Are you looking for middle school Dystopian short stories with comprehension questions that assess students’ knowledge of a short story with questions, fun writing activities, and fun ELA projects middle school students will love? The “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut short story task cards are the PERFECT reading comprehension activities to assess 6th, 7th, and 8th grade reading comprehension standards and skills after reading Bradbury’s classic story..
These PRINT and DIGITAL reading task cards are designed to break up the monotony of normal short story unit assignments and captivate students’ attention. This short story activity contains 36 rigorous and engaging CCSS-aligned tasks that require students to not only think critically when reading this classic Vonnegut short story but also allow them to tap into their creativity.
❤️ Why You’ll Love This Resource:
✅ Saves You Time with Quick and Easy Prep
✅ Allows students to show their learning in a creative project
✅ Can be used for ELA learning stations, group work, early finishers and more!
✅ Perfect Activity for Substitute Days
✅ Clear Student Directions and Criteria
✅ Easy Way to Scaffold and Differentiate
✋ What Standards and Skills Are Addressed?
• Citing Text Evidence
• Main Idea and Supporting Details
• Theme
• Author’s Point of View
• Elements of Plot
• Characterization
• Figurative Language
• and MORE!
✍ What’s Included:
• 36 “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Task Cards
– 16 CCSS Aligned H.O.T. Questions
– 20 Creative Projects
• Short Story Handouts• BONUS: DIGITAL Short Story Task Cards (Google Slides)
✅ The following questions/tasks are included in this product:
→ Question #1- Author’s Purpose
→ Question #2- Central Idea
→ Question #3- Theme
→ Question #4- Characterization
→ Question #5- Point of View
→ Question #6- Time Period
→ Question #7- Real Life Influences
→ Question #8- Figurative Language
→ Question #9- Conflict/Resolution
→ Question#10- Setting
→ Question #11- Theme & Development
→ Question #12- Painting a Picture
→ Question #13- Plot
→ Question #14- Objective Summary
→ Question #15- Mood
→ Question #16- Context Clues
→ Task #1- Movie Poster
→ Task #2- Be A Critic
→ Task #3- Picture It
→ Task #4- Interview the Author
→ Task #5- Interview a Character
→ Task #6- Comic Book
→ Task #7- Instagram
→ Task #8- Facebook
→ Task #9- Twitter Feed
→ Task #10- Trading Places
→ Task #11- Likes/Dislikes
→ Task #12- Rewrite
→ Task #13- Prequel
→ Task #14-Sequel
→ Task #15- Diary of a Character
→ Task #16- Cover Artist
→ Task #17- Dear Abby
→ Task #18- Music to My Ears
→ Task #19- Morning Announcements
→ Task #20- Word Cloud Collage
What Other Teachers Are Saying About This Resource:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Debra B. says, Perfect resource!! Exactly what I needed for my 7th graders!”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Deb D. says, “I cannot say enough about these task cards! It was the first time I’d used task cards in my classroom and my students (8th graders) LOVED having so many options! Thanks!”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: Devon W. says, “I love this! One of my favorite finds on here so far!! Such creative ideas and it will be so easy to give kids tasks based on their levels!! Thank you!!!”
