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Seating Chart (Period 2). SEATING CHART (Period 5). Opening: Bell Work. SSR (15 minutes) If you don’t have a book, please grab one off the bookshelf Remember to return the book you borrowed
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Opening: Bell Work • SSR (15 minutes) • If you don’t have a book, please grab one off the bookshelf • Remember to return the book you borrowed • If you would like to take the book home, you have to return after school to sign it out with Mr. Kennedy
AgendaOctober 28, 2010 • Objective: We will be able to… • ANALYZE and EVALUATE a passage from Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451 • Opening: Bell Work • SSR (15 minutes) • Reader’s Response • Pp. 58 and 61 • Reading • Pp. 62-87 • Closing: Exit Pass • Reading Questions (Wksht.)
Special Announcement • HSA Testing will be on… • Monday, Nov. 1, 2010 • In the… • Q5 or Q6 (Period 2) • Library (Period 5)
Final Exam (week of Dec. 13, 14, 15, and 16) What is Ray Bradbury, the author of Fahrenheit 451, saying about the world we currently live in?
Newspaper Article • Does it make a difference if commercials are 1 min., 30 sec. or 15 sec. in length? Why or why not? • Is a 15 sec. commercial just as effective as a 1 min. commercial? Explain. • If we can cut down commercials and even our own national anthem, what’s next? Why not cut everything? Where do we draw the line? What’s going to happen to our society after all things are cut shorter and shorter?
Reader’s Response Read the following passage: “Classics cut to 15-minute radio shows, then cut again to fill a 2-minute book column, winding up at last as a 10 or 12-line dictionary resume….More cartoons in books. More pictures. The mind drinks less and less….It didn’t come from the government down. There was no censorship, to start with, no! Technology, mass exploitation, and minority pressure carried the trick…Today, thanks to them, you can stay happy all the time…” (pp.. 58 and 61-62) Then, answer the prompt: What is Ray Bradbury, the author of Fahrenheit 451, saying about the world we currently live in?
Closing: Exit Pass Directions: Read pages 62-87 of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Then, answer the following questions… 1.What did Captain Beatty mean when he said, “A book is a loaded gun next door?”(p. 62) 2. According to Captain Beatty, what is the purpose of being a fireman? (pp. 62-63; 66) 3. Why did architects do away with porches? (p. 67) 4. What secret has Montag been keeping from his wife, Mildred? (p. 69-70) 5. Who was at the door after Captain Beatty left the Montag home? (p. 78) 6. Who did Montag call, then go to see for help? (pp. 80-87)
Blog What happens to us when we lose our ability to think? Is ignorance truly bliss? Explain.