Vocabulary
Harrison Bergeron
Boy Who Harn. the Wind
Three Questions
Unit Theme
100

What vocabulary word means to crouch in fear?

What is cower?

100

Why did the government give handicaps to people?

What is they wanted everyone to be equal?

100

What power source does William want to use?

What is wind power / windmills?

100

What is the most important time according to the hermit?

When is now / the present?

100

What is our unit theme?

What is "Moment of Truth"?

200

What vocabulary means bright and shiny? 

What is luminous?

200

What was the name of the Handicapper General?

Who is Diana Moon Glampers?

200

What country does the story take place?

What is Malawi?

200

Why did the King go to the Hermit?

What is to get answers from the wise man?

200

What are facts, statistics, numerical data, quotations, specific examples, and expert opinions that support a claim. 

What is evidence?

300

What vocabulary word means: carefully watching for something?

What is Vigilance?

300

What were 3 of Harrison's handicaps?

What are: clown nose, shaved eyebrows, weights, headphones, thick wavy glasses, blacked out teeth.

300

What is one of the issues facing William's country?

What is poverty, poor education, drought, or famine?

300

What was the bearded man's original intention?

What was to kill the King?

300

What type of writing gives information about ideas, people, places or things or events?

What is informational writing?

400

What vocabulary word means: to start or begin again?


What is recommence?

400

Why did Harrison take over the tv studio?

What is because he wanted to be emperor and have everyone take off their handicaps?

400

Why does William spend so much time in the library?

What is because he likes to read and the books are disorganized and take time to look through.

400

How did the Hermit want the King to learn the answer to his questions?

What is through his own actions?

400

What goes into a thesis statement?

What is your claims and reasons?
500

What vocabulary word means: to make a firm decision or find a solution to?

What is resolve?

500

What was the moment of truth in Harrison Bergeron?

What is when Harrison took over the TV studio and was shot by the Handicapper General?

500

What is the moment of truth in the Boy Who Harnessed the Wind?

What is William reading a book and realizing a windmill can help his people?

500

What is the moment of truth in "The Three Questions"?

What is the king saving the bearded man?

500

What is a moment of truth?

What is an event that changes the course of events in a story or for a character?