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__Selection:__ Flowers for Algernon



__Word of the Week:__ ruminate (verb) reflect; ponder; contemplate __Quote of the Week:__ "Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it." __Essential Question:__ Do you think that people with mental handicaps are better off now than they were in 1959 when "Flowers for Algernon" was written? Use facts from your research to support your answer. __RIF:__ Literary Analysis __Objectives: __ 1) examine characterization 2) understand and use vocabulary in context 3) analyze plot elements 4) evaluate themes

__Monday__ Finish "Flowers for Algernon"

__Tuesday __ Flowers for Algernon test

__Wednesday __ Flowers for Algernon Movie

__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25.6px;">Thursday __ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25.6px;">Movie: The Mighty

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25.6px;">__Friday - No School! Enjoy Your Summer!__

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