Dec 8: Begin Fahrenheit 451

1. Students turned in homework from Thursday and took a pop quiz over propaganda and Fahrenheit 451 introductory work.
2. Journal: "Thought"
   How does language make thought possible?
   How might increasing your vocabulary help you be able to think better?
   ½ page minimum
   Add to journal: "You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them." - Ray Bradbury. **How is this true? **What does reading have to do with culture?


3. Fahrenheit 451 audio book and book online
   •AUDIO BOOK
   –See “Fahrenheit 451” folder on y-drive.
   –Open the “AUDIOBOOK” folder.
   –There will be 4 folders, one for each CD of the book. (AudiobookPart1, etc.)
   •COPY OF BOOK ONLINE:
   –http://kisi.deu.edu.tr/murat.goc/451.pdf


4. Packets: Vocabulary and Study Questions. Answer study questions to prepare for quizzes. These packets will not be turned in; however, they are for a grade in the sense that you will be quizzed and tested over this material. There are various activities in each packet for you to practice vocabulary and test your comprehension of the story.
5. Class sets of the novel:
   •We only have a class set. You will be assigned a book number. You are responsible for this book while you are in class. If it is not here for the student in the next class who uses it, you will be penalized.
   •If you miss a day, you are responsible for coming to this blog to see what part of the book we read. You are responsible for reading it before returning to class. Use the above link or come by the classroom before or after school to borrow one of the extra books.
   •Extra books: I have a few extra books that will be checked out on a first-come, first-serve basis. You have to come AFTER or BEFORE school to get a book.
   •Book numbers: You will have the same book in class for the duration of this unit. You will be responsible for any damage done to the book while in this class.


6. Vocabulary. Use a dictionary and try to fill in the blanks to the definitions for Reading Assignment #1 vocabulary words.
   
7. Answers to Reading Assignment #1 vocabulary definitions:
   1) emotion
   2) Deflected
   3) Senses
   4) Powder
   5) Gloominess (depression)
   6) Diameter
   7) Faces
   8) Projectiles


8. On a separate sheet of paper that you will turn in at the end of class...
   Imagery: language that appeals to the senses.
   Read the first paragraph of Fahrenheit 451. What senses do the words appeal to? List these. Then, sketch the images that appealed to you.


9. On the back of the above sheet of paper, write "Fahrenheit 451 Characterization." Read through "You think too many things" on page 9. Then write what you now know about Guy and Clarisse. How old are they? What do you learn about their personalities. Etc. We will continue reading next class.
10. HOMEWORK: Choose 3 words from Reading Assignment #1 vocabulary and complete a vocabulary activity of your choice for each.