1. “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) 8. What does Harrison declare on television? (1) 9. What happens to Harrison at the end? Be specific. (1)

2. Definition & Characteristics
Utopias vs. Dystopias
Definition & Characteristics

3. Create a t-chart in your notes
Create a t-chart in your notes! Write down what you know about each topic.
Utopia
Dystopia
2 Minute Brainstorm

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

5. Dystopia
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.

6. Characteristics of a Dystopian Society
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.

7. 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.

8. Video Application
Apple’s 1984 Commercial!

9. Period 1 Rogers, Kyle 1 Marbach, Alexia Checker, Bhavya Abbott, Hannah
Highland, Amanda 2
Chang, Joshua
Cobb, Maya
Neary, Sarah
Sabourin, Benjamin 3
Serwald, Geraldine
Thakrar, Poojan
Eiden, Zachary
Fuller, Chynna 4
Sankar, Manu
Reynolds, Madeline
Blaszak, Emily
Griswold, Olivia 5
Williams, Jack
Aggarwal, Anish
Dehnel, Nicole
Kalich, Sydney 6
Stavropoulos, John
Roth, Michelle
Rosa, Paul
Bailey, Amanda 7
Crane, Nicholas
Adams, Ryan
Schorr, Roxanne
Lincoln, Joseph 8
Harder, Lauren
Patel, Mahia

10. Period 7 Debaene, Abbey 1 Ahmad, Ismail Lindley, Parker Camp, Coleman
Singh, Avni 2
Sanders, Taylor
Carlin, Abigail
Manan, Musab
Khan, Sameer 3
Seeberg, Sophia
Ward, Savannah
Espinosa, Zachary 4
James, Anita
Derrick, Cimone
Hichens, Emma 5
McInerney, Jamie
Kim, Daniel
Michalski, Henry 6
Duan, Grace
Kunapareddy, Ananya
Tengesdal, Erika 7
Boyce, Amy
Budds, Jennifer
Sparbanie, Taylor 8
Rajendran, Vishnu
Stevens, Brooke

11. Period 8 Chow, Tiffany 1 Jirreh, Isra Walsh, Nicole Patel, Mira
Harshaw, Thomas 2
Kollasch, Shannon
Randall, Katherine
Kendall, Luke
Ding, Michelle 3
Vohra, Shireen
Bender, Kyle
Allen, Delia
Vas, Christopher 4
Foresta, Aaron
Priestley, Nora
Lynch, Kaitlyn
Meyer, Dylan 5
Sethuraman, Shruthi
Baladi, Kassra
Ruzzo, Elena
Steidle, Jake 6
Nagarkar, Devashri
Price, Molly
Weingarz, Margaret
Etzkorn, Samantha 7
Shahab, Aarish
Berard, Thomas
Kobetitsch, Celina 8
Carsello, Matthew
Williams, Dannah

12. “Harrison Bergeron” Discussion Web
Yes No
Use quotes to support your reasons!
Is Harrison Bergeron a heroic character?
Conclusions
“Harrison Bergeron” Discussion Web