- HB deals with a futuristic society in which the government enforces equality. (Students were not specifically told this before beginning what follows.)
- Students dealt with the issue of equality step-by-step as follows.
- Wrote on a GooDoc everything that comes to mind when they think of the word "equality."
- Discussed and commented on one another's ideas.
- Began reading HB.
- Learned how to use the online app Scrible to highlight and color code web pages.
- Began reading HB.
- Raised questions about the story as they read. Most of the questions were fact-based, and students were directed to the web to find answers.
Assignment: By tomorrow:
- Read "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut.
- Write in complete sentences at least 5 good open-ended questions, one per page. Your questions should be about
- Anything you didn't quite understand or
- Something you found interesting and would like to discuss with your classmates.
If you haven't caught up with all previous assignments, do so by tomorrow. I am going to assign grades based on what you have completed so far.
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