BELLWORK WEEK 2 FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON. MONDAY, AUGUST 311 Write the definitions. 1. Subconscious...

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BELLWORK WEEK 2 FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON

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B E L LW O R K W E E K 2

FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON

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MONDAY, AUGUST 31 1

Write the definitions.• 1. Subconscious (adj) present in the mind without

awareness of it.• 2. Feeble (adj) physically or mentally weak.• 3. Neurosurgeon (n) doctors who study and operate

on the brain.• 4. Opportunist (n) someone who takes advantage

of every opportunity, regardless of the consequences.

• 5. Conjunction- a word that connects together a phrase or clause in a sentence, like for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

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MONDAY, AUGUST 31 1

Write the definitions:• 6. Refute- (v) to prove that something is false or

incorrect.• 7. Equivalent- (adj) a description to show

something is the same or equal • 8. Regression- (n) a return to an earlier or less

developed stage • 9. Shrew- (n) a bad tempered nagging woman• 10. Petition-(n, v) a formal request presented to

authority or to make or present a formal request to (an authority) with respect to a particular cause.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 31 2

Dude, it’s reading time!Get out a clean sheet of paper and set it up for Two

Column Journals. Complete your bibliography and then complete one quote and response while you read. That means choose and copy a meaningful quote from your novel on the left side, and respond with and example or anecdote in at least three sentences on the right

side. Remember: Use quotation marks in the page number. Correct Format: Author’s name (Last, First.) Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Source

Type.

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TUESDAY, SEPT. 1 1

Write out the complete sentence. Underline the vocabulary word, and circle the conjunction.• 1. Charlie asks the doctors to refute his study, yet

they are not capable of doing it.• 2. Dr. Nemur’s intelligence is not equivalent to the

intelligence of Charlie, but the doctor tries to hide that fact.

Short Response: Use complete sentences.• 3. How does Charlie show that sometimes ignorance

is bliss? Do you agree with this portrayal, or description, of ignorance?

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TUESDAY, SEPT. 1 2

• Dude, it’s reading time!•Complete one TCJ while you read. That means choose and copy a meaningful quote from your

novel on the left side, and respond with and example or anecdote in at least three sentences on

the right side. •Remember: Use quotation marks ans the page

number.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2 1

Write out the complete sentence. Underline the vocabulary word, and circle the conjunction.• 1. Algernon’s regression begins, so Charlie knows that

he will also lose his intelligence. • 2. Acceptance doesn’t come to Charlie when he is

feeble minded nor in his time as a genius.• Short Response: Use complete sentences.• 3. A TV plays while Charlie sleeps, and Charlie’s

subconscious gathers knowledge. 1. If scientists discovered an easy way to increase intelligence and create superhuman geniuses in the world, should the procedure be used worldwide?

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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2 2

Dude, it’s reading time!•Complete one TCJ while you read. That means choose and copy a meaningful quote from your

novel on the left side, and respond with and example or anecdote in at least three sentences on

the right side. •Remember: Use quotation marks in the page

number.

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 3 1

Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word.• 1. Dr. Nemur said that Dr. Strauss was nothing

but an _____________ who was trying to ride his coattails to glory. • 2. Some thought Dr. Nemur had a _______ of a

wife who was pushing him all the time to work.• 3. The workers at the factory signed a

____________ requesting Charlie to be fired.

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THURSDAY, SEPT. 3 2

Write out the synonyms and the vocabulary word that relates.• 1. Unconscious, hidden, subliminal:

_____________________• 2. Weak, frail, delicate:

_____________________________

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Dude, it’s reading time!•Complete one TCJ while you read. That means choose and copy a meaningful quote from your

novel on the left side, and respond with and example or anecdote in at least three sentences on

the right side. •Remember: Use quotation marks in the page

number.

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 4 1

Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word.• 1. Learning and understanding can be hard for a

___________-minded person.• 2. Charlie is not aware of the thoughts and

feelings in the _______________ part of his mind. • 3. Dr. Strauss said that someday thousands of

___________ might be using his technique all over the world.

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FRIDAY, SEPT. 4 2

Dude, it’s reading time!•Complete one TCJ while you read. That means choose and copy a meaningful quote from your

novel on the left side, and respond with and example or anecdote in at least three sentences on

the right side. •Remember: Use quotation marks in the page

number.