Name____________________________________________ period___________

Due Date_________    One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest unit sheet 

C Layer (50 points possible). You will be verbally assessed for each activity in this layer that you choose to complete. Complete at least one activity from each of the C level areas below. You must complete this layer before moving on to the next.  

                                                Possible     Points   

                                                points        earned    Initials 

            Vocabulary

1. Choose 15 words from the novel that you do  15 _________ ________

not know, look up their definitions and create flash

cards. Learn them. 

2. Create a crossword using 15 words from the novel.  15 _________ ________

Be sure to include a word bank.

              

3. Create a 15 question vocabulary test with an   15 _________ ________

answer key.  

            Comprehension

1. Listen to the lecture and fill in the notes.    15 _________ ________

 

2. Create a time line that includes 20 main events  15 _________ ________

   that occur in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.  

3.Complete a Cause and Effect Organizer. On a  15 _________ ________

plain sheet of paper, draw three columns and label them

as follows: Cause of, Event, and Effect of. Record 10

events with respective causes and effects.  

            Elements

1. Complete the outline study guide for the novel. 20 _________ ________ 

2. Create a poster that creatively depicts 5  20 _________ ________

literary elements apparent in the story. Be sure

to use pictures. 

3. Create a mobile that focuses on 5 different  20 _________ ________

literary elements from the story. Make sure it is

neat and that you can explain each element.  
 
 
 

B Layer (30 points possible). Choose one of the activities below. Credit is earned for learning, which comes about through listening, writing , discussion, reading and doing. You will be assessed using the rubric particular to your choice. 

                                                Possible     Points    Date

                                                points        earned 

1. Create your own two-page story in which  30 _________ ________

the narrator has an abnormal view of reality.

Be sure to keep the narration in first-person

point of view, use dialogue, and correctly

incorporate and underline five vocabulary words. 

2. Create a two-page newspaper article  30 _________ ________

covering the events that led to

McMurphy’s death, as well as what

became of Nurse Ratched. Be sure your writing

has the tone of an article.  Incorporate and

underline 5 vocabulary words.

      

3. Create a board game that focuses on  30 _________ ________

the plot and vocabulary of One Flew over

   the Cuckoo’s Nest. Be sure your game teaches

at least five literary elements of the novel.

Include clear directions for how to play and

everything needed to do so.  
 
 

A Layer (20 points possible). Get an “A” level worksheet, find two current,

reliable sources on the topic, and create a bibliography for each one. Then summarize the main points of each source on the “A” level worksheet. Next, draft your opinion on the issue citing your research for support. Your opinion should be in paragraph form, include citations, and be a minimum of 200 words.

Proofread, edit and type your final draft. Turn in the following:

_________final (typed) draft with citations

_________“A” level worksheet completed

                                                Possible     Points    Date

                                                points        earned

Choose one question to answer:

1. Are invasive procedures practiced in    20 _________ ________

   mental hospitals today moral?

   2. Are manipulative behaviors biological   20 _________ ________

   or environmental?

   3. To what degree is the concept of insanity   20 _________ ________

cultural?