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Why do you think I am on fire and what kind of
mood do you think I am in?
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What am I
made out
of?
Um, could
somebody tell
me why Ray
Bradbury
called this
book
Fahrenheit
451 anyway?
If the 50th
Anniversary
Edition was
published in 1987.
what year did Ray
Bradbury write the
book?
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Characters ......................................................... l
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Literary Elements ................................................ 9 -11
Reading Guide ........................................................... .12 - 27
Vocabulary................................. .28 -33
Classroom Discussion Notes
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Secondary Source Notes............................................................ 43 - 49
Can somebody please explain why
Ray Bradbury put the hearth and
myself in the same title?
The Hearth and the Salamander
1. How did I feel about burning
books at the beginning of the
book?
What quotes from the book
represent me? (Don' forget to
write down the page #. You
will want It later.)
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2. What was the turning
point for me?
3. What do I realize
about myself?
Picture of
me goes
here
What symbol would
represent me?
How do those quotes and that
symbol represent me?
1. How did I feel about burning
books at the beginning of the
book?
What quotes from the book
represent me as a character?
(Don't forge! to write down the
page II. You will want it later.)
2. What was the turning
point for me?
3. What do I realize
about myself?
\'hat
symbol
represent me?
would
How do those quotes and that symbol
represent me?
What quotes from the book represent me
as a character? (Don' forget to write down
down the page #. You wlll want it later
1. How did I feel about
burning books?
2. What was the turning
point for me?
3. What do I realize
about myself?
Mildred Montag .
What
symbol
represent me?
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would
How do those quotes and that
symbol represent me?
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1. How did I feel about
burning books?
What quotes from the book
represent me as a character?
(Don't forget to write down the page
#. You will want it later)
2. What was the
turning point for me?
3. What do I, realize
about myself?
What symbol would
represent me?
How do those quotes and that
symbol represent me?
1. How did I feel about
burning books?
What quotes from the book represent
me as a character? (Don' forget to
Wr!te down the page #. (You will
want it later.)
2. What was the turning
point for me?
3. What do I realize
about myself?
Captain
Beatty
What symbol
represent me?
would
How do those quotes and that
symbol represent me?
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1. How did feel about burning books
at the beginning of the book?
What quotes from the book
represent me? (Don’t forget to
write down the page #. You
will want it later.
2. What was the turning
point for me?
3. What do I realize
about myself?
Picture of
me goes
here
What symbol would represent
me
and
any
new
understandings I have of
myself or the wor1d?
How do those quotes and that
symbol represent me?
LITERACY
Literacy
Element
conflict
protagonist
antagonist
character foil
static character
dynamic
character
What is the definition?
ELEMENTS
What is one example
you can use from
Fahrenheit 451
Literary
Element
What is the definition?
What is one example
you can use from
Fahrenheit 451?
Irony
foreshadowing
imagery
symbolism
personification
simile
metaphor
theme
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literary tricks to use when you
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READING GUIDE
Instructions: As you read, answer the following
questions to the best of your ability.
Part 1 - The Hearth and the Salamander
Juan Ramon Jimenez once stated, "If they give you ruled paper, write the other way."
I think this quote means....
Compare the very opening scene to Montag's first encounter with Clarisse.
What can you tell about Montag from these two scenes?
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Why do you think Clarisse approached
Montag?
What is Clarisse like? Do you know someone like her? Are you like
her? Why?
What does the history of the firemen as quoted in the rulebook say about this
world? Why is Benjamin Franklin named the first fireman?
Draw a picture of how Mildred was
brought back to life.
Within the first 40 pages of the novel, you read of two attempted suicides,
one successful, and hear about several others. Why do you think that suicide
is so common in the society portrayed in this novel?
On p.52, Montag says "We need to be really bothered once in awhile."
What does he mean?
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Read Beatty's description of the acceleration of modern society on pp. 5455. What does he mean by things having "mass?" Do you think this is an
accurate description of changes in American life in the 20th century? Why
or why not?
How did the society described in this book come about? Was it imposed
from above, or did it grow out of people's everyday lives and decisions?
Why do you think that
Bradbury chose to develop the setting for his novel this way?
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Montag describes the act of stealing and hiding books as something done by
his hands,with no will of his own. Do you think that this is true? Why would
he describe it that way?
What text-to-text, text-to-self, or text-to-text connections can you make? Explain
how they connect. Keep in mind literature you have read in class this year or last
year.
Can you give me one example of a
metaphor from the book?
Part 2 - The Sieve and the Sand
On p. 82. Montag says, "We have everything we need to be happy, but we
aren't happy. Something's missing. I looked around. The only thing I
positively knew was gone was the books I'd burned in ten or twelve years. So
I thought books might help. " What is the
.. something" Montag is talking about? How does Faber answer him, and
why?
On p. 92. Montag says that there's no point in changing sides if he's just
going to go on being told what to do. Why does he say this? Do you agree?
Why or why not?
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Who is Montag's character foil and
why?
What kind of person is Mildred? How would you describe her personality and
how she lives her life?
Why does Montag read poetry to Mildred and her friends? What is he
trying to do?
When Beatty describes his dream on pp. 106-7, where he and Montag argue
using quotes from books, what point is his trying to make?
What do we learn about Beatty in this scene? Do you agree with Beatty? Can
you identify with Beatty? Why or why not?
What text-to-text, text-to-self, or text-to-text connections can you make? Explain
how they connect. Keep in mind literature you have read in class this year or last
year.
Part 3 - Burning Bright
Qn p. tt5, why does Beatty call Montag a
"burden"?
Why d~s Montag think that Beatty wanted to die? Is
he right?
Why do you think Montag protected
Faber?
.. Draw a picture of a significant event in the
plot of Part 2.
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On p. 145, Montag thinks. "Clarisse had walked
here." Why?
Read the description of the silence on p. 146. Why is it
special?
Granger says on p. 153 that you can't make people listen. Do
you agree?
Compare Granger and Beatty. Are they similar in some ways? What are
the important differences between them?
Granger
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Why do you think Montag follows one (Beatty or Granger) and reject
the other?
Think about what Granger says on pp. 156-7. Do you think that this would be
hard to do? Why?
Why do you think Montag imagines Mildred's last
moments?
Why do you think that Ray Bradbury ended the novel that way? What will
these people do next?
Will the books they carry in their heads have an impact? Why or
why not?
What do you think Bradbury is saying about
literature?
What text-to-text, text-to-self, or text-to-text connections can you make?
Explain how they connect. Keep in mind literature you have read in class this
year or 1ast year.
What is Faber's character foil? Why?
I After completing the novel what is your new understanding of the quote
below?
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Juan Ramon Jimenez once stated, "If they give you ruled paper, write the
other way."
I think this quote means....
Ray Bradbury called the Part 3, Burning Bright, draw a picture of what
you think he meant.
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What types of conflicts are present in the novel? (internal, external, etc) Draw
pictures to represent the different types of conflicts. Be sure to label what type of
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Keeping in mind the literary element symbolism. draw a new
cover for Fahrenheit 451 that wll represent a theme present in the novel.
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Feed your brain
words.
Pg.#
Word
15
mausoleum
16
tallow
16
tamped
18
stratum
21
distilled
26
conjure
28
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What is the definition in your own words?
olfactory
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29
proboscis
30
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trajectory
(28)
pg.#
Word
30
ballistics
45
ravenous
'45
abyss
49
49
'52
52
54
59
60
61
63
63
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cacophony
centrifuge
cower
luminescent
feigning
pratfall
nomadic
cartographer
pagan
titillation
What is the definition in your own words?
Pg.#
Word
64
noncombustibl
e
65
tactile
67
rationalize
74
exhalation
75
morgue
75
teem
77
cadence
77
patronage
78
suffuse
81
dentifrice
83
strew
85
intuitively
What is the definition in your own words?
I
85
profusion
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pg. #
86
88
89
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'92
95
Word
What is the definition in your own words?
skepticism
insidious
linguist
welter
complimenting
trifle
100 rebut
102 certitude
105 filigree
106 invigorate
108 manifest
109 chaos
109 oracle
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Pg.#
Word
109
verbiage
110
beatific
110
discourse
110
moor
110
rebut
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perfunctorily
112
phosphorescent
117
aesthetic
119
illume
119
smoldering
121
avalanche
121
liquefaction
121
litterateur
What is the definition in your own words?
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pg.#
Word
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plummet
129
falter
135
quarry
136
oblivion
136
limned
140
ricocheted
143
guild
150
scapegoat
,155
pedant
159
convolution
160
desolation
160
scythe
161
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metropolis
What is the definition in your own words?
Write one quote/sentence that stood out to
you during the reading last night below.
(Don't forget to write the page #. You will
want it later.)
What is your opinion
about reading?
I think
means...
this
quote/sentence
This quote/sentence connects
to__________________
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during the reading last night below. (Don't
forget to write the page #. You will want it
later.)
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sand
and
the
What does Bradbury
use the metaphor of the
sieve and the sand to
represent?
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means...
this
quote/sentence
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What are some of the emerging themes? OR What are some additional
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class discussion?
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during the reading last night below. (Don't
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write the page #. You will want it later.
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