Name: Period #: Fahrenheit 451 Packet Dec 2015 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Nov 30- library - F451 packet -Writer s style - Opinion Survey HW: Finish writer s style & Survey 7 Dec 1 -Bradbury Video - News video -Pre-reading questions HW: Read Part I, work on Reading Guide #1 8 2 HW: Read Part I, work on Reading Guide #1 9 Part II Quiz Reading Guide #2 due HW: Read Part III, work on Reading Guide #3 16 F451 Final Exam 3 HW: Read Part I, work on Reading Guide #1 10 4 SAT Voc Quiz #7 Part I Quiz Reading guide #1 due HW: Read Part II, work on Reading Guide #2 HW: Read Part II, work on Reading Guide #2 HW: Read Part III, work on Reading Guide #3 14 15 17 HW: Read Part III, work Part III Quiz Movie on Reading Guide #3 Reading guide #3 due 21 No School 22 No School 23 No School 24 No School 25 No School 28 No School 29 No School 30 No School Jan 1 No School 2 No School HW: Read Part II, work on Reading Guide #2 11 SAT Voc Quiz #8 HW: Read Part III, work on Reading Guide #3 18 Movie Stamp Sheet: Assignment/ points On-time stamp Late stamp Total Points Writer s style & opinion survey 15 points Pre-reading questions / 15 points Part 1: Reading Guide #1 / 30 points Part 2: Reading Guide #2 / 30 points /15 /15 /30 /30 Part 3: Reading Guide #3/ 30 points Packet Total: /120 /30 Other Points: Allusions project: 50 points Quizzes 1, 2, 3: 90 points (30 points each) Vocab quizzes (15 points each) Final Test: Participation: 30 points 80 points 30 points
Writer s Style: Making the Ordinary Come to Life From: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Bradbury masters descriptions of ordinary things. He can take something so simple, and through the angle he describes it, he layers on extra meaning, color, and energy. He could have just said, Montag was a fireman and liked to burn things, but instead, he writes the following passage. Read through once, then read through again, making the observations at end of the passage to uncover the intentional and masterful use of language in these opening paragraphs. IT WAS A PLEASURE TO BURN. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed. With the brass nozzle in his fists, with this great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world, the blood pounded in his head, and his hands were the hands of some amazing conductor playing all the symphonies of blazing and burning to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history. With his symbolic helmet numbered 451 on his stolid head, and his eyes all orange flame with the thought of what came next, he flicked the igniter and the house jumped up in a gorging fire that burned the evening sky red and yellow and black. He strode in a swarm of fireflies. He wanted above all, like the old joke, to shove a marshmallow on a stick in the furnace, while the flapping pigeon-winged books died on the porch and lawn of the house. While the books went up in sparkling whirls and blew away on a wind turned dark with burning. NOTES: Montag grinned the fierce grin of all men singed and driven back by flame. He knew that when he returned to the firehouse, he might wink at himself, a minstrel man, burnt-corked, in the mirror. Later, going to sleep, he would feel the fiery smile still gripped by his face muscles, in the dark. It never went away, that smile, it never ever went away, as long as he remembered. He hung up his black-beetle-colored helmet and shined it, he hung his flameproof jacket neatly; he showered luxuriously, and then, whistling, hands in pockets, walked across the upper floor of the fire station and fell down the hole. At the last moment, when disaster seemed positive, he pulled his hands from his pockets and broke his fall by grasping the golden pole. He slid to a squeaking halt, the heels one inch from the concrete floor downstairs. He walked out of the fire station and along the midnight street toward the subway where the silent, air-propelled train slid soundlessly down its lubricated flue in the earth and let him out with a great puff of warm air onto to the creamtiled escalator rising to the suburb. F451 packet pg #2
Writer s style questions (answer thoroughly in complete sentences) 1. What is the effect of the first line? Consider the length and choice of this line for the opening of the book. Why is or isn t this an effective opener? 2. Skim over the lengths of Bradbury s sentences and paragraphs. What does his writing style seem to be? Evaluate the effectiveness of how this style moves or doesn t move along the pace and readability of this story. Word Choice and Imagery 3. Find at least one word that you do not know or do not know well. Rewrite the word(s) below and come up with a rough definition based on what you can gather from the context. Word: Definition: Word: Definition: 4. Circle at least 2 examples of alliteration that you like (not every word in the phrase has to be alliterative. Example: grasping the golden pole ). Below, write how you think the use of alliteration impacts the passage. Do you think alliteration is an effective means for an author to select his word choice? Why or why not? 5. Underline at least 4 images that you think are well written or particularly vivid. In nearby white space/margins, briefly explain why you selected those selections to underline. 6. Find at least 3 metaphors in the passage (creating an image through direct comparisons or connections of things; metaphors do not use like or as in the way similes do). Draw a line off the phrase to some nearby white space and label metaphor. 7. Do you ever notice or use metaphor in your writing and speaking? What seems to be the value of metaphor? Reflection 8. Write a 5-8 sentence paragraph below reflecting on this exercise and on your observations of the text. How was it uncovering these details? Does observing the details of an author s writing add any value or appreciation for the writing? F451 packet pg #3
Fahrenheit 451 Opinion Survey & Pre-Reading Questions: Opinion Survey Directions: Read the following statements and decide how much you agree with statement on a sliding scale of 1-6. 1 means that you strongly disagree, 3 means that you re neutral, and 6 means that you strongly agree. Space is provided between statements for you to write any notes or reactions to these statements if necessary. 1. I would prefer to read a Sparknotes or another third party analysis of a major work of literature than read the work of literature first by myself. 2. I would like to think and contemplate deep, probing questions than simply have fun. 3. I prefer answering who, what, when, and where questions than why questions. 4. Art is primarily a source of entertainment; people spend way too much time overanalyzing art. 5. When deciding whether or not to read or see a story, I prefer to hear a detailed synopsis first. 6. Once a majority has chosen a certain set of values, it is impossible to change those values. 7. I have the right to decide what is appropriate or best for me; no one else should make such choices. 8. Society (especially authority figures) should decide what is best for people, especially adolescents. 9. The government should keep track of individuals who check out potentially dangerous works (e.g. homemade bomb kits, dangerous weapon construction, etc.). 10. Heck yeah, I want wall-to-wall TV in my living room! When is this technology being made? 11. In today s world, writers and artists are not as important to society as scientists and engineers. 12. In a world filled with constant, 24-hour news, there are no true facts (i.e. things keep changing). 13. Laws are always written for the protection of the citizens. 14. Governments should do anything it takes to achieve peace. 15. Censorship is never justified. Pre-Reading Questions: Read the following and then answer the questions in complete sentences. Dystopian Fiction First there are two words you ll need to know before knowing dystopian fiction: utopia an ideally perfect state especially in its social and political and moral aspects dystopia a state in which life conditions are extremely bad from deprivation oppression or terror Therefore dystopian fiction features contemporary society and function as a warning against some modern trend often the threat of oppressive regimes in one form or another. The main point of a dystopia is to make people think about the world in which they live and to see how the idea of happiness can be perverted providing the society know little else. Dystopian novels warn of an unhappy future. Many people think of dystopian novels as purely science fiction while science fiction is a natural fit for a dystopian story not all dystopian books are considered science fiction. 1. What would be in your utopia? What would the perfect, most ideal society contain? Please be school appropriate. Pick one of your characteristics and explain why society would benefit from it. F451 packet pg #4
2. What would be in your dystopia? What would the most horrible, corrupt society feature? Please be school appropriate. Pick one of your characteristics and explain why society would benefit from it. 3. After watching The Big Read s A Conversation with Ray Bradbury online: What life experiences and historical events attributed to Ray Bradbury writing Fahrenheit 451? What themes about life that Bradbury asserts do you appreciate? Why? 4. After watching the YouTube video from a recent news story about a student who complained about reading Fahrenheit 451 and a parent who attempted to ban the book from local schools. First, explain the situational irony of this story. Second, respond to this story. What would you do if you were in each of these people s shoes: the student who complained, her father, the student s teacher, and the school board? 5. When should a book be banned (if at all)? Who/what should make this choice? Why? F451 packet pg #5
Part One: The Hearth and the Salamander Reading Guide #1 1. What do we know about Clarisse? Answer: 2. What state is Mildred in when Montag returns home? Answer: 3. What is Montag s attitude towards the medical staff? Answer: 4. What are the parlor walls? Answer: 5. What do the firemen do when nights get dull? Does Montag participate? Answer: 6. Find Dialogue which explains Montage and Clarisse s relationship. F451 packet pg #6
7. What is school life like for Clarisse? Answer: 8. What happens at the lady s home? What is Montag s reaction? Answer: 9. What is Montag s attitude towards the medical staff? Answer: 10. After Montag misses work, Captain Beatty comes over. What do we learn? Answer: Reflection on Part One: 1-2 paragraphs. Your thoughts, predictions, and/or connections. F451 packet pg #7
Part Two: The Sieve and the Sand Reading Guide #2 1. What is going on in the world? Answer: 2. Who is Faber? How does Montag persuade him to be his teacher? Answer: 3. Why does Montag feel he s not thinking? Answer: 4. Describe the way Mildred, Mrs. Phelps, and Mrs. Finnegan speak: 5. What does Mrs. Phelps reveal about her marriage to Pete? Answer: 6. How important is being a good parent to Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles? F451 packet pg #8
7. What is revealed about how people vote? Answer: 8. Why does Bradbury reference several authors? Answer: 9. Where does Montag end up with Beatty? Answer: 10. What is the significance of the title of Part Two? Find the quote that discusses sand and the sieve. Reflection on Part Two: 1-2 paragraphs. Your thoughts, predictions, and/or connections. F451 packet pg #9
Part Three: Burning Bright Reading Guide #3 1.What does Beatty mean by the following quote: Now you did it. Old Montag wanted to fly near the sun and now that he s burnt his damn wings, he wonders why. Didn t I hint enough when I sent the hound around your place? 2. Who burns Montag s home? Who turned in the alarm on Montag? Answer: 3. What happened to Montag s leg? Answer: 4. What happens to Beatty? Why does Montag think he wanted to die? Answer: 5. Why does Montag question whether the kids are responsible for Clarisse s death? Answer: 6. How is technology being used against Montag? Answer: F451 packet pg #10
7. Who is Granger? Answer: 8. Who is the scapegoat? Answer: 9. What insight does Granger offer Montag about the world? Answer: 10. How does the book end? Answer: Reflection on Part Three: 1-2 paragraphs. Your thoughts, predictions, and/or connections. F451 packet pg #11