by Daniel
Keyes
April 10 Discussion with Dr. Gen (over first
25 pages)
April 11 Vocabulary Quiz 8, Read Novel
April 12 3 Dialectical Journals in class, Read
April 13 Reading Quiz 1 (pp. 1-53); Discussion
of novel
April 14 Correct the Spelling and Grammar for
Charlie Gordon’s Progress Report 1; Read
April 25 Reading Quiz 2 (pp. 54-115)
May 2
Reading Quiz 3 (pp. 116-216)
Project:
Choose one of the following to
do as your project. You may choose to work with a partner. However, I expect
each partner to have a specific role and for the project to be much, much
better than if you were working alone.
CREATE:
1. A script for the 6 o’clock
news covering the Charlie Gordon presentation in Chicago.
2 A letter of recommendation
for Miss Kinnian if she were to apply for a job at
ESHS. Explain why she would be a good candidate to teach at our school
4. A citation for the Nobel
Science Prize for Charlie Gordon, Professor Strauss and Nemur
5. An A&E Biography of the
life of Charlie Gordon
6. A poem for Algernon and
Charlie explaining their relationship
7. A dialogue between Charlie
and Algernon in heaven
8. A letter to one of the
characters
9. An interview with one of the
characters
10. A psychiatrist report on
Charlie before, during and after the operation
11. A report on medical science
and the ability to make a person smart
12. A song about Charlie’s
sense of alienation
13. A short story that
continues where the novel left off
14. More progress reports where
the novel left off
15. A questionnaire
administered to students about the ethical-medical issues of this novel. Report
your findings.
Your presentation may take
whatever form you wish. You may write a poem, short story, fictitious diary,
create a web page, do a PowerPoint presentation, create a video or audio, write
a song, create an album – just about anything.