Flowers for Algernon Wish Planning PDF

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Flowers for Algernon: Charlie’s Wish

Name: _______________________________________

What was Charlie’s wish?

(Expression) What details do I note surrounding the wish? Include at least three positive and negative effects each.

(Reflection) Looking back at the event, have I learned from his experience? What do I take away from his wish and its effects?

Summary (Final thoughts, combining opinions from Expression and ideas from Reflection):

Flowers for Algernon: Charlie’s Wish

Name: ______

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Example________ What was Charlie’s wish?

Charlie wants to be smart. (Expression) What details do I note surrounding the wish? Include at least three positive and negative effects each.

(Reflection) Looking back at the event, have I learned from his experience? What do I take away from his wish and its effects?

Positives: He is able to understand the world around him. Able to invent and create. Able to have pride in his ability.

People can feel threatened by someone smarter or by their own guilty conscience

Negatives: Recognizes the cruelty in others now. (His friends who made fun of him before.) Fails to connect with other people who are not geniuses. (His date with Miss Kinnian.) Frustrated and impatient with slower thinkers. (Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur can’t

People are not always what they seem- fake friends. Wishes aren’t always good ideas. Outcomes can’t be predicted. Knowledge and pursuing your dream can be worth many sacrifices.

understand everything he can.)

Final Reflection: Yes, Charlie should take the risk to pursue his dream. The rewards of inventing and creating through his new found genius will also help others, so it is definitely worth the negative personal consequences. His life goal is to gain knowledge, which can help him understand the world more deeply. He could use his knowledge to advance science and help others. His pain might be worth it if it causes larger benefits.

Directions: Combine your brainstorming from yesterday into a connected piece of writing. You should use statements from both the EXPRESSION and the REFLECTION columns as well as the OPINION to write two+ paragraphs. Follow the OREO format for solid writing: O- Opinion R- Reasons

E- Examples O- Opinion Writing Check: Read your partner’s piece of writing. Did they support their opinion? Check by underlining the parts of the writing. If there is something missing, make a note on their paper! Opinion- GREEN Reasons- YELLOW Examples- RED OPINION- GREEN

In “Flowers for Algernon,” Charlie’s initially has the wish to become smart. Charlie would be limited from achieving this goal, if not for the aid of a science-fiction level operation. What great, extraordinary wish do you possess? Remember, a wish is different than a goal, because goals can be achieved, and wishes are purely in the realm of fantasy. My Wish

Name: ________________________________________

What is the wish?

(Expression) What details do I note surrounding the wish? Include at least three positive and negative effects each.

(Reflection) Looking back at the wish’s possible outcomes, what have I learned? Do I really want the wish to come true?

On May 20th, Charlie’s journal entry details how he witnessed a busboy at a restaurant ridiculed and laughed at for making a mistake. To Charlie’s shame, he realizes that he has just laughed at the expense of someone he used to be just like. Charlie begins to see his mistake as a positive error though, because it helps him discover a purpose. “Let me use my gift to do something for them,” he writes about his hope to advance knowledge for those with learning disabilities (Keyes 368). Have you ever made a mistake that turned into a positive moment? My Favorite Mistake

Name: _________________________________

What was my favorite mistake?

(Expression) What details do I note surrounding the mistake? (before/during/ after)?

(Reflection) Looking back at the event, have I learned from the experience? What do I take away from the mistake?...