Weekly Objectives:
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.2 Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a
text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they
interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an
objective summary of the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.3 Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding
how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set,
how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.9 Demonstrate knowledge of eighteenth-, nineteenthand early-twentieth-century foundational works of American literature, including
how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.2d Use precise language, domain-specific vocabulary, and
techniques such as metaphor, simile, and analogy to manage the complexity of the topic.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or
events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the
development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Unit 1: Identity
Essential Question: What are the dangers of giving someone - or something - else total power, and how
and why do people try to obtain and keep power over others?
Monday, October 17th
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Read “Harrison Bergeron”
How would Harrison Bergeron define freedom? Democracy? Equality?
How would Diana Moon Glampers define these terms? How do you define them?
Why were the people in the story so obedient? So willing to conform? What could they have
done to change things? Why didn’t they do so? What were the consequences of their failure to
act?
Make an identity chart for Harrison Bergeron. What things influenced him? Did Harrison have
the power to define himself or did society do it for him? Harrison tried to break the rules of his
society. Should an individual go against society? If so, under what circumstances? What might
the consequences be?
Tuesday, October 18th
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Read “Harrison Bergeron”
How would Harrison Bergeron define freedom? Democracy? Equality?
How would Diana Moon Glampers define these terms? How do you define them?
Why were the people in the story so obedient? So willing to conform? What could they have
done to change things? Why didn’t they do so? What were the consequences of their failure to
act?
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Make an identity chart for Harrison Bergeron. What things influenced him? Did Harrison have
the power to define himself or did society do it for him? Harrison tried to break the rules of his
society. Should an individual go against society? If so, under what circumstances? What might
the consequences be?
Wednesday, October 19th
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No class due to PSAT
Thursday, October 20th
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Book 1 Quiz
Friday, October 21st
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Discuss Book 2 chapters 1-5 and author’s craft
Response Journals due by the end of the day