Censorship Links

Look in the left hand margin ("Visit ...") for new links about censorship.

Conclusions

So What?


Your conclusion should answer this question for the reader: So what?
It should make clear that what you've written is valuable and you mean what you say. You've thought about it,
and this is your position on the topic.


Conclusions don't have to be long. In fact, the more concise you are, the better.


1. Refer back to the hook  in some way.
2. Restate the thesis statement IN A NEW AND DIFFERENT WAY.
3. Add one, final, strong point. This is your last chance to make an impression on your reader.
    DO NOT ask a question.
    DO write a provocative thought, a relevant quote, or a vivid image.

Embedded Quotations

 Embedded Quotations

I don’t have my copy of F451 with me at home, so I’m making up the quotes.

As part of the sentence...

One of the most important quotes is when Clarisse says to Guy, “Are you happy?” (pg. 94).

With a colon...

Guy shows his frustration with the talking advertisement for Denham’s Dentrifice: “I really want to memorize this line from Ecclesiastes, but I can’t concentrate”  (pg. 483).

When there’s dialogue within a quotation from the story...

The rift in the relationship between Mildred and Guy is clearly illustrated when the two are at home talking. “As Guy walked into the room, Mildred’s vacant stare frightened him. ‘All I care about now is my family. You mean nothing to me‘ “ (p. 73).

Hooks

HOOKS:


Some of the examples (click on the blue) may not exactly fit the type of writing we're doing, but maybe
you can tailor them to your needs.

Anecdote: a brief incident that relates to the theme of the essay

Startling fact or opinion: a piece of information that will get your reader's attention

Quotation: someone else's words that relate to the topic

Description: a brief description of a scene, person, or object that appeals to the reader's senses


Another possibility:


The  "String of Pearls" : Use three powerful words:


         Quixotic. Revolutionary. Hypocritical. Each of these adjectives describe a powerful character...

Help for HIstorical Influences

A few of the important influences include:

• "Atomic Age"
• Censorship
• McCarthyism
• Television

See the blog entry for March 12.

Link to a document on historical influences:

http://www.box.com/s/3356d5506752be3fb971

Link to an interview w/Ray Bradbury.

http://www.wiredforbooks.org/raybradbury/

F451 Essay Topics

You can click on the link or print out the F451 essay topics here if you were absent.


http://www.box.com/s/a6f0f592c53a3b31f27c

Here are the Soc. Sem. Questions for Tuesday's seminar. We'll be working on them in class tomorrow, but feel free to get a head start. Please be ready with your responses when you walk in the door to class on Tuesday.

I'm going to wait to post the ICE questions.

F451 Project Ideas

Below, I've listed some possible F451 project ideas. I haven't finished going through your ideas on your index cards from Friday, but this list is a start. If you start your project over vacation, please email me before you begin so I can give you some guidelines.

1. Compare F451 to Hunger Games (Video? Power point?).

2. Write and perform a rap or a song.

3. Make a "mocumentary" about the (imaginary) filming of the story.

4. Create a scrapbook which includes personal artifacts of the characters from the book. You can print the handout below.

5. Perform a monologue for several characters in the book.

 6. ABC Power Point,  Poem Book, or ???

Demonstrate your knowledge of F451 by using every letter of the alphabet to explain an aspect of the book. Include character names, events, character traits,  places, objects, allusions, themes,  etc.

G is for Guy, who transforms from a book-burning rule follower into a man who wants to preserve books for the good of civilization. (You would also include creative artwork or graphics, depending on if your work is by hand or on the computer.) 

7. Newspaper or Magazine

Create a newspaper or magazine for Montag's society. The newspaper may exist in the mainstream society of F451, or may be an "underground" publication (a publication in opposition to the government. 

 The final product should be at least four pages, not just a front page. A magazine would be longer.

The image below is one way to set up a front page, but it's just an example.

Click here for a handout that explains specific parts of a front page.
http://www.box.com/s/0d1861fc3f0815a48ec9

Make sure to include:

• news articles
• feature articles (human interest)
• photos
• ads  (classified and product ads)
• editorials
• comics
• other???