We Need Not to Be Let Alone

Fahrenheit 451 UNIT PACKET English I - Mrs. Groomer

“We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?” -Montag, Fahrenheit 451

Name: ______Period: ______Table of Contents

Class Schedule...... 3 Pre-Reading Activities...... 5 Student Contract...... 6 Pre-reading Research (10 points)...... 7 Anticipation Guide (5 points)...... 9 Part One: The Hearth and the Salamander ...... 10 Think About It Quotes 1-3 (6 points)...... 11 Character Notes (5 points)...... 12 Vocabulary (10 points)...... 13 Questions/Key Ideas (15 points)...... 14 Figurative Language Guide (10 points)...... 16 Part Two: The Sand and the Sieve...... 17 Think About It Quotes 4-5 (4 points)...... 18 Character Notes (7 points)...... 19 Vocabulary (10 points)...... 20 Questions/Key Ideas (13 points)...... 21 Figurative Language in Fahrenheit 451 (10 points)...... 23 Allusion and Allegory (10 points)...... 25 Part Three: Burning Bright...... 26 Think About It Quote 6 (2 points)...... 27 Vocabulary (10 points)...... 28 Questions/Key Ideas (22 points)...... 29 More Figurative Language: Symbolism (5 points)...... 33 Writing Activities...... 34 Examples of Major Themes...... 35 Themes Worksheet (12 points)...... 36 Writing Rubric (50 points)...... 37

TOTAL POINTS = 215

2 Tentative Class Schedule*

WEEK ONE Date Activity Reading Monday, April 03, 2016 “All Summer in a Day” Anticipation Guide/Work on Part Tuesday, April 04, 2016 One Vocabulary

Wednesday, April 05, 2016 Pre-reading Research Part One, pages 3-10

Work on Part One Character Chart , Thursday, April 06, 2016 Vocabulary & Questions; Think Part One, pages 11-20 About It #1 Work on Part One Character Chart , Friday, April 07, 2016 Part One, pages 21-31 Vocabulary & Questions

WEEK TWO Date Activity Reading Work on Part One Character Chart , Monday, April 10, 2016 Vocabulary & Questions Part One, pages 32-40 Think About It #2 Work on Part One Character Chart , Tuesday, April 11, 2016 Part One, pages 41-48 Vocabulary & Questions Work on Part One Character Chart , Wednesday, April 12, 2016 Vocabulary & Questions Part One, pages 49-58 Think About It #3 Work on Part One Character Chart , Thursday, April 13, 2016 Part One, pages 59-68 Vocabulary & Questions

Friday, April 14, 2016 Figurative Language Guide

WEEK THREE Date Activity Reading

Monday, April 24, 2016 Part One Quiz Part Two, pages 71-80

Work on Part Two Character Tuesday, April 25, 2016 Part Two, pages 81-91 Chart , Vocabulary & Questions Work on Part Two Character Wednesday, April 26, 2016 Chart , Vocabulary & Questions Part Two, pages 92-102 Think About It #4 Work on Part Two Character Thursday, April 27, 2016 Part Two, pages 103-110 Chart , Vocabulary & Questions

Work on Part Two Character Friday, April 28, 2016 Chart , Vocabulary & Questions

WEEK FOUR Date Activity Reading Figurative Language in Fahrenheit Monday, May 01, 2016 451; Think About It #5

Tuesday, May 02, 2016 Allegory of the Cave

Wednesday, May 03, 2016 Part Two Quiz Part Three, pages 113-120

Work on Vocabulary Chart/Answer Thursday, May 04, 2016 Part Three, pages 121-130 Questions pp.113-120

Work on Vocabulary Chart/Answer Friday, May 05, 2016 Part Three, pages 131-145 Questions pp.121-130

WEEK FIVE Date Activity Reading Work on Vocabulary Chart/Answer Monday, May 08, 2016 Questions pp.131-145; Think About Part Three, pages 146-165 It #6 Work on Vocabulary Chart/Answer Tuesday, May 09, 2016 Questions pp.145-165

More Figurative Language: Wednesday, May 10, 2016 Symbolism

Thursday, May 11, 2016 Themes Worksheet

Friday, May 12, 2016 Part Three Quiz

*Dates may change; pay attention in class!

4 Fahrenheit 451: Pre-reading Activities

Name: ______Period: ______

5 Student Contract

Student Statement of Purpose: Our final mission this year is to read and analyze the classic novel, Fahrenheit 451. In reading this novel, we will use all of the knowledge that we have gained thus far in the year, as well as learn new skills that will help us in our journey to become excellent readers and thinkers.

In order to gain the most knowledge from this unit and be successful throughout the remainder of the year, I know that: 1. I must bring my Fahrenheit 451 Unit Packet to EVERY class. If I do not, I lose points for that day’s assignments. 2. I must bring my copy of Fahrenheit 451 to EVERY class. I am responsible for doing this. 3. If I miss a day of class, for ANY reason, it is my responsibility to find out what work I missed and be ready for the next class. I can do this by checking Mrs. Groomer’s teacher web or checking in with another student in class. 4. If I miss a day of class, for ANY reason, I have ONE extra class to make the work up. If I do not make the work up within ONE class, I could receive a grade of “0” in the Gradebook. 5. I must keep up with the reading assignments AND each night’s homework. 6. I must come to class willing and ready to THINK and LEARN. 7. I must keep an open mind and remember that the best part of being a student is being able to think and grow my mind. Making mistakes is part of the growing process and is okay, as long as I learn from those mistakes.

YES! I am ready for success!

I have read the Student Contract. By signing below, I agree to follow the contract to ensure my success:

Signature: ______Date: ______

6 Fahrenheit 451 Pre-Reading Research Activity

Task  As you embark upon this journey, you’ll be gathering information associated with censorship.  You will then complete a summary of what you learned and your personal position.

Assignment  You will research three of the following topics: o Censorship o Book Burning o Dangers of technology o Propaganda o Totalitarianism

Process  You will have one day in the computer lab to complete this assignment.  You will define the topic, give an example and provide your source.

GOOD LUCK!

7 Research Worksheet

Name______

TOPIC #1 SOURCE

DEFINITION

EXAMPLE (what happened, where, and when)

TOPIC #2 SOURCE

DEFINITION

EXAMPLE (what happened, where, and when)

TOPIC #3 SOURCE

DEFINITION

EXAMPLE (what happened, where, and when)

SUMMARIZE YOUR OPINION OF THE TOPICS AND WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED

8 Anticipation Guide

Directions: Read through each statement. In the YOU column, write YES or NO depending on whether you agree or disagree with the statement. As you read the novel, come back and fill out the AUTHOR column, based on ideas the author expresses in the book.

YOU AUTHOR STATEMENT

______There should be punishment for those who do wrong.

______Censorship is bad.

______“Good” and “evil” often look very similar.

______People are easy to fool.

______Television has value as a method of entertainment.

______Government should have certain controls over society.

______There are times when betrayal is necessary.

______You should get a thrill from doing your job well.

______Freedom is something that people often take for granted.

9 Part One: The Hearth and the Salamander

Name: ______Period: ______

10 “Think About It” Quotes

Try to explain in your own words what the following quotes mean.

______1. Wednesday, April 6

“He wore his happiness like a mask and the girl had run off across the lawn with the mask…” ______Explain:

______2. Monday, April 11

“If only they could have taken her mind along to the dry cleaner’s and emptied the pockets and steamed and cleansed it and reblocked it and brought it back in the morning.” ______Explain:

______3. Wednesday, April 13

“It was suddenly more important than any other thing in life that he know where he had met Mildred.” ______Explain:

______11 Fahrenheit 451 Part One: The Hearth and the Salamander

Pages 3-68

Write a brief characterization of the main characters in this section of the book. Include physical description if they are available, the way the MAIN CHARACTERS characters act, their relationship to other characters, and/or how they function in the story.

Guy Montag

Mildred Montag

Clarisse McClellan

Captain Beatty

Society

Summary:

12 Fahrenheit 451 Part One: Vocabulary

Page Word Text Definition

"With his symbolic helmet numbered 451 on 3 stolid his stolid head…"

"…he hung his flameproof jacket neatly; he 4 luxuriously showered luxuriously…"

"He felt that the stars had been pulverized by 14 pulverized the sound of black jets…"

"And the men…took up their load of machine 16 melancholy and tube, their case of melancholy …and strolled out of the door."

"Beatty, Stoneman, and Black ran up the 35 odious sidewalk, suddenly odioius and fat in their plump fireproof slickers."

"Now it plunged the book back under his arm, 38 flourish pressed it tight to sweating armpit…with a magician's flourish."

"His hands were ravenous. And his eyes 41 ravenous were beginning to feel hunger…"

"…the Electronic-Eyed Smake winding down 43 stagnant into the layer upon layer of night and stone and stagnant spring water…"

"…he felt like a man who had been thrown 45 centrifuge from a cliff, whirled ina centrifuge, and spat out over a waterfall…"

61 tactile "…it's only a tactile reaction to vibration."

13 Fahrenheit 451 Part One: The Hearth and the Salamander (Pages 3-68)

QUESTIONS/KEY IDEAS Answer questions or respond to key ideas.

1. What is Montag’s job? How does he feel about it?

2. What emblem in on Montag’s uniform and what does is symbolize??

3. How does Montag first meet Clarisse?

4. What does Clarisse say about jet car drivers?

5. When Clarisse asked Montag if he was happy, what was his reply?

6. Who is Mildred, and what happened to her? What did she think was happening that night?

7. Why did Emergency Hospital send technicians instead of doctors to treat Mildred?

8. What are parlor-walls? How many do the Montag’s have?

14 9. Describe the mechanical hound. How does it kill?

10. What did Montag believe had been done to the hound?

11. Describe the conversation between Montag and Beatty when Beatty comes to visit him.

12. How does Mildred feel about the woman who burned with her books?

13. Why was Clarisse considered anti-social?

14. Who gave Clarisse most of her information about the way life used to be?

Summary:

15 Figurative Language Guide One of the most AWESOME and INTERESTING tools that great writers use is figurative language. Very simply, figurative language is speech that contains images, or in other words, when writers describe something by comparing it to something else that is unusual, shocking, or funny to paint a picture in the reader’s mind. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE is composed of many types of figures of speech, such as similes, metaphors, personification, symbolism, alliteration, hyperbole, onomatopoeias, idioms, and allusions. Fahrenheit 451 is packed with three main types of figures of speech, SIMILES, METAPHORS, and PERSONIFICATION. Practice Directions: Read each of the following examples below and circle the type of figurative language being used. 1. The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell. Metaphor Simile Personification 2. That guy is a dog. Metaphor Simile Personification 3. She is as brave as a lion. Metaphor Simile Personification 4. Her cheeks are polished apples. Metaphor Simile Personification 5. The microwave timer told me to turn the food over. Metaphor Simile Personification 6. The clouds are angry with storm clouds. Metaphor Simile Personification 7. The ocean gently kissed my toes as I waded into the waves. Metaphor Simile Personification 8. Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you may get. Metaphor Simile Personification 9. The snow whispered as it fell to the ground. Metaphor Simile Personification 10. The moon is a beautiful silver balloon. Metaphor Simile Personification 16 Part Two: The Sand and the Sieve

Name: ______Period: ______

17 “Think About It” Quotes

Try to explain in your own words what the following quotes mean.

4. Wednesday, April 20

“We need to be really bothered once in a while.” ______Explain:

______5. Monday, April 25

We’re heading right for the cliff, Millie. God, I don’t want to go over. ______Explain:

______

18 Fahrenheit 451 Part Two: The Sieve and the Sand Pages 71 - 110

Mechanical Hound

Faber

Mrs. Phelps

Mrs Bowles

Summary:

19 Fahrenheit 451 Part Two: Vocabulary

Page Word Text Definition

"Once as a child he had sat upon a yellow 78 sieve dune…trying to fill a sieve with sand…"

"The train radio vomited upon Montag, in 79 retaliation retaliation, a great tonload of music made of tin…"

"The people were pounded into submission; 79 submission they did not run…"

"I grunted a few times and subsided, for 82 subsided there were no others grunting or yelling with me."

" 'It's an insidious plan, if I do say so myself.' 86 insidious Faber glanced nervously at his bedroom door."

"See how safe I play it, how contemptible I 91 contemptible am?"

"The perspiration gathered with the silence and the subaudible trembling around and 95 subaudible about and in the women who were burning with tension."

"But he was not angry now, only exhausted 102 bewildered and bewildered with himself."

"It was good listening to the beetle hum ... of the old man's voice at first scolding him and 103 emerged then consoling him in the late hour of night as he emerged from the steaming subway toward the firehouse world."

"You towered with rage, yelled quotes at me. 106 parried I calmly parried every thrust."

20 Fahrenheit 451 Part Two: The Sieve and the Sand (Pages 71 – 110)

QUESTIONS/KEY IDEAS Answer questions or respond to key ideas.

1. “The Sieve and the Sand” – what does it mean?

2. What is “Denham’s Dentrifice” and why is it important?

3. Why does Montag go to see Faber?

4. What does Faber tell Montag about books?

5. What are the three things which Faber says are missing from society?

6. Faber invents a device which will help him keep in touch with Montag. What is the device and what can it be compared to in today’s society?

7. Describe Faber and Montag’s plan.

21 8. Why is Montag avoiding going to work? What did he do?

9. What happens to a fireman who fails to burn a book? How long does he have?

10. Describe the parlor women, their views, their conversational concerns.

11. Why does Montag read “Dover Beach” aloud to the ladies? How do they react?

12. What is the main message Bradbury is trying to get across to the reader?

Summary:

22 Figurative Language in Fahrenheit 451

Directions: Read each quote from Part Two of Fahrenheit 451. Look at the underlined example of figurative language in the sentence, then decide what type of figure of speech is being used.

*BEWARE…THESE ARE GOING TO FORCE YOU TO THINK*

1. “‘Each page becomes a black butterfly. Beautiful, eh? Light the third page from the second and so on, chain smoking, chapter by chapter” …There sat Beatty, perspiring gently, the floor littered with swarms of black moths that had died in a single storm.”

Figure of Speech: ______

Analysis: ______

______

2. “She was beginning to shriek now, sitting there like a wax doll melting in its own heat.”

Figure of Speech: ______

Analysis: ______

______

3. “There were people on the suction train but he held the book in his hands and the silly thought came to him, if you read fast and read all, maybe some of the sand will stay in the sieve.”

Figure of Speech: ______

Analysis: ______

______23 ______

5. “The night I kicked the pill bottle in the dark, like kicking a buried mine.”

Figure of Speech: ______

Analysis: ______

______

Find another example of each in Fahrenheit 451 and write them below.

SIMILE

METAPHOR

PERSONIFICATION

24 Fahrenheit 451 Allusion and Allegory

Name ______Period ______What is an Allusion?

Give an example used in the book (other than the ones given in the PowerPoint). What is an Allegory?

Explain the Allegory of the Cave

How is Montag like the prisoners chained up in the cave?

Who would be most representative of the prisoners still in the cave if Montag becomes the prisoner released, who sees the truth and tries to tell the others? What lesson does Plato’s allegory teach us?

25 Part Three: Burning Bright

Name: ______Period: ______

26 “Think About It” Quotes

Try to explain in your own words what the following quotes mean.

6. Monday, May 2

Cram them full of noncombustible data, chock them so damned full of 'facts' they feel stuffed, but absolutely 'brilliant' with information. ______Explain:

27 Fahrenheit 451 Part Three: Vocabulary

Page Word Text Definition "He was afraid to get up, afraid he might not be able to gain his feet at all, with an 1 120 anesthetized anesthetized leg. A numbness in a numbness hollowed into a numbness…" "The other was like a chunk of burnt pine log 2 121 penance he was carrying along as a penance for some obscure sin." "He had just stood there, not really trying to save himself, just stood there, joking, 3 122 stifle needling, thought Montag, and the thought was enough to stifle his sobbing and let him pause for air. " "He saw a great juggernaut of stars form in 4 140 juggernaut the sky and threaten to roll over and crush him"

"The organization is flexible, very loose, and 5 152 fragmentary fragmentary. "

"…to remind people that we're allotted a little space on earth and that we survive in 6 157 alloted that wilderness that can take back what it has given… "

"…as quick as the whisper of a scythe the 7 158 scythe war was over"

"…where the family talked and talked and 8 159 prattled talked to her, where the family prattled and chatted and said her name and smiled… ."

"perhaps the great broadcasting stations 9 159 oblivion with their beams of color and light and talk and chatter went first into oblivion."

"Silently, Granger arose, felt of his arms and 10 162 incessantly legs, swearing, swearing incessantly under his breath, tears dripping from his face."

28 Fahrenheit 451 Part Three: Burning Bright Pages 113-120

Key Points- Main Ideas, Questions, Notes, Details, Answers, Definitions Pg # Characters, Literary Terms "Old Montag wanted to fly near the sun and now that he's burnt his damn wings, he wonders why." 113 Beatty alludes to the famous myth of Icarus. Who is Icarus and what is the famous myth about him?

"Its real beauty is that it destroys responsibility and consequences. A problem gets too burdensome, then into 115 the furnace with it. Now, Montag, you're a burden." To what is Beatty referring? What does he mean?

"And as before, it was good to burn, he felt himself gush out in the fire, snatch, rend, rip in half with flame, and out 116 away the senseless problem." Why does it feel good to Montag to burn his own house? “The books leapt and danced like roasted birds, their wings ablaze with red and yellow feathers.” What type of literary device is being 117 used? What does it mean?

Why did Montag kill Beatty? What was your reaction to his murder?

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Summary of pgs. 113-121:

29 Pages 121 - 130

“He tried to piece it all together, to go back to the normal pattern of life…too much for a few short days, too much, 123 indeed, for a lifetime.” Explain the theme represented.

"They would have killed me, thought Montag, swaying, the air still torn and stirring about him in dust, touching his 128 bruised cheek. For no reason at all in the world they would have killed me." To whom is Montag referring and why would they want to kill him?

Write another quote that you think it Explain important from pgs. 121-130 and explain its significance.

Summary of pgs. 121-130:

30 Pages 130 - 145 "What could he say in a single word, a . few words, that would sear all of their faces and wake them up?" 135 If you were Montag and could address the millions of people, what would you say and why?

What does the Mechanical Hound symbolize? 137-139

“Montag reminded himself again that this was no fictional episode to be watched…it was in actuality his own 138 chess game he was witnessing, move by move.” What type of literary device is being used? What does it mean?

Write another quote that you think it important from pgs. 130-145 and explain its significance.

Summary of pgs 130-145:

31 Pages 145 - 165 What do you think the campfire in the forest represents? In what ways is this fire different from the other fires depicted in the novel? 145-146

Who died in Montag's place? Why did the authorities do that? 147-149

What does Granger mean when he says,"Welcome back from the dead." 150

Explain how Granger and the others keep books "alive". 150-153

Explain Montag's thoughts about Mildred when the bombs are about to hit the city. 158-160

Write another quote that you think it important from pgs. 145 – 165 and explain its significance.

Summary of pgs. 145-165:

32 More Figurative Language: Symbolism We already learned that figurative language is speech that contains images, or in other words, when writers describe something by comparing it to something else that is unusual, shocking, or funny to paint a picture in the reader’s mind.. And, we saw how Ray Bradbury used TONS of examples of simile, metaphor, and personification in Fahrenheit 451.

Another common figure of speech that is seen throughout the book is SYMBOLISM.

Definition of symbolism: when an object is used to represent something other than itself.

Fahrenheit 451 Examples: “The Hearth and the Salamander”

Symbol: The hearth

Explanation: The hearth, or fireplace, is a traditional symbol of the home. In the book, it symbolizes rebirth and goodness.

Symbol: The salamander

Explanation: The salamander is one of the official symbols of the firemen, as well as the name they give to their trucks. The salamander is associated with ancient beliefs that it can live in fire and is unaffected by flames, therefore, the salamander symbolizes the firemen who go into the flames when they burn the houses.

Identify at least two more symbols used by Bradbury in Fahrenheit 451 and explain the symbolism.

Symbol: ______

Explanation: ______

______

Symbol: ______

Explanation: ______

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33 Writing Activity: Themes Essay

Name: ______Period: ______

34 Examples of Major Themes in Fahrenheit 451

Censorship

In Fahrenheit 451, owning and reading books is illegal. If books are found, they are burned and their owner is arrested. People with interests outside of technology and entertainment are viewed as strange and possible threats. Bradbury alludes to the idea that different "minority" groups were offended by certain types of literature which led to censorship and book burning.

Ignorance/Knowledge

Throughout the novel, the reader is presented with a conflict between knowledge and ignorance. The fireman's responsibility is to burn books, and therefore destroy knowledge. Through these actions, the firemen promote ignorance to maintain the sameness of society. Montag fights against ignorance, trying to help others welcome knowledge into their lives.

Life/Death

Bradbury seems to suggest that life is dependent on knowledge and awareness. Throughout the novel, Bradbury presents paradoxes between life and death. Many people die in the novel and Montag's wife Millie attempts suicide. Among all this destruction, however, Montag survives and is given new life as though Montag's interest in knowledge and dedication to a new and better society saved him.

Animal Imagery

Animal imagery seems to express the importance of nature in life. The burning book pages are compared to birds trying to fly away. When Millie attempts suicide, the tool used to save her is compared to a snake. The Mechanical Hound, the salamander, and the phoenix are all a dominant presence throughout the novel. The lack of nature, or the manipulation of nature (i.e. the development of the Mechanical Hound) causes death and destruction. The only time animal imagery is positive is at the end of the novel when a peaceful, beautiful deer seems to welcomes Montag into his new life.

Technology

Technology in Bradbury's 24th century is highly advanced. It dominates society. Montag discusses this issue briefly with Clarisse and reflects on it as he opens up to the world of books. When he finally escapes his old life, the city is destroyed by atomic bombs (yet another example of negative technology), and Montag begins a simple life with very little technological tools as he sets out to rebuild society with Granger and the other intellectuals. Clearly, Bradbury is commenting on the negative influence of technological development in this world and the destructive potential of technology in our society. 35 Themes Worksheet Fahrenheit 451 By Ray Bradbury A theme is the lesson that the author wants the reader to learn. It is a centralized idea carried throughout the story. For example, a story in which two friends go their separate ways and meet up years later, acting like they’ve never been apart may have a theme of “friendship never fades.”

Stories may have more than one theme. A theme is usually a message from the author and is shown in several ways through the story.

When you are thinking about themes, ask yourself: “What point is the author trying to make? What does the author want me to learn from this story?”

Theme Page # Passage Meaning

36 Culminating Assessment: Fahrenheit 451 Thematic Essay

Essay Prompt: Compose and write an expository essay about a theme learned from Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451. Reflect on a theme, something learned from the text and compose an essay that has an introduction, body, and conclusion. Essay should include elements of strong writing such as thesis, specific examples using quotes from the text, strong word choice, sentence fluency, and proper use of conventions and grammar.

Steps: Prewriting: 1. Complete Themes Worksheet 2. Review the expository essay material and look over the expository scoring and assessment rubrics.

Writing: 3. You may choose to use the provided outline worksheet to draft your thematic essay.

Revising: 4. You will review your outline/draft, reading aloud as you go. 5. Make sure you have a strong thesis. 6. You should revise for content and make improvements draft to the first draft.

Final Draft: 7. Final draft should be typed in MLA format. 8. Be sure to look at the editing checklist before submitting your final piece.

Culminating Assessment Scoring Guide: Fahrenheit 451 Scoring Rubric

Priority Standard 9-10 7-8 6 Exceeds Meets Does Not Yet Meet Development of Theme is specific Theme is competent and Theme has not been themes and comprehensive. identified in the writing. sufficiently developed. Development of Writing has a clear Thesis is competently Thesis is too general or thesis thesis and is developed in the writing. unclear developed in the writing. Use organizational The organizational The organizational pattern is The organizational pattern structures such as pattern works adequate for the topic. There is limited and does not intro. body, and together to create is evidence of transitions in the always fit the pattern. conclusion. an insightful writing. writing. Transitions are limited or Use of transitions. Transitions propel are not present in the the reader through writing. the writing. Sentence Fluency The sentences are Sentence construction is Sentence construction sophisticated, very adequate, but may need more needs to be corrected and in length and keep variety. interfere with the clarity of the reader’s the writing. interest. Use of conventions The essay has There are some errors in Numerous errors are effective grammar punctuation and grammar, present in the writing, and punctuation. though they do not severely which makes the piece very impact the readability of the difficult to follow. piece.