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Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451. Wednesday, November 1, 2012 Mr. Watts. Objectives. Students will discuss the influence of television on society. Students will be introduced to the novel Fahrenheit 451 using a short video and power point slide .

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Fahrenheit 451

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  1. Fahrenheit 451 Wednesday, November 1, 2012 Mr. Watts

  2. Objectives • Students will discuss the influence of television on society. • Students will be introduced to the novel Fahrenheit 451 using a short video and power point slide. • Students will go over handouts on character outline and study questions from daily assigned readings in order utilize them in reading the novel. • Students will be introduced to SQ3R reading strategy. • Students will practice think aloud strategy in order to enhance reading comprehension.

  3. Bell Ringer What is your favorite TV show or movie? Has it changed anything about how you think or act? What is your favorite book? Has it changed anything about how you think or act? Finally, which do you think has a greater impact on the way you think, television or books?

  4. TV Facts • On average, children view 20,000 commercials a year. • Children between the ages of 2 and 17 watch almost 20 hours of television a week. • 56 % of children between the ages of 8 and 16 have a TV in their room. • How much TV do you watch a week?

  5. Ray Bradbury • 1920-2012 • Born in Illinois moved to Hollywood in 1943 at age 14 • The Fireman, a novella published in the February 1951 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction. • Fahrenheit 451 first published in 1953 • Watch Video

  6. “The hearth and the salamander”Vocabulary hearth odious salamander flourish marionette cacophony phoenix pantomime capillary centrifuge proclivity incinerator asylum mausoleum

  7. “The Hearth and The Salamander”Glossary Clarissa - derives from the Latin word for brightest November 4 - Mischief Day - Eve of Guy Fawkes Day (commemorating the first Gunpowder Plot) Benjamin Franklin- founded first fire company 1736 Tower of Babel- Gen 11:1-9 -explains how Noah’s children came to different languages (word meaning confusion of voices

  8. SQ3R Survey Question Read Recite Review

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