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Exploring Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451: Classroom Activities and Character Analysis

Engage in activities analyzing Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. Discuss main points, character traits, and homework tasks. Deep dive into Montag and Clarisse's lives. Prepare for future discussions.

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Exploring Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451: Classroom Activities and Character Analysis

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  1. Fahrenheit 451 Written by Ray Bradbury

  2. a) Quietly take your seat b) Place backpack under your desk ON DESK: Agenda, idea organizer, Cornell notes Use the 3 minute preparation time: In base groups take 8 minutes to interpret the article’s main points and record on the chart Be prepared to review your Cornell notes to answer: Who is Ray Bradbury? Who is Ray Bradbury?

  3. Who is Ray Bradbury? • Take notes on the student presentations • We will summarize our notes after an entire color has finished presenting

  4. The Fifties • Read the article • Find and mark the topic of each paragraph and find three details from each paragraph • Complete an idea organizer • Save notes for a future discussion

  5. Homework • Read pages p. 1-21 • Consider the differences in Montag’s life and Clarissa’s life • Mark with sticky notes

  6. Homework Day 2 • Read pages p. 22-31 • Consider the differences in Montag’s life and Clarissa’s life • Mark with sticky notes

  7. Homework Day 3 1. Read 32-68 answer the question on the index card. FILL the ENTIRE front side 2. Why does the narrator introduce us to Montag at this time in his life? (when he encounters Clarissa and confronts Mildred’s overdose) 3. Generate a question for the class to answer. Place it on the back of the card. Criteria: High-level question . A question that requires THOUGHT not one that could be answered with a yes or a no response

  8. Montag Defensive p.22 Thinks he is in love p.22 has an inner conflict p.24 More refined p.24 Seems introversive p.25 Has patience p.25 Always wanted children p.29 Feels as if he has known Clarisse for years p.28 Looks at Clarisse as a daughter p.28 Smoker p.24 Very matter of factual p.30 Rushes through life p.30 Clarisse Needs a psychiatrist p.23 Very mature p.23 Free spirit p.24 Always outside p.28 Doesn’t go to school p.29 Supposedly anti-social p.29 Scared of kids her own age p.30 Kids kill each other Very curious p.30 Admires her uncle p.31 Likes to sneak around p.31 Has a collection of butterflies p.23 Likes to watch people p.30 Character analysis: What is differences in Montag’s life and Clarisse’s life

  9. Montag Very straight forward p.30 Rain tasted like wine p.23 Doesn’t really have fun at his job p.26-27 Doesn’t really like the hound p.26-27 Clarisse confuses him p.24 Thinks dog wants to kill him p.27 At ease and comfortable with Clarisse p.29 Doesn’t argue as much as he did before p.28 Sees Clarisse do something weird and different every time he sees her p.30 Clarisse More thoughtful p.30 Makes Montag happy p.30 Talking about how the world is all the same with no diversity- people don’t have real conversations p.31 Only sixteen p.23 Strange that Montag is a fireman p.24 Raised responsibly p.30 Montag and Clarisse p.3

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