Unit Learning goal: Students will be able to write a 1-2 page essay citing textual evidence to support an analysis of Fahrenheit 451 as a cautionary tale.

Essential Questions: 

How is Fahrenheit 451 a cautionary tale?  Cautionary against what?

Is Technology taking over our lives?

What is your connection to television?

Why do people read or tell stories? 

What is censorship and how does it appear in the world? 

Why is it important to fight against censorship? 

Is our nation reading less? 

How do we convey complex thoughts or emotions? 

What if books were illegal?  What if music became illegal?   

Monday

Students should spend the class prewriting: making a list of things the novel “cautions” the reader against (there are a few – check the questions above).  Then they should list scenes from the book that back up their ideas.  Make sure that they go back their “reading logs” and through the book for specific examples.

Last, they should write a thesis.  A good solid thesis.

Tuesday

Students will share thesis statements and tweak them if needed.  Discuss the outline of an introduction paragraph.  Students will work on intro paragraphs.  Remember that a good hook will return in the conclusion.  Make sure you have a good intro written before they move on.

Wednesday

Work on body paragraphs.

Wednesday

Today - we need to do words of the day, take notes on the proper uses of the DASH, discuss the meaning of the titles of PART II and PART III, and read 111-120.

HW: Write reading log for pages 100-120.  Just one log, not two.

Remember, you need to be finished with the book by the time you get back from Thanksgiving. 

Unit Learning goal: Students will be able to write a 1-2 page essay citing textual evidence to support an analysis of Fahrenheit 451 as a cautionary tale.

Scale/Rubric relating to learning goal:

4 – The student can cite textual evidence to support an analysis of Fahrenheit 451 as a cautionary tale and connect the analysis to real world problems. 

3 – The student can cite textual evidence to support an analysis of Fahrenheit 451 as a cautionary tale.

2 – With some direction/help from the teacher the student can cite textual evidence to support an analysis of Fahrenheit 451 as a cautionary tale

1 – Even with help from the teacher the student is unable to cite textual evidence to support an analysis of Fahrenheit 451 as a cautionary tale.

Essential Questions: 

How is Fahrenheit 451 a cautionary tale?  Cautionary against what?

Is Technology taking over our lives?

What is your connection to television?

Why do people read or tell stories? 

What is censorship and how does it appear in the world? 

Why is it important to fight against censorship? 

Is our nation reading less? 

How do we convey complex thoughts or emotions? 

What if books were illegal?  What if music became illegal?   

Does the white clown love you? 

Objectives: At the end of the book students will be able to

1) Outline the plot according the six elements of plot. Give at least three events for the rising action and falling action.
2) Be able to discuss the importance of the following characters:
Montag
Clarisse
Beatty
Mrs. Phelps
Black
Stoneman
Faber
Granger
Mildred
The Mechanical Hound

3) Be able to explain and give at least three examples of scenes that fit the following themes:

The Dangers of Censorship
The Dangers of Ignorance
The search for Identity
How censorship and mass media can be used to control people
The importance of independent thought and creativity

4) List two foreshadows
5) List four allusions and discuss why these allusions are important to the book
6) List the point of view
7) List the setting
8) Discuss How Montag is a dynamic character
9) Discuss the meaning of the following images/symbols

Salamander
451
Phoenix
Electric-Eyed Snake
Mausoleum
Dandelion
Parlor walls
Denham’s Dentifice
War
Books

10) List and explain four metaphors and/or similes. What is being compared? What is important about the comparison?
11) Discuss “Dover Beach” – How is it used? What are the results?
12) Discuss Montag’s relationship with Mildred. Is it a typical relationship in this society? If so what does this say about this society?
13) Discuss conversation in this society.
14) Discuss what the schools are like in this society. Why is this important?
15) How many Atomic Wars have taken place since 1990? What does this say about this society?
16) Discuss the war that is always alluded to in the background of the book.
17) Why is another man killed in Montag’s place? What does this represent?
18) What’s important the significance of the following quote, who says it?: “Go home and think of your first husband divorced and your second husband killed in a jet and your third husband blowing his brains out, go home and think of the dozen abortions you’ve hand and your children who hate your guts…”
19) What do you make of Beatty’s ability to quote literature and destroy books?
20) What do you make of Beatty’s death? Did he want to die or did he underestimate Montag? Explain.
21) Are people really happy in this world? Explain.
22) Describe Montag in the beginning of the book. How does he feel about his job?
23) The jets that fly overhead all the time foreshadow what? What things do they represent?
24) Describe the woman who burns herself up with her books. What does she represent? What does she killed herself? How does she change Montag?
25) List some religious allusions. What are these important?
26) Explain the quote: “She didn’t what to know how a thing was done, but why?” Who does this quote refer to? What does it mean?
27) Why don’t women want children in this society? How are the children raised?
28) Why does Beatty make Montag burn his house?
29) Why does Montag plant a book at Black’s house?
30) How are books being saved?
31) Does the novel end with hope? Explain.
32) How does the dark ages connect with Fahrenheit 451.

33) Define Dystopia. 

Does the White Clown Love You?

Today we are going to take a quiz on comma, colon, and semi-colon rules.  Then briefly discuss how Fahrenheit 451 is a cautionary tale?  We will also read "Dover Beach"


Why does Bradbury use the poem "Dover Beach" in Fahrenheit 451? Read the poem below and reflect on it.

The sea is calm to-night.
The tide is full, the moon lies fair
Upon the straits; on the French coast the light
Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand;
Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay.
Come to the window, sweet is the night-air!
Only, from the long line of spray
Where the sea meets the moon-blanched land,
Listen! you hear the grating roar
Of pebbles which the waves draw back, and fling,
At their return, up the high strand,
Begin, and cease, and then again begin,
With tremulous cadence slow, and bring
The eternal note of sadness in.

Sophocles long ago
Heard it on the A gaean, and it brought
Into his mind the turbid ebb and flow
Of human misery; we
Find also in the sound a thought,
Hearing it by this distant northern sea.

The Sea of Faith
Was once, too, at the full, and round earth's shore
Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled.
But now I only hear
Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar,
Retreating, to the breath
Of the night-wind, down the vast edges drear
And naked shingles of the world.


Ah, love, let us be true
To one another! for the world, which seems
To lie before us like a land of dreams,
So various, so beautiful, so new,
Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light,
Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain;
And we are here as on a darkling plain
Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,
Where ignorant armies clash by night.




Now go here for some commentary on the poem.

After reading the commentary, answer the question: Why does Bradbury use "Dover Beach"? What themes does it represent?

HOMEWORK: Look up the following vocabulary words

Aggravate
Capillary
Illuminate
Trajectory
Jargon
Centrifuge
Exploitation
Quibble
Torrent
Figment 

Monday

We need to review commas, semi-colons, and colon rules today for tomorrow's quiz.  Note: Soon you will have exercises where you'll have to either put sentences (independence clauses) together (to avoid overuse of simple sentences), or you have to input a type of punctuation to make the sentence correct. 

Today - you need to turn in the final drafts of your short stories and we need to read 90-100 of Fahrenheit 451.  Remember that you need to think about how this book is a cautionary tale.

Tomorrow - when the volleyball team returns you will have new vocabulary (and a quiz on punctuation).

Friday

Today, we are going to talk briefly about what we read yesterday and about your blog entries.

Then, I'm going to give you some time to work on your short story drafts.  If you need me to check where you are going with your drafts, please do so. 

HW:  This weekend you need to read pages 80-90, work on your stories, and go over your punctuation rules. 

Thursday

Today we are going to review rules for commas, colons, and semi-colons (remember, upcoming quiz); and, discuss the meaning of the titles and section 1.  We will also read.  Keep in mind themes and the fact that this book is a cautionary tale!

Tuesday

We are going to review what everyone wrote on their blogs for homework (and comment on it) and then look at rules for semi-colons.

Note - by next Tuesday everyone needs to be on page 100 of Fahrenheit 451 and finished with their final draft of their short story.

So - How is this novel a cautionary tale? 

FIRE

Today, we need to review the six rules for commas and take notes on rules for the colon. 

We will also continue reading Fahrenheit 451.  Those of you who are having problems writing about "why are these pages important" - try and connect the pages to one of the books major themes (the overall theme).  Before we read lets review some themes and essential questions to ask ourselves are we read.


THEMES:

The Dangers of Censorship
The Dangers of Ignorance
The search for Identity
How censorship and mass media can be used to control people
The importance of independent thought and creativity
 

Essential Questions: 

How is Fahrenheit 451 a cautionary tale?  Cautionary against what?

Is Technology taking over our lives?

What is your connection to television?

Why do people read or tell stories? 

What is censorship and how does it appear in the world? 

Why is it important to fight against censorship? 

Is our nation reading less? 

How do we convey complex thoughts or emotions? 

What if books were illegal?  What if music became illegal?   

Does the white clown love you?  

 

 

THE READING LOG:

 A short synopsis of the action and character development (what happened who was involved?  Did anyone change? )
 Your interpretation of the significant events occurring in these pages (how were these pages important to the development of the story?)
 Noteworthy figurative language and other literary elements (metaphors, similes, symbols, irony?)
 Vocabulary—unfamiliar words (Look up the words you do not know!!!!) 

Wednesday

Today - we are going to look over your reading logs and discuss what you should have in them.

THE READING LOG:

 A short synopsis of the action and character development (what happened who was involved?  Did anyone change? )
 Your interpretation of the significant events occurring in these pages (how were these pages important to the development of the story?)
 Noteworthy figurative language and other literary elements (metaphors, similes, symbols, irony?)
 Vocabulary—unfamiliar words (Look up the words you do not know!!!!)

NEW VOCABULARY

Pedantry
Odious
Luxuriant
Dictum
Cacophony
Proclivity
Proboscis
Stratum
Mausoleum
Marionette
Phoenix




Old Vocabulary List


Preclude
Impunity
Immolation
Abscond
Repose
Aperture
Termination
Subside
Inaugurate
Exhilarates
Blandly
Gaunt
Indolently
Scruples
Gossamer
Palpable
Nocturnal
Futile
Furtive
Reciprocate
Naive

Rules for Commas:

1) They divide items in lists, but are not require before the “and” on the end.

Example:  The four refreshing fruit flavors of Opal Fruits are orange, lemon, strawberry and lime.

The rule here is that the comma is correct if it can be replaced by the word “and” or “or”.

Example: The four refreshing fruit flavors of Opal Fruits are orange and lemon and strawberry and lime.

Note: It is not incorrect to put a comma before the “and” at the end.

Example: The four refreshing fruit flavors of Opal Fruits are orange, lemon, strawberry, and lime.

2) Commas are used when two complete sentences are joined together using such conjunctions as “and”, “or”, “but”, “while”, and “yet”. 

The boys wanted to stay up past midnight, but they had a race to run the next day, and their coach told them “no”.

Note: A comma splice occurs when you use a comma when a semi-colon is called for.

Example: It was the Queen’s birthday on Saturday, she received a lot of presents.

It should be written: It was the Queen’s birthday on Saturday; she received a lot of presents. 

Or: It was the Queen’s birthday on Saturday, and she received a lot of presents.

3) Commas fill gaps where other words might go

Example:  Annie had dark hair; Sally, fair.

4) Commas before direct speech.

The queen said, “It’s my birthday and I want lots of presents.”

Note: Many authors use colons: these days.  Joyce used dashes –. 

5) Commas set off interjections

Stop, or I’ll scream.

6) Commas set aside non-essential information.

John Keats, who never did any harm to anyone, is often invoked by grammarians. 

 

Tuesday

Today -

We need to review commas rules, do words of the day, and read pages 31-40.

Monday

2nd draft of your short story due today!!!

Today, we will look and take notes on the proper uses of the comma, do words of the day, and read pages 21-30 of Fahrenheit 451

Unit Learning goal: Students will be able to write a 1-2 page essay citing textual evidence to support an analysis of Fahrenheit 451 as a cautionary tale.

Scale/Rubric relating to learning goal:

4 – The student can cite textual evidence to support an analysis of Fahrenheit 451 as a cautionary tale and connect the analysis to real world problems. 

3 – The student can cite textual evidence to support an analysis of Fahrenheit 451 as a cautionary tale.

2 – With some direction/help from the teacher the student can cite textual evidence to support an analysis of Fahrenheit 451 as a cautionary tale

1 – Even with help from the teacher the student is unable to cite textual evidence to support an analysis of Fahrenheit 451 as a cautionary tale.

Essential Questions: 

How is Fahrenheit 451 a cautionary tale?  Cautionary against what?

Is Technology taking over our lives?

What is your connection to television?

Why do people read or tell stories? 

What is censorship and how does it appear in the world? 

Why is it important to fight against censorship? 

Is our nation reading less? 

How do we convey complex thoughts or emotions? 

What if books were illegal?  What if music became illegal?   

Does the white clown love you? 

Objectives: At the end of the book students will be able to

1) Outline the plot according the six elements of plot. Give at least three events for the rising action and falling action.
2) Be able to discuss the importance of the following characters:
Montag
Clarisse
Beatty
Mrs. Phelps
Black
Stoneman
Faber
Granger
Mildred
The Mechanical Hound

3) Be able to explain and give at least three examples of scenes that fit the following themes:

The Dangers of Censorship
The Dangers of Ignorance
The search for Identity
How censorship and mass media can be used to control people
The importance of independent thought and creativity

4) List two foreshadows
5) List four allusions and discuss why these allusions are important to the book
6) List the point of view
7) List the setting
8) Discuss How Montag is a dynamic character
9) Discuss the meaning of the following images/symbols

Salamander
451
Phoenix
Electric-Eyed Snake
Mausoleum
Dandelion
Parlor walls
Denham’s Dentifice
War
Books

10) List and explain four metaphors and/or similes. What is being compared? What is important about the comparison?
11) Discuss “Dover Beach” – How is it used? What are the results?
12) Discuss Montag’s relationship with Mildred. Is it a typical relationship in this society? If so what does this say about this society?
13) Discuss conversation in this society.
14) Discuss what the schools are like in this society. Why is this important?
15) How many Atomic Wars have taken place since 1990? What does this say about this society?
16) Discuss the war that is always alluded to in the background of the book.
17) Why is another man killed in Montag’s place? What does this represent?
18) What’s important the significance of the following quote, who says it?: “Go home and think of your first husband divorced and your second husband killed in a jet and your third husband blowing his brains out, go home and think of the dozen abortions you’ve hand and your children who hate your guts…”
19) What do you make of Beatty’s ability to quote literature and destroy books?
20) What do you make of Beatty’s death? Did he want to die or did he underestimate Montag? Explain.
21) Are people really happy in this world? Explain.
22) Describe Montag in the beginning of the book. How does he feel about his job?
23) The jets that fly overhead all the time foreshadow what? What things do they represent?
24) Describe the woman who burns herself up with her books. What does she represent? What does she killed herself? How does she change Montag?
25) List some religious allusions. What are these important?
26) Explain the quote: “She didn’t what to know how a thing was done, but why?” Who does this quote refer to? What does it mean?
27) Why don’t women want children in this society? How are the children raised?
28) Why does Beatty make Montag burn his house?
29) Why does Montag plant a book at Black’s house?
30) How are books being saved?
31) Does the novel end with hope? Explain.
32) How does the dark ages connect with Fahrenheit 451.

33) Define Dystopia.