Thursday, October 1, 2020

**3rd HONORS AMLIT WKEND HW DUE MON. 10/5**

 3rd Pre-AP/Honors American Lit./Comp.

HW DUE MON. 10/5:

Given to you in class Thursday 10/1 (multi-paged packet/NOTES section of binder),

1) CAREFULLY read Vonnegut's dystopian short story "Harrison Bergeron" (**take note of author info/background/our brief pre-reading discussion in class) 

2) After closely reading the text, use the story to 
  • answer thoroughly (at least two sentences each!) the SEVEN (7) QUESTIONS at the end 
    • you MAY WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ON THE PAPER PROVIDED!
**...and just in case, here is a LINK to the short story online:
"Harrison Bergeron" -Vonnegut


**PLEASE REMEMBER: you are part of a PRE-AP/HONORS course. You have TWO FULL NIGHTS THIS WEEKEND to complete this reading/assignment. Be prepared to FULLY DISCUSS the details/plot/themes/insights of this story Monday in class AS WELL AS share your answers to the seven reading check questions at the end!
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ALSO: PLEASE BRING YOUR COPY OF F451 WITH YOU TO CLASS EVERY DAY! *we have one more section of the book to focus on as we finish up discussing the characteristics of DYSTOPIAN SOCIETIES (TBA), then I'll be getting these back from you

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