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Comprehension
Characterization
Conflict
Literary Elements
Potpourri
100
He has a learning disability that causes him to have an IQ of 68.
Who is Charlie Gordon?
100
They said Miss Kinnian told that I was her bestist pupil in the adult nite school becaus I tryed the hardist and I reely wantid to lern. They said how come you went to the adult nite scool all by yourself Charlie. How did you find it. I said I asked pepul and sum body told me where I shud go to lern to read and spell good. They said why did you want to. I told them becaus all my life I wantid to be smart and not dumb.
What is determination?
100
This is the main conflict in the story.
What is person versus self?
100
This is the protagonist.
Who is Charlie Gordon?
100
This is the first step in defining a word using context clues.
What is identifying the part of speech?
200
Present day America
What is the setting of the story?
200
He said Dr. Nemur I know Charlie is not what you had in mind as the first of your new brede of intelek** (couldnt get the word) superman. But most people of his low ment** are host** and uncoop** they are usually dull apath** and hard to reach. He has a good natcher hes intristed and eager to please.
What is naive or unexperienced?
200
This is the conflict experienced between Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss.
What is person versus person?
200
This is the antagonist.
What is Charlie's disability? Bonus: There is another possibility - do you know it?
200
This is the second step in using context clues.
What is reading ahead slightly?
300
This is the reason the progress reports are so challenging to read.
What is Charlie the narrator?
300
I got a headache from trying to think so much. I thot Dr Strauss was my frend but he dont help me. He dont tell me what to think or when Ill get smart. Miss Kinnian dint come to see me. I think writing these progress reports are stupid too.
What is impatient?
300
This place is an example of where Charlie experiences person versus society conflict.
What is his factory job?
300
This is the point of the story we are in.
What is rising action?
300
This is the third step in using context clues.
What is using what you know about the story and world to create a definition?
400
This is the reason Charlie is angry at not being smarter in progress report number six.
What is he has undergone a surgery to triple his IQ.
400
And I mean it like I told him. After the operashun Im gonna try to be smart. Im gonna try awful hard.
What is determination?
400
This is the one type of conflict not experienced in the novel.
What is person versus nature?
400
This is the type of narration used in this story.
What is first person?
400
This is the genre of this short story.
What is science fiction?
500
This is who Mrs. Kinnian is.
Who is Charlie's night school teacher?
500
This is how Charlie would describe himself.
What is stupid?
500
This line is an example of which type of conflict? Sometimes somebody will say hey look at Joe or Frank or George he really pulled a Charlie Gordon. I dont know why they say that but they always laff. This morning Amos Borg who is the 4 man at Donnegans used my name when he shouted at Ernie the office boy. Ernie lost a packige. He said Ernie for godsake what are you trying to be a Charlie Gordon. I dont understand why he said that.
What is person versus society?
500
This is the name of the effect the narration has on the reader - hint: we know more than the main character knows.
What is dramatic irony?
500
This is how most other characters in the story feel about Charlie.
What is pity (sorrow for)?