Harrison Bergeron Literature didactics

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Harrison Bergeron

(Nicky & Karin)

* Bio Kurt Vonnegut

* Trailer / Story of 

 Harrison Bergeron

* Audiobook

* Aspects of dystopia / utopia       (TedTalk)

* Study questions

Name a positive aspect of the society in the story:

What is lacking in the society?

What did the early philosophers try to create?

Why does the creation of a perfect world seem to be impossible?

Which of these events was NOT a major influence on dystopian fiction?

1. The Protestant Reformation
2. The demise of Michael Jackson
3. World wars
4. The industrial and digital revolutions

Which of the following is NOT a type of character?

1. protagonist
2. antagonist
3. dynamic
4. pastoral

What do we call a character that does not change throughout the course of the narrative?

1. dynamic
2. static
3. boring
4. round

What is the setting in a story?

1. Characters
2. Time
3. Time & location
4. When you set the table

Plot is...

1. Events that make up a story
2. The exploding part of story/ turning point of story
3. setting and characters
4. the solution to the problem

Which part of the plot is
the most intense?

1. falling action
2. exposition
3. exposition
4. climax

What is the definition for "Exposition"?

1. The introduction of setting, situation and main characters
2. The part where the antagonist is "exposed"
3. When the plot deals with paintings in an exposition
4. Exposition is the beginning of the story

Which of the following show the elements of plot in order?

1. climax, rising action, exposition, falling action, resolution
2. exposition, climax, rising action, falling action, resolution
3. exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
4. resolution, rising action, climax, falling action, exposition

What is the definition of "Theme"?

1. A story's plot
2. A universal idea/central idea about life
3. A motto (for example: "better late than never")
4. The theory behind short story writing

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