Novel lesson plan ideas

I recently finished the novel Flowers of Algernon, so since I don't teach middle or high school students here's some ideas I would use to present this novel.
My first part would be do discuss Charlie's feelings and have them close their eyes and think about what Charlie must have felt like when Algernon beat him in the maze races.
Another activity to use with the students would be to do a Ink blot test like the Rorschach test. Have them write down what the picture reminds them of.
Identify with the students what it would be like to be Charlie after the operation.
During these activities 1-2 students will be "beating the mouse", saying that each inkblot is just an inkblot, and when Charlie says he couldn't lie about people he didn't know, 1-2 students would lie.
After all these activity tests are done then ask the students to identify which is the true Charlie. Discussion questions such as: Have you ever thought about what it would be like to have an IQ of around 68? How would people treat you? Would you ever want to be "smarter", Would you let them? What would you say to them?
I would like to dicuss more on feelings and how do we treat people that are different than we are. Do we ignore them? help them? or tease or ridicule them because they are different?
I really enjoyed this novel and would also like my kids to read it as I think it would be another eye opener to them to see how we are all different, but yet the same.

I just finished the novel The Bridge to Teribithia. I really enjoyed it as well. I really felt like I was in the setting and a part of the story. My kids want to see it at the movies I hope it doesn't ruin the imagery I have in my head of how the author made me feel apart of these two kids' lives.