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Text Analysis & Reading Skill Questions

==‍Progress Reports (PR) Questions...I have labeled your text as to where in the story these questions apply. Look for the bold type letters in the text. Match them up to what you see on this screen. ==

‍PR 3:
==‍C: __Character Traits__: What do lines 41-46 tell you about Charlie's desire to change? ==

==‍D: __Point of View:__ Because this story is told in the first-person POV, you learn about Charlie's thought == ==‍process directly from him. What do you learn about his mental capacity? ==

‍PR 4:
==‍E: __Character Traits__: What have you learned about Charlie through the comments of Miss Kinnian and the doctors? ==

==‍F: __Character Traits__: Which of Charlie's traits convince Dr. Strauss to use him in the experiment? ==

‍PR 5:
==‍G: __Character Traits:__ What hopes does Charlie have for the operation? ==

== **K: __Examine Structure:__ Note the date on this journal entry. What significant changes have happenedin the story since the first entries one month ago? ** ==

==O: Point of View: How might your understanding of Charlie's progress be different if you knew what the other characters were thinking? ==

==Grammer in Context: In this section, notice that Charlies used the comparative form ("younger" and "more lovely") to compare his current impression of Miss Kinnian with his earlier impression of her. ==

==Q: Character traits: Reread "We sat there silently for awhile...I'm in love with Miss Kinian." What new aspects of Charlie's personality are revealed inthis scene with Miss Kinnian? ==

Progress Report 11
==‍R: __Examine Structure:__ What do the length and language of May 15 progress report reveal about Charlie's intelligence? Think about how this report differs from those in March and April. ==

==‍<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">S: __Character Traits__: How has Charlie's attitude towards socializing changed? ==

==‍<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">T: __Character Traits__: Why does Charlie defend the dishwasher? Tell what you can __infer__ about his personality based on his behavior. ==

==‍<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">U: __Internal Conflict:__ An **internal conflict** is a struggle that occurs within a character. Go back to the paragraph that begins with, "How strange it is that people of honest feelings. . ." and reread all the way through to the letter __U__ for this question. **As Charlie thinks about his past behavior, he feels angry at the people who used to make fun of him, and he also feels ashamed of the way he played along with them. What new character trait or traits are revealed in this passage? How do they help Charlie resolve conflicted feelings about his past? ==

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Progress Report 12
==<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">V: __Examine Structure__: What is different about the June 4 entry? Tell what you learn about Charlie and his future from this section. == ==<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">W. __Examine Structure__: What does Charlie's language in the June 10 entry tell you about what is happening to his intelligence? Think about how this might affect Charlie's attitude toward Algernon's death. ==

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">X: __Point of View__: What effect does learning about Charlie's feelings through his own words have on you?
==<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Y: __Examine Structure__: Compare the July 25 progress report to those from previous months. How does it help you understand what has happened to Charlie? ==

==<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__Essential Question__: When is it best not to know? After reading the story, what are your thoughts? Have you changed your mind since I last asked you, if so, why? if not, why? ==