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Flowers for Algernon: RAFT

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Should Charlie undergo an operation to increase his intelligence? A mini-lesson for a unit on Daniel Keyes novel Flowers for Algernon uses a RAFT activity, which prompts students to write a letter to Charlie's doctors explaining why they should or should not have performed the operation. This lesson has a very simple structure: teacher model, partner share/brainstorm, individual writing time, and final whole class discussion.

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