Harrison Bergeron

Question 1

What should we mark down?

Answer 1

Character names and descriptions
Setting description
Major plot points (especially the climax)
Predictions
Questions
Summary points
The mood of the text
The tone of the text
Author’s diction
Word choice
Sentence structure
Plot structure
Uses of imagery
What makes the text effective?

Question 2

Conflict is a battle between two forces

Answer 2

Character vs. Character
Character vs. Nature
Character vs. Society
Character vs. Self

Question 3

Satire

Answer 3

Literary technique in which ideas, customs, behaviors, or institutions are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society

Satire can be gently witty, mildly abrasive, or bitterly critical. It often involves the use of irony and exaggeration to force readers to see something in a crucial light.

Question 4

Utopia

Answer 4

A society which exists in ideal perfection –typically with reference to laws, government, and social conditions

Question 5

Characteristics of a Utopia

Answer 5

Independent thought is promoted
Citizens are brought together, but not treated as a singular entity
Citizens do not fear the outside world
The natural world is embraced
Citizens live in harmony

Question 6

Dystopia

Answer 6

A society where humanity is dehumanized and citizens live in fear -typically in reference to their government

Question 7

characteristics of a dystopia

Answer 7

Independent thought is censored and limited
Citizens conform to a singular expectation
Citizens are typically controlled by propaganda and surveillance
The natural world is banished
Citizens worship, or follow, a figurehead or governing concept