Tuesday, 3/1: Clauses, Vocab, Harrison B, Givah

Warm Up: Do Exercise 2 on Clauses Pink Sheet including the example one!
All 5 sentences MUST FOLLOW A THEME.
Be sure to underline each INDEPENDENT CLAUSE that you invent.


“Vocab, 3/1.”

  1. _____
  2. _____
  3. _____
  4. _____
  5. He seemed smart, even though most of the facts he knew were rather _____.
  6. Why do we have to go through all this ___ just to add on to our house?
  7. “He pinched her arm, a little bit with _____(ity), and a little bit with meanness, to get her to pay attention.”
  8.  “…masks that smiled or masks that frowned, according to the owners’ _______.”
  9. The roots of this word mean “not having reference to.”_____
  10. The root of this word meant “to look” and “watchtower.” _____
  11. The root of this word meant, “to dare.”
  12. The root of this word meant “to scoff at.”

“Harrison Bergeron” Collaborative.

  1. How has the “equality” of 2081 come about? (2)
  2. What does the fact that Hazel doesn’t have a mental handicap mean for the general population?
  3. What is the sign in 2081 that someone is beautiful?
  4. Why would the police pic of Harrison appear upside down and sideways and etc. before appearing correctly?
  5. List at least one advantage of this society.
  6. What is Kurt Vonnegut making fun of with this story?
  7. Is our current society more or less equal than the one in the story? Explain why you think so.

Previously on… The Giver! Write/Draw a 3-4 panel recap of the movie so far. You only have 5-6 minutes so don’t sweat over the art too much. Focus on bringing us up to date, especially about the big changes, in an exciting way!