a definite position in
your editorial evaluating the ethics behind this! Both of the news stories should be backed by
quotes from the story, etc. (you may use material from your essays from last week).
Rubric for Article Assignment
10
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5
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Used several story details
At least 2 paragraphs written per article
At least 5 details from story included
Consistent 3rd Person P.O.V.
High level of creativity
Needed more details from story
Less than 2 paragraphs written
Less than 5 details from story included
Inconsistent 3rd Person P.O.V.
Stuck to the requirements (little creativity)
Not many details from story included
Less than 2 paragraphs written
Less than 4 details from story included
Mostly in 1st Person P.O.V.
Little to no creativity; not much effort
Unrelated to story
Less than 2 paragraphs written
Less than 3 details from story included
Point of view in 1st or hard to determine
Complete lack of effort/creativity