"Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

"Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

Rorschach Test Here is your first job: in your "Case File"  create a heading called "Rorschach Test." Rorschach Ink Blot As you view these ink blots, write what comes to your mind when you view each picture. After "taking" a Rorschach tests, share your responses and show each other the visions that you see in the blots.  We will come back to this later.
Article about Rorschach Testing
NYT Article "What's in an Inkblot?  Some Say, Not Much"

Write an entry in your "Case File"
After "taking" a Rorschach test and reading about the validity of the testing system, evaluate the test. What do you think of such a test and why do you think it has hung around for so long?  Based on your own very limited experience, what do you think the problems with the test could be, other than those posited in the article?

Click here for PDF copy of "Flowers for Algernon"

In your "Case File" record your initial impressions of Charlie Gordon in your notebooks. (After we read the first few pages of the story, stopping before Charlie's writing begins to change-just after the operation.)
 

Mythology Resources

Mythology Resources

Create a Greek Trading Card 
Learning About Greek Myth Project

What is Mythology? Powerpoint 
Famous Greek Myths Class Presentation

Here's another brief video overview

Web references:

•  Greek Mythology
• Some Great Greek Myths
• Mythweb
• MythMan
• Mythography
• Mensa for Kids Greek Mythology Resources
• Encyclopedia Mythica

February Scope Magazine Articles

Choose an article to read in the February issue of Scope Magazine. Post a comment below.
Include:

•  the title of article and the author
• four-five sentence summary of article (you can write more if you need to)
• a response or connection--What did you find interesting?  Learn new?
• pose a question to the class (ex:  Do you agree with the main idea?  What did you think of the article? etc)