May+27+-+31,+2013

__Literary Selection:__ Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

__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:__ How has television helped or hindered the growth of positive attitudes towards the mentally handicapped? __RIF:__ Literary Analysis __Objectives: __ 1) examine characterization 2) understand and use vocabulary in context 3) analyze plot elements 4) evaluate themes

__Monday__ - Memorial Day Holiday

__Tuesday __ The Giver End-of-Book Test

__Wednesday __ Flowers for Algernon Background (mental retardation, brain anatomy, Rorschach inkblot Test)

__Thursday __ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Listen to "Flowers for Algernon"

__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Friday __ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Listen and discuss "Flowers for Algernon"