Exit Ticket 1 (Pages 351–355: “The Beginning” & “The Surgery”): Show your understanding of Charlie’s motivation and the ethical questions raised by the experiment. Use details from the text to support your thinking.
Exit Ticket 1 (Pages 351–355: “The Beginning” & “The Surgery”): Show your understanding of Charlie’s motivation and the ethical questions raised by the experiment. Use details from the text to support your thinking.
Vocabulary in Context
In pages 351–355 (“The Beginning” & “The Surgery”), Charlie learns about his “subconscious” through his dreams and the “TV” he uses while sleeping. Based on how the word is used in the story, what does subconscious most nearly mean?
Vocabulary in Context
Dr. Strauss says Charlie has “good motor-vation.” Based on Charlie’s actions in his first few progress reports (pages 351–355), what does motivation mean?
Answer in 3 words or fewer.
Open Response (W.8.2)
Compare Charlie’s goals for the surgery with the doctors’ goals. Use at least one piece of evidence from pages 351–355 (“The Beginning” & “The Surgery”) to explain why Charlie is so eager to participate, even though he is “scaird.”
In your response, be sure to:
Explain Charlie’s motivation/goal
Explain the doctors’ goal(s)
Include at least one quote or specific detail from the text
Use clear topic sentences and transitions
Ethics (Nuremberg Code)
Point 1 of the Nuremberg Code states that voluntary, well-informed consent from a person with full legal capacity is required.
Based on pages 351–355, do you believe Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss obtained Charlie’s consent as described here?
In your response:
Make a clear claim (Yes/No/Partially)
Use at least one quote or specific detail from the text
Explain how your evidence supports your claim
During the Rorschach (inkblot) test at the beginning of the story, what is Charlie afraid of?