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Fahrenheit 451

by Ray BradburyFCL C

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READING ASSIGNMENT DUE DATE1. Read pages 3-24. Jot down questions and confusions. Complete the response to the focus question after you finish reading. 2. Read pages 24-48. Jot down questions and confusions. Complete the response to the focus question after you finish reading3. Read pages 48-68. Jot down questions and confusions. Complete the quote / response box when you're finished reading. 4. Read pages 71-91. Jot down questions and confusions. Complete the response to the focus question after you finish reading5. Read pages 91-110. Jot down questions and confusions. Complete the quote / response box when you're finished reading. 6. Read pages 113-138. Jot down questions and confusions. Complete the response to the focus question after you finish reading7. Read pages 138-163. Jot down questions and confusions. Complete the quote /

Is modern America becoming more like the

dystopian world of Fahrenheit 451?

response box when you're finished reading.

DURING READING ASSIGNMENT: Fahrenheit 451: Part One (pgs. 3-24)

DIRECTIONS: As you read, keep track of any questions, confusions, insights (reading between the lines), or connections that you have. Make sure to write them down, along with the page number on which they occurred.

Questions - I wonder if... - Why does... - What does the author mean when he/she says...

Confusions - I'm not sure what this means, so I'm going to reread this part.

Insights- I think the author is trying to say that.... - I can infer that... - Reading between the lines, I can see that....

ConnectionsThis reminds me of...Similarly, ...

subconscious (11)

beneath the conscious mind

marionette (11) a puppet on stringsmausoleum (10)

a tomb

thimble radio (12)

a radio that fits in your ear

pulverized (14) crushed into powderstratum (14) a sectioncontrasedative (16)

a drug that works against a sedative - a stimulant

TV parlor (19) a room for watching multiple TV's

olfactory (25) dealing with the sense of smellproboscis (25) the snout or nosemorphine (25) a strong pain-killing drugprocaine (25) a drug that numbs / kills victims of the Houndballistics (26) the study of projectiles, firearmstrajectory (26) the arc or route of an object

QUESTIONS, CONFUSIONS, and INSIGHTS

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2. (pg. ____)

3. (pg. ____)

FOCUS QUESTION: Based on your reading so far, what do you notice about the world of Fahrenheit 451? Consider some of the details revealed by Clarisse, the "handymen's" visit (to revive Mildred), and Mildred's reaction the next morning.

Include at least two blended quotes in a 100+ word response. Write your answer below. You will be graded based on neatness and the completeness of your response.

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Notes from Discussion: Pages 3 - 24

CLOSE READING: Reread pages 14-16. What are some details that you notice about the handymen's visit? Jot down two quotes that jump out at you.

Include page numbers.

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2.

INFERENCES: What can you infer about the world of Fahrenheit 451 from this incident?

CONCEPTUAL VOCABULARY: The Subconscious Mind

Why do you think that Mildred can't remember any of the details of her overdose?

Based on your reading of pages 3-24, do you think modern America resembles the world of Fahrenheit 451 in any way?

DURING READING ASSIGNMENT:

Fahrenheit 451: Part One (pgs. 24-48)DIRECTIONS: As you read, keep track of any questions, confusions, insights (reading between the lines), or connections that you have. Make sure to write them down, along with the page number on which they occurred.





olfactory (25)dealing with the sense of smellproboscis (25) the snout or nosemorphine (25) a strong pain-killing drugprocaine (25) a drug that numbs / kills victims of the

Houndballistics (26) the study of projectiles, firearmstrajectory (26) the arc or route of an objectabstract (31) theoretical, intangible, not able to be

touched or sensedproclivities (33) natural tendenciesodious (35) deserving of hatredcacophony (45) disharmony; clashing soundscentrifuge (45) a device that spins things round and

roundluminescent (48) bright, glowing, shining


1. (pg. ____)

2. (pg. ____)

3. (pg. ____)

FOCUS QUESTION: Summarize what happens at the old woman's home when Beatty, Montag, and the other firemen come to call. Then, discuss Montag's reaction to the incident.


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Notes from Discussion: Pages 24-48

CLOSE READING: Reread pages 29-31. What are some details about high school and teenage life that

Clarisse describes? Jot down two quotes from Clarisse that jump out at you.

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2.

INFERENCES: What can you infer about the world of Fahrenheit 451 from this incident?

Based on your close reading of pages 29-31, do you think Clarisse's depiction of teenage life (school and social) resembles teenage life in our world?

CONCEPTUAL VOCABULARY: The Subconscious Mind (pg. 37)

Write down a quote from the book that shows Montag's subconscious at work.


Fahrenheit 451: Part One (pgs. 48-68)DIRECTIONS: As you read, keep track of any questions, confusions, insights (reading between the lines), or connections that you have. Make sure to write them down, along with the page number on which they occurred.





radical (50)person who wants fundamental change in a societyfeigning (50) pretending, fakingpratfall (56) a comic fallvanilla tapioca (57) something bland,

uninterestingintellectual (58) a thinker, academic, one

who seeks knowledgetheremin (61) a drug causing numbnessBig Flue (60) an incinerator noncombustible data (61)

data that can't be broken down or debated / discussed


1. (pg. ____)

2. (pg. ____)

3. (pg. ____)

4. (pg. ____)

FOCUS QUESTION: Beatty makes a visit to Montag's home (54-61). While he is there, he gives Montag a history lesson, describing how America turned into the dystopian world of Fahrenheit 451.

Identify at least three CAUSES that Beatty references. Then, discuss the effect of each cause. The first example is done for you.

CAUSE

1. Motion pictures, radio, and then television are invented (54).

2.

3.

4.

EFFECT

1. Books are crowded out. People start "dumbing down" and shortening literature.

2.

3.

4.


CLOSE READING: Reread pages 48-51. What do you notice about Mildred? List off at least three characteristics below.

BEATTY'S HISTORY LESSON: How did their world get this way?

Do you think our world is undergoing a process similar to the one described by Beatty on pages 54-61?

CONCEPTUAL VOCABULARY: Majority rule, political correctness, "bread and circuses"

How do each of these concepts relate to Beatty's "history lesson"?

Majority Rule Political Correctness Bread and Circuses

VOCABULARY: Part II of Fahrenheit 451

submission (79) a state of obedience or servitude

"The people were pounded into submission; they did not run, there was no place to run; the great air train fell down its shaft in the earth" (79).

The fighter twisted his legs, forcing his opponent into a state of submission.

Draw your own image and write a sentence below it, using the word correctly.

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romantic (82) one who is full of thoughts and feelings rather than practicality (logic and reason)

"You're a hopeless romantic," said Faber. "It would be funny if it were not serious" (82).

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The young people had a romantic notion that they would "save the world."


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intuitively (83) knowing something without "You are intuitively right, that's what counts" (83).

being taught it - understanding without reasoning

My intuition tells me that there's something wrong here, even though my intellect can't find a logical reason for thinking this way.


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insidious (86) more dangerous than meets the eye

"It's an insidious plan, if I do say so myself" (86).

The Emperor glanced insidiously at the young Jedi.


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manifested (105) made apparent to the senses; revealed

"For these were the hands that had acted on their own, no part of him, here was where the conscience first manifested itself to snatch books..." (105).

Many American settlers believed that the United States' destiny had manifested itself. They thought that God had revealed or made manifest the idea that United States should expand from coast to coast.


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Fahrenheit 451: Part Two (pgs. 71-91)DIRECTIONS: As you read, keep track of any questions, confusions, insights (reading between the lines), or connections that you have. Make sure to write them down, along with the page number on which they occurred.






1. (pg. ____)

2. (pg. ____)

3. (pg. ____)

4. (pg. ____)

FOCUS QUESTION: According to Faber, what three things does their society lack? Explain what he means in your own words.

QUOTES

1.

2.

3.

Basically, Faber is saying...

1.

2.

3.


CLOSE READING: Reread pages 77-80. Based on Montag's experience on the subway, what can we infer about their society?

Do you think our society has similar problems? Why or why not?

Is modern America losing any of the three things that Faber says are necessary for civilization to work?

CONCEPTUAL VOCABULARY: Intellectualism

In the novel, Faber seems to embody intellectualism. What positive and negative aspects of intellectualism does he display?

POSITIVE NEGATIVE


Fahrenheit 451: Part Two (pgs. 91-110)DIRECTIONS: As you read, keep track of any questions, confusions, insights (reading between the lines), or connections that you have. Make sure to write them down, along with the page number on which they occurred.





subaudible (95) below the level of hearing

ruinous (96) disastrous, damagingquavered (98) shookmanifested (105)

revealed itself

parried (106) fought off, deflectedrebut (107) to shoot downbeatific (107) heavenly, innocent,

puretyranny (108) dictatorship, crueltyperfunctorily (108)

in a routine way

phosphorescent (110)

brightly lit, like phosphorus burning


1. (pg. ____)

2. (pg. ____)

3. (pg. ____)

4. (pg. ____)

FOCUS QUESTION: What do we learn about this society from the conversation that Montag has with the "ladies" who visit Mildred?


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CLOSE READING: Reread the passage on 93-94 describing the TV show entitled "The White Clown." What are some characteristics of this program?

INFERENCES: What are some of the things you noticed about this society based on the conversation

Montag has with the ladies?

CONCEPTUAL VOCABULARY: The Subconscious Mind

Why do you think Mrs. Phelps starts crying uncontrollably after hearing Montag read the poem "Dover Beach"?

INFERENCE: Look closely at the "conversation" that Beatty and Montag have during their poker game (pgs. 105-108). What does Beatty's speech reveal about his attitude towards books?


Fahrenheit 451: Part Three (pgs. 113-138)DIRECTIONS: As you read, keep track of any questions, confusions, insights (reading between the lines), or connections that you have. Make sure to write them down, along with the page number on which they occurred.





incomprehensible (114)

impossible to understand

liquefaction (119) process of turning to liquidfugitive (124) criminal on the runlimned (134) painted or drawn, describedquarry (133) prey, something huntedphantom (133) a ghost or spiritgrotesque (134) gross, monstrous


1. (pg. ____)

2. (pg. ____)

3. (pg. ____)

4. (pg. ____)

FOCUS QUESTION: Irony occurs when there is a difference between what actually happens and what might be expected to happen, especially when it seems absurd or laughable. Discuss two or three ways in which Montag's escape and the subsequent chase are ironic.


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CLOSE READING: Reread the passage on page 126 - 127. What do you think Ray Bradbury was trying to show us about this society? Why do you think he included this incident?

IRONY: What were some of the things that seemed ironic to us about the chase?

If a person believes a society is thoroughly corrupt / evil, how should he/she respond? Do people have a moral obligation to stand up against evil / corruption?


Fahrenheit 451: Part Three (pgs. 138 - 165)DIRECTIONS: As you read, keep track of any questions, confusions, insights (reading between the lines), or connections that you have. Make sure to write them down, along with the page number on which they occurred.





juggernaut (140) an unstoppable force

pedants (153) a theoretical thinkerStatus Quo (157) the way things are nowincessantly (162) repeatedly without stopping


1. (pg. ____)

2. (pg. ____)

3. (pg. ____)

4. (pg. ____)

FOCUS QUESTION: What wisdom does Montag gain by floating down the river and by later talking to Granger? In other words, what does he come to realize about time and the importance of leaving something behind?


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Notes from Discussion: Pages 138 - 165

CLOSE READING: Reread the passage on pages 140-141. What does Montag realize about time and life?

CLOSE READING: Reread the passage on pages 145-146. What are some of the differences between this fire and the fires Montag remembers from the

city?

THIS FIRE THE OLD FIRES

The "Scapegoat" (148-149) WHY?

Granger's Grandfather (155-157): What made him an "important" man?

The Meaning of Life, According to Granger's Grandfather

"Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said" (156).

The Phoenix (163): According to Granger, how is man like the Phoenix?

The Ending (165): Why do you think Bradbury ends the book in this manner?

Is modern America becoming more like the dystopian world of Fahrenheit 451? YES NO

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