Flowers for Algernon Lesson Plan

Charlie and the Tree of Knowledge

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Understand the story of the Tree of Knowledge, analyze what it means in the context of the novel

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.2, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.9

Structure:

Charlie's disability - and his sudden transformation into a genius - is met with a lot of distrust and suspicion. Take note of the specific incidents when this attitude is tied to religion.

As a class, identify the instances when religion is discussed in the text. For example:

- Charlie's nurse after his operation, who insists that what Nemur & Strauss did to him is against God's will.

- Charlie's...