flowers for algernon by daniel keyes

Flowers for Algernonby Daniel Keyes

High – Low Vocabulary Activity

High – Lou Review Game

How to Play1. On the board you will see a definition and two

boxes that contain possible answers.

2. If the box on the top contains the correct answer, stand on your seat. If the bottom box contains your answer, sit on the back of your chair.

3. When your teacher tells you to “reset” sit back in your seat like you normally would.

A person who takes advantage of an opportunity to achieve a goal, with little

regard for moral principals

tangiblevacuousspecializationstatistically

regressionsensationsyndrome

absurdintrospectiveproportionalshrew

hypothesisimpairnaïvetéopportunist

Able to be seen or touched; material





A state of great interest and excitement





A lack of intelligence or thought





A focus on a particular activity or area of study





A lack of sophistication; simplicity





Ridiculously unreasonable





Examining one’s own thoughts, feelings, and sensation





A theory used as a basis for research





Having a constant relation in degree or number





A group of symptoms that characterizes a disease or psychological disorder





To weaken; damage





A return to a less developed condition





In terms of the principles used to analyze numerical data





A mean, nagging woman





Answer key1. Opportunist – High2. Shrew – low3. Sensation – high4. Tangible – low5. Specialization - low6. Absurd – low7. Vacuous – low8. Naïveté – high9. Regression – high10. Syndrome – high11. Impair – high12. Statistically – low13. Hypothetically – high14. Proportional – low15. Introspective – low

The following are handouts and activities I use to get the kids up and talking about their vocabulary words.

* The handout with the word list can be used prior to the High/Low activity to build some background.

-I have a bunch of clear clip badges that I use to clip them on to their backs. If you don’t have these, you can use index cards and yarn to hang them on their backs.-Have the students find who matches their word or definition. They come to me and I tell them if they are a match or not.- They then work as pairs to complete the missing information in the handout. -Once they are finished they are to sit quietly with their partner until everyone is finished. We then go over the answers on slide 22 of the PowerPoint. *If you have a smaller class you can only have the answers on individuals backs and allow them to work in pairs to complete their handout.

*The handouts with the definitions can be completed during the High/Low activity. (Be sure to collect them before you start sorting activity.)

I hope you enjoy this lesson and please let me know if you have any problems or concerns. You can email me at [email protected]

Name ___________________________________________ Date ___________________ Section _____________

Flowers for Algernon Vocabulary Activity

Vocabulary Word Definition1. A person who takes advantage of an opportunity to achieve a goal, with

little regard for moral principals

2. Shrew

3. A state of great interest and excitement

4. Tangible

5. A focus on a particular activity or area of study

6. Absurd

7. A lack of intelligence or thought

8. Naïveté

9. A return to a less developed condition

10. Syndrome

11. weaken; damage

12. Statistically

13. A theory used as a basis for research

14. Proportional

15. Examining one’s own thoughts, feelings, and sensation

Vocabulary Word Definition1. Opportunist A person who takes advantage of an opportunity to achieve a goal, with


2. Shrew A mean, nagging woman

3. Sensation A state of great interest and excitement

4. Tangible Able to be seen or touched; material

5. Specialization A focus on a particular activity or area of study

6. Absurd Ridiculously unreasonable

7. Vacuous A lack of intelligence or thought

8. Naïveté A lack of sophistication; simplicity

9. Regression A return to a less developed condition

10. Syndrome A group of symptoms that characterizes a disease or psychological disorder

11. Impair weaken; damage

12. Statistically In terms of the principles used to analyze numerical data

13. Hypothesis A theory used as a basis for research

14. Proportional Having a constant relation in degree or number

15. introspective Examining one’s own thoughts, feelings, and sensation

Answer Key

Vocabulary Word Definition1. A person who takes advantage of an opportunity to achieve a goal, with


2. A mean, nagging woman

3. A state of great interest and excitement

4. Able to be seen or touched; material

5. A focus on a particular activity or area of study

6. Ridiculously unreasonable

7. A lack of intelligence or thought

8. A lack of sophistication; simplicity

9. A return to a less developed condition

10. A group of symptoms that characterizes a disease or psychological disorder

11. weaken; damage

12. In terms of the principles used to analyze numerical data

13. A theory used as a basis for research

14. Having a constant relation in degree or number

15. Examining one’s own thoughts, feelings, and sensation

Name ____________________________________ Date ___________________Flowers for Algernon Vocabulary Activity

Name ____________________________________ Date ___________________Flowers for Algernon Vocabulary Activity

Vocabulary Word

Definition

1. Opportunist A person who takes advantage of an opportunity to achieve a goal, with little regard for moral principals

2. Shrew A mean, nagging woman

3. Sensation A state of great interest and excitement

4. Tangible Able to be seen or touched; material

5. Specialization A focus on a particular activity or area of study

6. Absurd Ridiculously unreasonable

7. Vacuous A lack of intelligence or thought

8. Naïveté A lack of sophistication; simplicity

9. Regression A return to a less developed condition

10. Syndrome A group of symptoms that characterizes a disease or psychological disorder

11. Impair weaken; damage

12. Statistically In terms of the principles used to analyze numerical data

13. Hypothesis A theory used as a basis for research

14. Proportional Having a constant relation in degree or number

15. introspective Examining one’s own thoughts, feelings, and sensation

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