Year 8 - June 1st - Flower for Algernon Study

Year 8 - June 1st - Flower for Algernon Study

Agenda + HW

• Checking in

• Poetry - "Mother to Son"

• Symbolism - "Flowers for Algernon"

• Theme analysis + connections

Checking In

Open Ended

What exam are you most worried for? Why?

"Flowers for Algernon" and Symbolism

Let's take this step by step first

Open Ended

When you think of flowers in general, what do they symbolize? Consider why people give why people give others flowers.

What is the connection of flowers to Algernon in the story?

Open Ended

Piece it together - so what might the title "Flowers for Algernon" symbolize? Think further than just what it's literal connection is.

Let's take it a step further

See what you can come up with independently - follow the same process we did just now

Open Ended

What larger symbolism does Algernon have?

Changing Gears - Theme Analysis