Flowers for Algernon Webquest

Vocabulary:  Define the following terms using Dictionary.com or some other website, and keep the definitions to help you study.  There will be a separate vocabulary quiz with these words.

Neurosurgeon

 Psychiatrist

Psychologist

Rorschach test

Patience

Obscure

Refute

Introspective

Pompous

Stimulus

Affront

Paradoxical

Vacuous

Avert

Animated

Platonic

Interim

Depraved

Euphemism

Illiteracy


Part II:  Complete the following assignment on a separate piece of paper and turn it in.

1.         List three advantages of becoming smarter and more talented.  Write a parapgrah explaining what disadvantages might arise from becoming smarter.

2.         If you could have an operation to change one thing about yourself, would you?  If so, what type of operation would you have and why?  If not, why not, and what do you feel about others who would? This should be about a paragraph long.

Part III:  Answer the following questions using the hyperlink provided, or using some other equally useful website. 

*Hyperlink to information about Howard Gardner*

3.         Define what the Multiple Intelligences Theory is.

4.         List the eight multiple intelligences and define what each intelligence measures.

5.         Take two multiple intelligence tests and record the results.  What did you find and did the findings surprise you in any way?  PLEASE NOTE: If they ask for money, don’t give it to them!  This is for fun, and so that we can discuss perceptions surrounding intelligence.

            Multiple Intelligence Test I

            Multiple Intelligence Test 2 (scroll down)

            OPTIONAL:  1. Take an online IQ Test just for fun.  After you have completed the test and received your results, explain in a few sentences how you felt about it and how you felt about the result.