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Honors English II

// The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time // Christopher Boone, the autistic 15-year-old narrator of this revelatory novel, relaxes by groaning and doing math problems in his head, eats red-but not yellow or brown-foods and screams when he is touched. Strange as he may seem, other people are far more of a conundrum to him, for he lacks the intuitive "theory of mind" by which most of us sense what's going on in other people's heads. When his neighbor's poodle is killed and Christopher is falsely accused of the crime, he decides that he will take a page from Sherlock Holmes (one of his favorite characters) and track down the killer. As the mystery leads him to the secrets of his parents' broken marriage and then into an odyssey to find his place in the world, he must fall back on deductive logic to navigate the emotional complexities of a social world that remains a closed book to him.” From []
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As you begin to read this very different and creative novel, you are going to start by researching the condition known as autism in order to understand better the narrator of this story and his actions throughout the narrative.

In order to do so, you are going to be in groups of four and each will select a topic from the list below. You will be the “expert” for your group on that particular aspect of this condition that afflicts roughly one in every 160 children. After doing the research, you will be sharing what you have learned with the other members of your group so that they can benefit from your knowledge.

You must take notes on the information you learn as we will be using it later with the novel. Along with a one page summary of your notes in the form of a report, you will submit a Works Consulted page using the Noodle Tools site.

You must have __at least four sources__, //two// of them being //print sources//. These two assignments will be graded as a quiz worth 30 points. Please note: no cutting an pasting from sources. This is to be your work, not a collection of passages from your source. (Page 11 - student planner).

Here are the topics: (Remember-**__each__** topic is covered by **__one__** person in the group) 1. Definition and Description – How is this condition defined by medical practitioners? How do people describe it? 2. Causes and Symptoms of autism- How does one know that a person is autistic? What are the signs? What causes this condition?How does the condition typically affect socialization?Communication with others? 3. Diagnosis and Treatment- How do doctors diagnose the condition? What are the treatments, if any, for individuals who suffer from this syndrome? Are they successful? 4. Research and History? When was this condition discovered? How did research into this condition develop over time?