Name(s): ______

Flowers for Algernon…A Metaphorical Analysis

Using Photo Story software, you will create a figurative analysis of Flowers for Algernon.

·  Metaphors – Choose five of any of the following: characters, objects, events, setting/location as a focus, and write a metaphor for each. Example…Charlie is a sponge who soaks up information. (You should choose a picture that is connected to your metaphor BUT you CANNOT use photos from the movie version, Charly).

·  Theme – What is a message or life lesson in this story? The theme slide should be in your own words.

Note: You will have a minimum total of SIX slides. Please make sure the text is visible on each slide. Certain fonts in Photo Story are hard to read, so please double check your finished project.

You will have three days to work in class on this, so you may want to find the pictures at home and then save them to a flash drive.

Completed photo stories are due at the end of class on Wednesday, 9/21/2016.

Here are some possible structures to use.

n  Charlie is a ______because ______.

n  Charlie, a ______, is ______.

You should compare the two unlike items, and then you should write a further illustrative clause or phrase.

Remember, you don’t have to use only characters. You could also write metaphors for items or places in the story.

Be Creative! Use your imagination!

Metaphor Project RUBRIC Name/s

Criteria / Exceeds / Meets / Needs Improvement / Does Not Meet
Point Range
______/20 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1-0
Metaphors:
Did you use a metaphor? Is it well thought out without the need for an explanation? Is it creative? / Shows evidence of deep, “out of the box” thinking that makes sense. The association fits and the analogy is unexpected. / The metaphor is insightful, but not much of a stretch. It works and shows some creativity. / The metaphor works, but it is simple and basic. In other words, not much thought was put into the analogy – it was an “expected” association, or not quite a metaphor. / Attempted a metaphor, but it is confusing, or required an explanation (i.e.: stretched too far). The attempt was not very strong and/or very basic.
Slide #1/SP*
Slide #2/SP
Slide #3/SP
Slide #4/SP
Slide #5/SP
Point Range
______/15 / 3 / 2 / 1 / 0
Pictures:
Did you use: Graphics? Creative Organization? Interesting pictures/fonts? Do they enhance your chosen metaphors? / Shows evidence of creativity and thoughtfulness. The picture enhances the metaphor and helps add understanding to the ideas. / Shows some creativity and thoughtfulness. The picture works, but may not be the best correlation with the metaphor. / The visual elements are basic and simple. In other words, not much time or thought was put into the choice -- the image(s) were obvious instead of unexpected. / The visual creates confusion and doesn’t seem to “fit” the attempted metaphor, or little to no visuals were included.
Slide #1
Slide #2
Slide #3
Slide #4
Slide #5
Point Range
______/5 / 5 / 4 / 3-2 / 1-0
Theme:
Does it reflect a message found within the story? Is it in your own words? / The theme shows evidence of thought and accurately reflects a lesson found within the story. It is well stated and clear with no grammatical errors. / The theme shows some evidence of thought and accurately reflects a lesson found within the story. It is well stated, but contains minor grammatical errors. / The theme is simplistic in thought and somewhat reflects a lesson found within the story. It needed to go deeper. OR The theme is well stated, but contains 4 or more grammatical errors. / The theme was attempted, but incorrect. OR The theme was not stated at all.

TOTAL SPELLING ERRORS*: _____ Total Score ______

– spelling errors ______

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