1. Monday, April 14th Bellringer: Punctuation Vocabulary
“Flowers for Algernon”
Finish reading
Questions/Review
Writing assignment
“Flowers” quiz tomorrow; vocab quiz Thurs

2. Bellringer
A writer’s use of punctuation can influence people’s opinions about that writer’s intelligence and level of education. In “Flowers for Algernon,” Charlie’s incorrect use of punctuation tells readers that Charlie is not very educated.
Example
Incorrect: “Today,I lerned, the comma, this is a comma (,) a period, with a tail, Miss Kinnian, says it is important.”
Correct: “Today I learned the comma. This is a comma (,) —a period with a tail. Miss Kinnian says it is important.”
Practice
Add correct punctuation to the following sentences.
1. At the end of the lesson Miss Kinnian the teacher said Charlie did a good job
2. Charlie’s grammar book explains the correct use of commas periods and quotation marks
3. Miss Kinnian Dr.Nemur and Dr.Strauss are trying to help Charlie
4. “Hey Charlie what did you learn today ” said Frank

3. Vocabulary--Etymologies
The history of a word is called its etymology. Some English words, such as stimulus, have simple and clear histories. Not only is stimulus spelled exactly like the original Latin word, but the Latin stimulus means “a sharp-pointed stick or spur.”
Look up the etymologies of the vocabulary words and be prepared to explain how they are connected to the modern meaning.

4. opportunist
tangible
intellectual
invariably
cower
obscure
impaired
stimulus

5. Tuesday, April 15th Bellringer: “Flowers for Algernon” response
Field trip tomorrow—expectations & responsibilities
“Flowers for Algernon” Quiz
Writing Activity
Homework: Vocab quiz Thursday

6. Bellringer
Draw a chart like the one below and work with a partner to fill it in.
Evidence that Charlie is better off after the operation than he was before
Evidence that Charlie would have been better off if he’d never gotten the operation
When you finish, review for the quiz using yesterday’s questions.

8. “Flowers for Algernon” Response
Imagine that the experiment on Charlie worked and his doctors and Charlie himself began “curing” unintelligent people. Imagine the implications if everyone ranged from smart to brilliant.
Pretend you are Charlie. You are now 80 years old. Write a last diary entry in which you describe the world today and some of the effects of eliminating “dumbness.”
1 person—250 words
2 people—300 words
3 people—350 words

9. Thursday Bellringer: Review for vocab quiz Vocabulary Quiz
Charlie’s last diary entry
Bring a white T-shirt by next Wednesday

10. Vocabulary Quiz 1. One intellectual activity is a. tennis.
b. doing puzzles.
c. hide and seek.
2. If a house were on fire, an opportunist would
a. take pictures.
b. call for help.
c. rescue people.
3. A stimulus is something that results in
a. fear.
b. boredom.
c. a response.
4. You might be able to obscure a misspelled word by
a. underlining it.
b. looking it up.
c. crossing it out.
5. A word that means the opposite of invariably is
a. never.
b. strongly.
c. importantly.

11. Match up the word on the left with its etymology on the right
6. tangible
7. cower
8. impaired
9. intellectual
10. stimulus
French/Latin ** = worse
Latin ** = to touch
Latin ** = a sharp, pointed stick
Latin ** = to understand
Norse ** = to crouch