Year 8 - May 18th

Year 8 - May 19th

Agenda + HW

• Checking in

• Revision of the main conflicts

• Scenes 33-40

• HW - Work on "Flowers for Algernon" Mind Map

Checking In

Open Ended

What is a movie you would want a sequel for? If you can't think of one what would be a tv show you wish there was another season of?

6 Literary Conflicts - as they connect to our story

• Man vs. Self

• Man vs. Man

• Man vs. Nature

Open Ended

What is your definition of "Man vs Self" - what is an example from the text?

Man vs. Self

This is an internal conflict, meaning that the opposition the character faces is coming from within. This may entail a struggle to discern what the moral or “right” choice is, or it may also encompass mental health struggles. All other types of conflict are external—meaning that a character comes up against an outside force that creates the conflict.

Open Ended

What is an example of "Man vs Man" in our current text?

Man vs. Man

This is a common type of conflict in which one character’s needs or wants are at odds with another’s. A character conflict can be depicted as a straightforward fist fight, or as intricate and nuanced as the ongoing struggle for power.

Open Ended

What is an example of "Man vs. Society" in our text? How would you define this conflict?

Man vs. Society

A character vs. society conflict is an external conflict that occurs in literature when the protagonist is placed in opposition with society, the government, or a cultural tradition or societal norm of some kind. Characters may be motivated to take action against their society by a need to survive, a moral sense of right and wrong, or a desire for happiness, freedom, justice, or love. 

Back to the play!

Scene 33 + Scene 34

Charlie, Dr. Nemur, Dr. Strauss,

Scene 35

Charlie, Bert, Dr. Strauss, Dr. Nemur,

Open Ended

Charlie is clearly upset about the death of Algernon - although it is normal to morn the passing of an animal that you personally know, what more do we learn about Charlie in this scene? Is there something bigger he is mourning?

Scene 36 -

Dr. Strauss, Mrs. Flynn, Charlie

Open Ended

What is Charlie admitting and telling the audience about in this scene? How do we as an audience feel about this?

Scenes 37-39

Policeman, Charlie, Dr. Nemur, Ms. Kinnian

Open Ended

Why does Mrs. Flynn responds to Charlie in this way now? Why does Ms. Kinnian?

Scene 40

Charlie, Man 2, Joe, Frank

Open Ended

Why do Joe and Frank treat Charlie now? Why the change?

Mind Map

Due Friday, May 28th(submitted pictures online)