Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Pre-Reading Prep for "Harrison Bergeron"

Pre-Reading Discussion Related to Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron"

  • 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.


  1. Wrote on a GooDoc everything that comes to mind when they think of the word "equality."
  2. Discussed and commented on one another's ideas.
  3. Began reading HB.
  4. Learned how to use the online app Scrible to highlight and color code web pages.
  5. Began reading HB.
  6. 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:
  1. Read "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut.
  2. 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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