Harrison Bergeron”
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“Harrison Bergeron”
By Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Vocabulary in Context
Directions: Attempt to figure out what each word means by its
context. Substitute another familiar word for the boldfaced unfamiliar
words.
He showed vigilance with the children crossing
the street.
I saw her wince in pain after the injection.
I was filled with consternation at the thought.
Don’t just cower in the corner, do something!
We must all synchronize our watches.
I braced myself, which helped neutralize the
impact.
GOALS FOR VOCABULARY
AQUISITION
Apply
knowledge of language to make
effective choices for meaning or style.
Consult reference materials to determine
or clarify a word’s meaning or etymology.
Demonstrate understanding of word
relationships.
What if everyone were the same?
Imagine
we all had the same amount of
intelligence, talents, appearance, and
strength.
What if no one were any better than
anyone else?
How do you think people would feel and
act toward each other?
Would they be happy and satisfied?
(respond thoughtfully to each question)
What
is Utopia?
Dystopia?
Today
Retrieve
your paper from yesterday in
which we charted the details about the
society Harrison Bergeron lived in.
Write
a formal explanatory introduction in
which you include:
Hook, background information, thesis, and
main points
What is a handicap?
GOALS FOR READING
Cite
textual evidence to support analysis
of what the text says explicitly as well as
inferences drawn from the text.
Analyze how complex characters develop
over the course of a text, interact with
other characters, and advance the plot.
Harrison Bergeron
“Harrison
Bergeron” is set in the United
States in 2081, when law requires
everyone to be handicapped into average
sameness.
One day, tall, brilliant 14-year-old Harrison
Bergeron is arrested. He escapes and
storms a TV studio.
Parts of a Plot
What do you remember?
Conflict
List as many types of conflict as
you can remember.