Fahrenheit 451Fahrenheit 451

Written by Ray BradburyWritten by Ray Bradbury

Who is Ray Bradbury?Who is Ray Bradbury?

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Who is Ray Who is Ray Bradbury?Bradbury?

Who is Ray Bradbury?Who is Ray Bradbury?

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HomeworkHomework

Read pages p. 1-21Read pages p. 1-21 Consider the differences in Montag’s Consider the differences in Montag’s

life and Clarissa’s life life and Clarissa’s life Mark with sticky notesMark with sticky notes

Homework Day 2Homework Day 2

Read pages p. 22-31Read pages p. 22-31 Consider the differences in Montag’s Consider the differences in Montag’s

life and Clarissa’s life life and Clarissa’s life Mark with sticky notesMark with sticky notes

Homework Day 3Homework Day 3

1. Read 32-68 answer the question on the index 1. Read 32-68 answer the question on the index card. FILL the ENTIRE front sidecard. FILL the ENTIRE front side

2. Why does the narrator introduce us to Montag at 2. Why does the narrator introduce us to Montag at this time in his life? (when he encounters Clarissa this time in his life? (when he encounters Clarissa and confronts Mildred’s overdose)and confronts Mildred’s overdose)

3. Generate a question for the class to answer. 3. Generate a question for the class to answer. Place it on the back of the card. Place it on the back of the card.

Criteria: High-level question . A question that Criteria: High-level question . A question that requires THOUGHT not one that could be requires THOUGHT not one that could be answered with a yes or a no responseanswered with a yes or a no response

Character analysis: What is differences Character analysis: What is differences in Montag’s life and Clarisse’s lifein Montag’s life and Clarisse’s life

MontagMontag Defensive p.22Defensive p.22 Thinks he is in love p.22Thinks he is in love p.22 has an inner conflict p.24has an inner conflict p.24 More refined p.24More refined p.24 Seems introversive p.25Seems introversive p.25 Has patience p.25Has patience p.25 Always wanted children Always wanted children

p.29p.29 Feels as if he has known Feels as if he has known

Clarisse for years p.28Clarisse for years p.28 Looks at Clarisse as a Looks at Clarisse as a

daughter p.28daughter p.28 Smoker p.24Smoker p.24 Very matter of factual p.30Very matter of factual p.30 Rushes through life p.30Rushes through life p.30

ClarisseClarisse Needs a psychiatrist p.23Needs a psychiatrist p.23 Very mature p.23Very mature p.23 Free spirit p.24Free spirit p.24 Always outside p.28Always outside p.28 Doesn’t go to school p.29Doesn’t go to school p.29 Supposedly anti-social p.29Supposedly anti-social p.29 Scared of kids her own age Scared of kids her own age

p.30 Kids kill each other p.30 Kids kill each other Very curious p.30Very curious p.30 Admires her uncle p.31Admires her uncle p.31 Likes to sneak around p.31Likes to sneak around p.31 Has a collection of Has a collection of

butterflies p.23butterflies p.23 Likes to watch people p.30Likes to watch people p.30

Montag and Clarisse p.3Montag and Clarisse p.3 MontagMontag Very straight forward p.30Very straight forward p.30 Rain tasted like wine p.23Rain tasted like wine p.23 Doesn’t really have fun at his Doesn’t really have fun at his

job p.26-27job p.26-27 Doesn’t really like the hound Doesn’t really like the hound

p.26-27p.26-27 Clarisse confuses him p.24Clarisse confuses him p.24 Thinks dog wants to kill him Thinks dog wants to kill him

p.27p.27 At ease and comfortable with At ease and comfortable with

Clarisse p.29Clarisse p.29 Doesn’t argue as much as he Doesn’t argue as much as he

did before p.28did before p.28 Sees Clarisse do something Sees Clarisse do something

weird and different every time weird and different every time he sees her p.30he sees her p.30

ClarisseClarisse More thoughtful p.30More thoughtful p.30 Makes Montag happy p.30Makes Montag happy p.30 Talking about how the world Talking about how the world

is all the same with no is all the same with no diversity- people don’t have diversity- people don’t have real conversations p.31real conversations p.31

Only sixteen p.23Only sixteen p.23 Strange that Montag is a Strange that Montag is a

fireman p.24fireman p.24 Raised responsibly p.30Raised responsibly p.30