Name: _________________________________
Date:_________
Fahrenheit 451 Essay Planner: Grade 11 English
Concept of Leisure: Prompt #2
Mildred’s leisure makes her suicidal. Faber argues for the leisure of digesting
information. Near the end of “Hearth and the Salamander” Beatty mocks how people are
“super organized super-super sports.” What is wrong with the concept of leisure in
Montag’s world? Does Bradbury succeed in establishing a new idea of leisure by the end
of the novel? Why or why not?
Step 1: Break down this prompt! What type of essay is this prompt asking you to write? (Circle all applicable):
Argumentative? Expository? Compare/contrast? Cause and effect? Character analysis? Literary device analysis?
UNDERLINE the words in the prompt that let you know this. Then, rewrite the prompt in your own words below:
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Step two: Begin drafting your essay by filling out this outline:
I. Introduction
A. 1-2 sentences: Hook to
capture the reader’s
interest and attention that
leads into your topic.
B. 2-4 sentences: Give
Background
Introduce the name of the
novel, the author, and the
topic being discussed.
Give BRIEF background
about the plot/events in
the novel that has to do
with your topic. How is
leisure defined in the
novel? Who are Mildred,
Faber, Beatty, and Montag,
and what is leisure to
them?
C. ONE sentence: Claim
(thesis) – Does Bradbury
succeed in establishing a
new idea of leisure?
Subtopics: What is wrong
with the concept of
leisure?
II. Body Paragraph 1
Topic Sentence: Introduce
your first topic: idea of
leisure in Montag’s/Beatty’s
society
Transition word or phrase + main point #1:
A. Background on your
claim—give the reader
context/ explain how
Bradbury develops
Beatty’s idea of leisure
B. Evidence 1
Introduce quote:
Give quote:
Significance:
C. Evidence 2
Introduce quote:
Give quote:
Significance:
D. Tie concluding
sentence back to the
topic sentence
V. Conclusion
III. Body Paragraph 2
Topic Sentence:
Introduce how
Bradbury establishes a
new idea of leisure
Transition word or phrase + main point #2:
A. Topic 2
Topic Sentence: Introduce your second topic: fire as renewing
B. Evidence 1
B. Background on your claim—give the reader context/explain how Montag begins
to change
Introduce quote:
State quote:
Significance:
C. Evidence 2
Introduce quote:
State quote:
Significance:
D. Tie concluding
sentence back to the
topic sentence
A. Restate claim
(thesis) in new words
Transition word or phrase + restate thesis:
B. Summarize the
main points of your
body paragraphs.
C. What does your
analysis show about
the concept of
leisure? Ultimately,
how does Bradbury
use leisure to show
readers something
they hadn’t known
before?
TOTAL SCORE: _______________/25pts
OUTLINE DUE:________________________________________________________________________
Typed MLA version of this essay due: ______________________________________________