Day 1: Unit 1 - Lesson 3 Corruption & Society
Under Skills/Strategies, copy what
you see in Red!
Standards:
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LAFS.7.RL.1.1
LAFS.7.RL.2.6
LAFS.7.W.2.4
Objective:
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Students will analyze contrasting
points of view by analyzing different
quotes from Fahrenheit 451 and cite
several pieces of textual evidence to
support this analysis
Students will be able to write a scene
from Fahrenheit 451 as if it was told
from another character’s point of view
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Point of View – Fill in the Blanks
1st, 2nd and 3rd Person
Narration
Every story has a narrator,
and every narrator has a
different point of view. Which
point of view is yours? Let's go!
Everybody wants to know
my point of view, First
person is ________, second
person is ________.
Third person is ________,
third person is ________,
Everybody wants to know
my POV.
Knock knock, who's there?
Narrator? Narrator who?
Narrator who's gonna tell a story
from a point of view.
Every story's written in a certain
________,
When you're writing, you need to
make a choice.
First, second or third person POV,
The first person is all about ________,
Or we, like: We climbed up a tree,
And I closed my eyes and felt the
breeze.
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Point of View – Fill in the Blanks cont’d
1st, 2nd and 3rd Person
Narration
I might be ________ if I don't tell the
truth, Now let's switch the point of
view to you. In the ________ person,
You're in a taxi, You're wondering
how you got there exactly.
The third person is ________ or
________, He walked down the
street, and he saw the queen,
She was dressed hip like it
wasn't a thing, That's the third
person, take it from him. Third
person narration could be
objective,
Omniscient or from a limited
________. Can the narrator see in
everyone's thoughts,
Narrating ________ like a boss?
Everybody wants to know my
point of view, First person is
________, second person is
________. Third person is ________,
third person is ________,
Everybody wants to know my
POV. Alright now check your
notes, Tell me which POV is in
each quote:
I was born with water on the
brain.
That's... ________!
He looked up into Father Wolf's
face, and laughed.
That's... ________!
We didn't always live on Mango
Street. That's... ________!
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Point of View – Fill in the Blanks cont’d
1st, 2nd and 3rd Person
Narration
Sophie closed her eyes and
lay quite still.
That's... ________!
Your feet are now stuck in
green slime.
That's... ________!
In a hole in the ground there
lived a hobbit.
That's... ________!
It made me so sick I most fell
out of the tree.
That's... ________!
You're thinking, this wasn't the
way it was supposed to go.
That's... ________!
My name is Katniss Everdeen. I
am seventeen years old.
That's... ________!
Everybody wants to know my
point of view,
First person is ________, second
person is ________.
Third person is ________, third
person is ________,
Everybody wants to know my
POV.
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Society
EQ – Do people control society? Or
does society control people?
Voice Level 2: Turn & Talk with
you neighbor after watching this
clip
http://www.flocabulary.com/
point-of-view/
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Answer these
questions with your
neighbor
What can help you
figure out the point of
view?
What is perspective?
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POINT OF VIEW
A story is told from the perspective of either a character
within the story or from a narrator outside of the story.
Point of view is the perspective used to tell a story.
Why is it important?:
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When an author writes a
story, they make a
deliberate choice in which
point of view (perspective)
to use to tell the story.
The POV is important
because it significantly
influences the plot.
It determines how
much information will
be revealed to the
reader.
There are 3 main
Narrative POV’s:
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1st Person POV
2nd Person POV
3rd Person POV (also
known as Omniscient,
Limited, Objective)
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1st Person Point of View:
1st person point of view has the narrator as a character in the story.
1st Person POV:
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By using this perspective, the
reader is able to know that
character’s thoughts, feelings,
actions and words.
Sometimes this narrator can
be unreliable because we are
only seeing things from their
point of view. (This narrator
doesn’t know what the other
characters are thinking and
feeling.)
Pronouns to look for are I, Me,
My, Us, We, Our)
1st Person Example:
“When I stepped out into the bright "When I
stepped out into the bright sunlight, from the
darkness of the movie house, I had only two
things on my mind: Paul Newman, and a ride
home.”
- S.E. Hinton (The Outsiders)
Using the pronouns “I” and “My” are the
first pieces of evidence that this is written
in 1st person point of view.
The person speaking is a character in the
story. This also means it is 1st person point
of view.
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2nd Person Point of View
You use the 2nd person point of view to address the reader as
this sentence does.
2nd Person POV Narrator:
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Addresses the reader directly by
using pronouns “you”, “your”,
“yourself”, etc…
This is a very uncommon point of
view to see in fiction as it is
mostly used for
commands/instructions
2nd Person POV Example:
Instructional Writing
After you have shaped the cookies,
turn the stove to 400 degrees
and put the cookies in the oven
for 10 minutes.
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3rd Person Point of View
is used when the narrator is not involved in the plot and is telling the story
from an outside perspective.
3 Types of 3rd Person
POV:
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Limited
Omniscient
Objective
3rd Person POV:
Uses pronouns He, She, They,
Him, Her
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3rd Person Omniscient
Omni = All
Scient = Knowing
3rd Person Omniscient:
This narrator is able to know the
thoughts and feelings of all of
the characters and is able to
express what they are thinking
to the reader
3rd Person POV Example:
“Some of Wilbur’s friends in the barn worried
for fear all this attention would go to his
head and make him stuck up. But it never
did. Wilbur was modest; fame did not spoil
him. He still worried some about the
future, as he could hardly believe that a
mere spider would be able to save his life.
Sometimes at night, he would have a bad
dream. …Charlotte had worries of her
own, but she kept quiet about them.”
The narrator is “all knowing” and is able
to know the feelings of more than one
character, which means it is 3rd
person omniscient!
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3rd Person Limited
The narrator tells the story as an outside observer and only focuses on the
thoughts and feelings of ONE character.
3rd Person Limited POV
example:
“They’ll be here in about five
minutes,” he said, and when
none of the Dursleys replied, he
left the room. The prospect of
parting probably forever from
his aunt, uncle and cousin was
one that he was able to
contemplate quite cheerfully,
but there was nevertheless a
certain awkwardness in the air.
What did you say to one another
at the end of 16 years’ solid
dislike?
3rd Person Limited POV
example:
After reading this, we learn from
the narrator that even
though Harry loathes his
“family”, he still has mixed
feelings when it comes to
leaving. After all, that had
been his home for the last 16
years. However, we don’t
know how the Dursleys feel
about the situation. We can
only assume they feel the
same way.
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3rd Person Point of View - Objective
is unable to enter any character’s minds, but is still an outside observer who only
shares what is SEEN and HEARD (no thoughts or feelings).
3rd Person POV – Objective example:
The American and the girl with him sat at a
table in the shade, outside the building. It
was very hot and the express from
Barcelona would come in 40 minutes. It
stopped at this junction for two minutes
and went to Madrid. “What should we
drink?: the girl asked. She had taken off her
hat and put it on the table. “It’s pretty hot,”
the man said. “Let’s drink iced water.” “Dos
aqua,” the man said into the curtain.
The narrator does not provide
any information about the
characters’ thoughts or feelings.
He remains completely objective
providing only the facts/details of
what is happening.
3rd Person POV Objective:
This narration is sometimes called
the “fly on the wall” or “camera
lens” approach.
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EQ – Do people control society? Or does
society control people?
I Do: All Eyes on Me!
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Turn to pg. 44 and read
through pg. 47 in
“Fahrenheit 451” with me
Step 1 – to determine
the POV, I will answer
the question “Can the
reader take their word for
it or would the reader be
better off judging the
events for him/herself?
I Do cont’d: Just keep watching
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Step 2 – determine how
the author establishes
point of view (besides the
use of certain pronouns.)
What descriptive details
are used to create point of
view? Does the narrator
participate in the events
of the plot, or is there a
distance between the
narrator and the events?
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I Do cont’d Are you still
watching?
Step 3
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Step 3 - Analyze how
that particular point of
view affects the story.
Imagine the story told
from a different point
of view (from 1st to 3rd
person, or 3rd person
omniscient to 3rd
person neutral, etc.)
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How much access does the
narrator have to the thoughts,
feelings, and actions of the other
characters? What would change
in the story? Would the reader
gain new knowledge from the
new point of view, or would the
reader miss out on important
information? Would the reader
feel differently about one or
more of the characters if the
story was told from a different
point of view? Why or why not?
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We Do
In partners, follow the same
3 steps as I did during the “I
Do”.
In “Fahrenheit
451”
Read pgs. 48 - 52
Remember to use your
ACE:
Answer the question
Cite evidence from the
text to support the
answer
Expand the answer
Take about 10 minutes
Day 1: Literacy Stations
Teacher Led:
Students will be able to write a scene
from Fahrenheit 451 as if it was told from another
character’s point of view
•Independent
Reading:
Fill out 4 Square
Novel Log
Remember CHAMPS!
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Computer
Stations
Achieve 3000
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C – V1 Silent (V2 when getting help
H – Ask shoulder partner; then pair
behind you; raise silent hand
A – work to complete task assigned
to you during Lit. Station
M – throw trash away/sharpen
pencils as needed; stay seated
otherwise.
P – working independently
= SUCCESS!
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Day 1 - CLOSURE
Based on today’s lesson:
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What is the point of
view of Fahrenheit
451?
What clues helped you
determine this?
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Exit Slip: Clarisse says, “People
don’t talk about
anything…Nobody says anything
different from anyone else…My
uncle says it was different once”
(pg. 28). What if Clarisse was the
central character, how would it
change this part of the novel?
Think about the EQ
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EQ – Do people control society?
Or does society control people?
Let’s Review!
Take 3 minutes to review your
Exit Slips from the previous day
with your shoulder partner!
•What is point of view?
•How do the contrasting
points of view impact the
text?
•How does Guy Montag’s
perspective shift from the
beginning of the novel until
now?
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“WE DO”/”YOU DO”
In Skills & Strategy, copy what’s in
RED!
Step 1
Step 3
Determine the point of
view (Do you judge for
yourself?)
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Step 2
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Determine how the
author establishes
point of view
(besides pronouns?
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Analyze how that
particular point of view
affects the story
(Imagine the story told
from a different point of
view)
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Society
Following the previous steps…
“We Do” - With your partner, read pgs.
53 – 57 in “Fahrenheit 451”
Consider the following:
What is the POV of:
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Guy Montag
Clarisse
Captain Beatty
Mildred
“You Do”
Read pgs. 58 – 65 in “Fahrenheit 451”
In Skills & Strategy, answer the following
questions:
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How would the story change if
Montag and Clarisse changed points
of view?
How would the story change if
Montag began to think like his wife
Mildred?
Remember ACE!
Answer the question
Cite evidence from the text to
support the answer
Expand the answer
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EQ – Do people control society?
Or does society control people?
Exit Ticket!
Please answer the following
on your exit ticket:
What reason does Montag give
for becoming a fireman?
What does this tell us about
him as a person?
Cite evidence from the text.
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EQ: Do people control society? Or does
society control people?
Corruption
1.the act of corrupting or state of
being corrupt.
2. moral perversion; depravity.
3. perversion of integrity.
4. corrupt or dishonest
proceedings.
5. bribery.
6. debasement or alteration, as of
language or a text.
7. a debased form of a word.
Keeping the EQ in mind:
In the Skills & Strategy section of your
Interactive Composition, gather
additional evidence of
corruption in the society of
“Fahrenheit 451” (make
certain your findings show
that you understand the text)
Take 5 minutes to complete this
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Society
You Do (In the
Skills/Strategy section of your
Interactive Notebook)
Re-read Captain Beatty’s monologue
on pgs. 54 - 59
Consider his view that
school cultivates
anti-intellectual sentiment.
Answer the following questions:
1. Do you think it accurately
depicts their school?
2. Do books violate the idea
that “everyone is made
equal”? (pg. 55)
“You Do”
How might the story be narrated in
first person from the point of view of
a government official that believes
burning books protects society?
(Think about how this new version of
“Fahrenheit 451” can be told from
this perspective. Now re-write at least
one page of this story written from
the perspective of the gov’t official
with a contrasting point of view from
the characters in the novel.
Don’t forget: You must include details from
the text to support your re-write on
the novel
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EQ – Do people control society? Or does society control
people?
In Conclusion:
In your Interactive
Jounal
Write a letter to Capt. Beatty
responding to his ideas about
education and his charge that “a
book is a loaded gun” (pg. 56).
Make certain you address whether
you agree or disagree with his
ideas; explain your own ideas
about education and the value of
books. Use evidence from the text
to support your answer.
Please remember:
Answer the question
Cite evidence from the text
to support the answer
Expand the answer
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Fahrenheit 451 Facts: things
that make you go hmmmmm….
The Book:
Guy Montag’s name was a
combination of a paper company
in the U.S. and Guy is related to
Guy Flawkes, the man who tried
to put a bomb in the British
Parliament
The Author:
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The book was titled “Fahrenheit
451” because it is said that this is
the temperature at which books
burn (the temperature at which
paper ignites).
Ray Bradbury once stormed out of
a lecture because he was told that
he was wrong about his own
interpretation of his novel
Michael Moore “borrowed” the
title for his controversial
documentary “Fahrenheit 9/11”
and Bradbury was not happy
about that