“Harrison Bergeron” Pop Quiz

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“Harrison Bergeron” Pop Quiz 1. What has guaranteed equality in the story? (1) 2. At the beginning, what has happened to Harrison? (1) 3. How has the government made George and Hazel equal? (1) 4. What does Hazel say she would do if she were Handicap General? (1) 5. What is the name of the Handicap General? (1) 6. What is the consequence for lessening the weight of the handicap bag? (1) 7. Describe Harrison Bergeron with all of his handicaps. (2)

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“Harrison Bergeron” Pop Quiz. 1. What has guaranteed equality in the story? (1) 2 . At the beginning, what has happened to Harrison? (1) 3. How has the government made George and Hazel equal? (1) 4. What does Hazel say she would do if she were Handicap General? (1 ) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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“Harrison Bergeron” Pop Quiz1. What has guaranteed equality in the story? (1) 2. At the beginning, what has happened to Harrison? (1) 3. How has the government made George and Hazel equal? (1) 4. What does Hazel say she would do if she were Handicap General? (1) 5. What is the name of the Handicap General? (1)6. What is the consequence for lessening the weight of the handicap bag? (1)7. Describe Harrison Bergeron with all of his handicaps. (2)8. What does Harrison declare on television? (1) 9. What happens to Harrison at the end? Be specific. (1)

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Utopias vs. DystopiasDefinition & Characteristics

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Create a t-chart in your notes! Write down what you know about each topic.

2 Minute Brainstorm

Utopia Dystopia

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A place, state, or condition that is ideally perfect in respect of politics, laws, customs, and conditions.

Utopia

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A futuristic universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through different types of control.

Dystopias make a criticism about a current trend, societal norm, or political system.

Dystopia

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• Propaganda is used to control the citizens of society.

• Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted.

• A figurehead or concept is worshipped by the citizens of the society.

• Citizens are under constant surveillance. • Citizens fear the outside world.

Characteristics of a Dystopian Society

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Characteristics, continued…• Citizens live in a “dehumanized” state. • The natural world is banished and

distrusted. • Citizens conform to uniform expectations--

individuality is frowned upon. • The society is an illusion of a perfect utopian

world.

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Period 1

Rogers, Kyle 1Marbach, Alexia 1Checker, Bhavya 1Abbott, Hannah 1Highland, Amanda 2Chang, Joshua 2Cobb, Maya 2Neary, Sarah 2Sabourin, Benjamin 3Serwald, Geraldine 3Thakrar, Poojan 3Eiden, Zachary 3

Fuller, Chynna 4Sankar, Manu 4Reynolds, Madeline 4Blaszak, Emily 4Griswold, Olivia 5Williams, Jack 5Aggarwal, Anish 5Dehnel, Nicole 5Kalich, Sydney 6Stavropoulos, John 6Roth, Michelle 6Rosa, Paul 6

Bailey, Amanda 7Crane, Nicholas 7Adams, Ryan 7Schorr, Roxanne 7Lincoln, Joseph 8Harder, Lauren 8Patel, Mahia 8

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Period 7

Debaene, Abbey 1Ahmad, Ismail 1Lindley, Parker 1Camp, Coleman 1Singh, Avni 2Sanders, Taylor 2Carlin, Abigail 2Manan, Musab 2Khan, Sameer 3Seeberg, Sophia 3Ward, Savannah 3

Espinosa, Zachary 4James, Anita 4Derrick, Cimone 4Hichens, Emma 5McInerney, Jamie 5Kim, Daniel 5Michalski, Henry 6Duan, Grace 6Kunapareddy, Ananya 6

Tengesdal, Erika 7Boyce, Amy 7Budds, Jennifer 7Sparbanie, Taylor 8Rajendran, Vishnu 8Stevens, Brooke 8

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Period 8

Chow, Tiffany 1Jirreh, Isra 1Walsh, Nicole 1Patel, Mira 1Harshaw, Thomas 2Kollasch, Shannon 2Randall, Katherine 2Kendall, Luke 2Ding, Michelle 3Vohra, Shireen 3Bender, Kyle 3Allen, Delia 3

Vas, Christopher 4Foresta, Aaron 4Priestley, Nora 4Lynch, Kaitlyn 4Meyer, Dylan 5Sethuraman, Shruthi 5Baladi, Kassra 5Ruzzo, Elena 5Steidle, Jake 6Nagarkar, Devashri 6Price, Molly 6Weingarz, Margaret 6

Etzkorn, Samantha 7Shahab, Aarish 7Berard, Thomas 7Kobetitsch, Celina 8Carsello, Matthew 8Williams, Dannah 8

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“Harrison Bergeron” Discussion Web

Is Harrison Bergeron a

heroic character?

Conclusions

Yes NoUse quotes to support your

reasons!

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