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The Veldt by Ray Bradbury

Aer you read:

Audio: The Veldt

What is the theme of this story? (Circle or highlight one to use in your essay)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nRZeEmMq2o Before You Read: Look at the title. What do you think this text will be about?

1. All technology is evil. 2. Parents should allow technology to raise their children. 3. Technology can be dangerous to society.

While You Read: 1. In 1-2 sentences describe the Happylife Home. It is a very unique house, and it is not so happy as aer all. 2. How is the nursery supposed to work? It projects the experience that you want to have. 3. How does the Happlylife Home make Mr. and Mrs. Hadley feel? They are discontent, because they no longer feel needed or valuable to their family.

Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Before You Read: Look at the title. What do you think this text will be about? While You Read 1. What is Georgeʼs main handicap? George was a very smart and sensitive character, he was handicapped by the government.

4. Why canʼt Mr. Hadley change the scene in the nursery? He thinks the children have somehow tampered with the room. 2. Why did the government give George a handicap but not Hazel? 5. Why do the parents think they should shut off the house and nursery?

The government handicap George but not Hazel because his intelligence was way above normal.

He thinks that the family has become too reliant on technology.

6. What happens at the end aer they turn the nursery back on and allow the children to go inside? There were screams

3. Describe Georgeʼs handicap bag. Pounds of birdshot in a canvas bag, and a transmitter that keeps him from being smarter than others.

4. George and Hazel believe that handicaps keep society stable. Why do they think that? They think that because they think that if there werenʼt any handicap safety rules or anything that the world would be different.

5. Why does Harrison have so many handicaps? He had missed behaving in prison, He was considered a danger to himself.

6. What is George and Hazelʼs reaction to Harrisonʼs murder on television? They had showed no concern Aer you read: What is the theme of this story? (Circle or highlight one to use in your essay) 1. Total equality is not possible. 2. People should all be treated exactly the same. 3. Itʼs the governmentʼs job to make sure everyone is treated equally....