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Fahrenheit 451 Web Activity: Thinking Beyond the Book
Directions: The links to the websites are in blue. Simply hold down the CTRL key while
clicking on the mouse. Under each link, follow the directions that correspond to each
web link. Place your answers directly on the page. When completed, print off this paper.
I. http://www.raybradbury.com/at_home_clips.html#
Go to this website and watch the following clips from an interview with Ray
Bradbury:
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Bradbury on FAHRENHEIT 451
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Bradbury on Censorship/Television
After watching them, write two sentences about each discussing what you
learned from watching them.
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II. http://www.raybradbury.com/articles_peoria.html
Read this article about Ray Bradbury. Write one paragraph discussing one
viewpoint of his with which you agree or disagree.
Begin paragraph:
III . http://www.argo217.k12.il.us/departs/english/blettiere/451_quote_quiz_part_01.htm
Take the online quiz. When you are done, print the final page with your score on it. Make
sure your name is on the paper.
IV. http://hem.passagen.se/replikant/
Click on the dystopia definition link and read the definitions. In your own words,
what is dystopia?
Read the dystopia characteristics. How would you describe a dystopian society?
Consider movies and novels you have watched or read in the past. List and
describe two examples that depict a dystopian society.