This Kurt Vonnegut "Harrison Bergeron" TEXT allows students to look at themselves and to look at themselves and our society - present and future. Written and an Audio versions allow ease and depth of reading. This prose encourages insightful responses. 10th - 12th Graders will love this short work and product. Check it out!
SUMMARY:
Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron" tells of a story that takes place in a dystopian 2081 where all people are created equal in strength, beauty, and intelligence by being handicapped. A 14 year old boy Harrison Bergeron is taken from his family because he needs to be made equal to others, but he breaks out of jail and goes to a ballerina show. He then goes on the stage and tries to get people to join him and take the government down. Does he succeed?
This 10th - 12th grade canonized work allows students to look at themselves and our society; can we truly create a utopia?
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This Product Includes:
1. Short Narrative Prose
(a) Text Version
(b) Audio Version
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