Day 10, January 13

• Make sure the following journals are complete: Jan 7, Dec 16, Dec 10, Dec 8,November 20 and 14. Turn in journal. If not today, it is due Thursday, no exceptions.
• At your tables, answer study guide questions.
• Turn in vocabulary #4
• Quiz #4. 20 minutes
• The following were assigned on a handout. (A - due today) (B & C are due Thursday)

(A) “Afterword” and “Coda”
Read the Afterword (page 167). Summarize in 2 sentences. What 2 things is the afterword basically about?
In Bradbury’s play he wrote after writing Fahrenheit 451, Beatty says “I do play with ironies.” Why is it ironic for a fireman to own books?
Which type of irony is this an example of?
•Verbal irony: saying one thing but really meaning the opposite.
•Situational irony: what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate
•Dramatic irony: the audience or reader knows something important that a character doesn’t know.

Read the Coda. Summarize in 3 sentences. What is it basically about?
How does Bradbury feel about Fahrenheit 451?
How does he feel about censorship? Give evidence to support your answer.
How are works being censored? How does this negatively affect you as a student?


(B) Dystopia Characteristics (read, answer #1-12 on separate handout)

(C) Essay Prewriting: Brainstorm and Outline Prewrite for a 5-paragraph essay in which you compare the dystopias Anthem and Fahrenheit 451
1st: brainstorm. Make a list, web, etc.What do these 2 books have in common?What characteristics of literature might you write about?
2nd: organize by outline Organize your thoughts into the order you will present them in an essay. Basic Outline (write a sentence for the underlined parts)

• I. Introduction: hook, summary, 3-point thesis statement
• II. Topic #1 (this is the first point in your thesis)
  A – D. 4 details that support Topic #1. You should have details from each book to support your topic.
• III. Topic #2 (2nd point in thesis)A. – D. Details (same as above)
• IV. Topic #3 (3rd point in thesis)A. – D. Details (same as above)
• V. Conclusion: restated thesis statement, closing thoughts

Extra Credit Options for Major Grade, including essay rewrite, were handed out in class. This is due Friday, January 16, no exceptions. We do not have class that day. If you are turning it in, you will need to bring it to me or put it in my box in the office.