The document provides instructions and materials for a literature unit on short stories and their elements. Students will analyze stories to identify vocabulary words, conflicts, and Freytag's pyramid elements. They will take a unit test and watch a film adaptation of "Harrison Bergeron" to compare to the original story. Guidelines are given for classroom behavior and activities include discussions, group work, flashcard studying, and a Jeopardy review game.

1. Do Now 9/5
0 What would the world be like if everyone were the
same—average intelligence, talents, appearance, and
strength—and no one was better than anyone else?
How do you think people would act toward each
other? Would they be happy and satisfied?

3. C: No conversations
H: Raise your hand if you need help or have a
question. Wait to be called on
A: following along and taking notes
M: In assigned seat. No hall pass or pencil
sharpening
P: Listen Attentively
S: Verbal sign to stop

4. 0SWBAT: Learn new vocabulary and the four
different types of conflict. Students will prove
comprehension by reading a story, and
analyzing it for vocabulary and discern the
kind of conflict in the story.

5. 0 He was an American journalist and a
writer.
0 Married with three kids and then later
adopted his sister’s kids when she
died.
0 Mother committed suicide
0 Wrote about war, brutality, fantasy and
technology
0 Rather than get kicked out of college,
he joined the army.
0 He was a P.O.W. in Germany, which
inspired his novel, ”Slaughterhouse
Five”

6. The conflict is the tension or opposition between
forces in the plot. It is introduced in the inciting
action.
Four Major Types of Conflict:
1. Character vs. Character (Man vs. Man)
2. Character vs. Nature (Man vs. Nature)
3. Character vs. Society (Man vs. Society)
4. Character vs. Self (Man vs. Himself)

7. Each of the next slides will have two
photos pictures beneath them. Which of
the two images matches the term and
definition presented in the slide?

8. Character vs. Character
0 When the main character struggles with another
character. This can be in the form of arguments, conflicting
desires, opposing goals, physical confrontations or
emotional dilemmas

9. Character vs. Nature
0 the conflict in the story is between the main
character(s) and forces of nature that are out of the
characters' control.

10. Character vs. Society
0 When the character is repressed by society and not by
a specific character.

11. Character vs. Self
The conflict is in the character’s mind. When a character
struggles with moral dilemmas, emotional challenges or desires
he or she deems unsavory, the conflict is with the character's
own soul or conscience.

12. Vocabulary

13. vigilance
0 Noun. Alert attention, watchfulness
0 It is because of their vigilance that we are safe.

14. wince
0 Verb. to shrink or flinch involuntarily, especially in
pain
0 When the new couch arrived, the couple winced at it’s
ugliness.

15. consternation
0 Noun. Confused amazement or fear
0 Upon realizing the dog could climb trees, the kitty was
filled with consternation.

16. cower
0 Verb. To crouch down in fear
0 Once she realized she was trapped in a mad man’s
painting, she cowered in the corner of the frame.

17. synchronize
0 Verb. To match the timing of
0 The divers synchronized their routine.

18. neutralize
0 Verb. to counteract or cancel the effect of
0 The bad smell in the car was neutralized with a
powerful spray.

19. 1. Read “Harrison Bergeron” on pages 34-40 as a
group.
2. One person should read a few paragraphs and then
pass it on to the next person. (If you are extremely
uncomfortable reading, read two to three sentences
and then pass it on.)
3. Once the reading is complete, answer questions (1-
6 and8-10) on page 41 as a group. Turn in one copy
of your answers. Make sure every group member’s
name is on the work.

20. CHAMPS: Group Work
0C Minimal, quiet, on topic
0H Ask someone near you first
0A group assignment
0M Stay in your assigned
seat/area
0P on task and completing
activity as a group
0S Teacher will give you a verbal
signal when time is up.

21. DAY 2

22. Do Now 9/7
0Use each of the following vocabulary words
correctly in a complete sentence (YOU MAY USE
YOUR NOTES):
1. Consternation
2. Cower
3. Neutralizing
4. Synchronizing
5. Vigilance
6. Wince
REMINDER: UNIT TEST TUESDAY!

23. 01. DO NOW
02. COLLECT AND GRADE HOMEWORK
03. FINISH CLASS WORK (20 MINUTES MAX)
04. GALLERY WALK
05. SHARE OUT
06. EXIT SLIP

24. 0SWBAT: Practice new vocabulary and the four
different types of conflict. Students will prove
comprehension by analyzing short stories and
practicing vocab.

25. 0Each group will be given a hand out with a series of
questions about the six stories posted around the class
room.
0Who is (are) the main character(s) in the story?
0What is the conflict of the story?
0Which kind of conflict does it represent?
0How was the conflict resolved?

26. 0Your group will need to:
01. Choose a scribe, facilitator, researcher and
presenter.
02. The facilitator should first read the story to the
group in each story and then—
04. decide which of the four conflicts it represents.
05. The researcher(s) will use their notes to help
solve the problem.
06. At your last story, your presenter will share-out
your response for that poster.
0The scribe will record the group’s answers.

28. 0 C Quiet, on topic
0 H Ask three, then me
0 A group assignment
0 M Stay with your group at all
times
0 P on task and completing activity
as a group
0 S Teacher will give you a verbal
signal when time is up at each
poster.

29. In Harrison Bergeron, what was
the main conflict?
2. Which of the four types of conflict
does it represent?
3. How do you know you achieved
the objective?

30. Day 3: Assessment

31. 0 Make flashcards for your vocabulary words and for
the Freytag’s Pyramid terms. Then study them with a
friend in your group or alone.
1. Consternation
2. Cower
3. Neutralizing
4. Synchronizing
5. Vigilance
6. Wince
1. Exposition
2. Inciting Action
3. Rising Actions
4. Climax
5. Falling Actions
6. Resolution
7. Denouement/Cata
strophe

32. 01. Do Now
02. Collect and grade homework
03. Jeopardy
04. Unit Test
05. Practice root “syn”

33. C: No conversations
H: Raise your hand if you need help or have a
question. Wait to be called on
A: following along and taking notes
M: In assigned seat. No hall pass or pencil
sharpening
P: Listen Attentively
S: Verbal sign to stop

34. 0 SWBAT: practice and then be assessed on vocabulary,
Freytag’s Pyramid and the four different types of
conflict.

35. 0Three teams
0Choose a leader
0This should be a group effort
0Winning team gets candy

36. 01. The first answer I receive I will take
02. If the other team wants to steal after an
incorrect answer, it can
03. If another team yells out an answer and it is
not their turn, it doesn’t become their turn.

37. 0C No conversations.
0H If you need help, raise your hand,
and wait for me to come to you.
0A Complete the test, keeping your eyes
on your own paper.
0M No movement without permission
0P Being quiet and respectful of your
classmates need to focus

38. Day 4 (Wed)
0 Grade unit test and film

39. Take a moment to check and complete your
homework using a dictionary if necessary (7
minutes). If your homework is finished turn
it in now for extra credit. If you did not take
the test yesterday, see me now.

40. C: No conversations
H: Raise your hand if you need help or have
a question. Wait to be called on
A: following along
M: In assigned seat. No hall pass or pencil
sharpening
P: Listen Attentively
S: Verbal sign to stop

41. 0SWBAT: Watch the movie 2081 and compare
and contrast the differences between the film
and the short story that inspired it.

42. 01. Do Now
02. Movie: 2081/Movie Guide
03. Grade Unit Test

43. 0As you watch the film adaptation of “Harrison
Bergeron,” answer the questions on the worksheet
provided. It is not identical to the short story.
0At this time, if you did not take your unit test, you
can make it up during the movie.

45. Theme
0The theme of a piece of fiction is its view
about life and how people behave.
0To decide what a theme of a piece of fiction
is, ask yourself “What is this story saying
about humanity or human nature?”
0In fiction, the theme is not intended to teach or
preach. In fact, it is not presented directly at all.
You extract it from the characters, action, and
setting that make up the story.
0In other words, you must figure out the theme
yourself.