Analyzing Bradbury’s Style in
Chapter 1
Opening writing
Plot review
Item review
Opening Writing
• After reading “Teens spend a 'mind-boggling'
9 hours a day using media, report says,”
respond in two ways.
– First, what is your knee-jerk reaction to the study’s
findings?
– Second, in what ways does the study connect to
what you have read thus far in the novel?
Plot Review of Chapter 1
Before we can analyze the text, we need a firm
understanding of the plot:
Boys:
List the significant events with page numbers from
pages 3-35
Girls:
List the significant events with pages numbers from
pages 35-67
Style Analysis Item Review
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Diction = a few selections needed
Pace =
Tone = word list on website
Figures of Speech = at least two selections
Dialogue = two people talking
Point of View =
Character Development =
Example
Your Analysis
Choose five of the seven items that we have
discussed thus far in your analysis.
– Five items equals five paragraphs.
– This is not an essay. It is a collection of lenses.
– The assignment is due at the beginning of class
next time.
– Each paragraph is worth 10 points
• 5 points for completion (all facets)
• Up to five points for accuracy and effectiveness
Paragraph Organization
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Topic sentence with term, and author or title
Plot of scene for analysis
Quote from text with citation
Explain how quoted selection reveals
style/what it does/ what it shows
• Explain how this element and Bradbury’s use
of it are shaping the text.