Flowers for Algernon Lesson Plan

New Perspectives on Developmental Disability

Kind of Activity:

Research

Objective:

Learn About Intellectual Disabilities and Think Critically About Charlie's Voice

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7

Structure:

Give your students some time on the internet, in order to conduct research on intellectual disabilities and the perspectives of people who live with them. You may wish to provide the following links as starting points, however, you should also strongly encourage your students to conduct independent research.

1.) http://www.thearc.org/learn-about/intellectual-disability

The Arc is a group that advocates for disabled individuals. Their website is a...