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???

What's Due When?

Due Tuesday, 3/27	LC Work
Due Wed., 3/28	Q’s 31-53 due
Thurs., 3/29	Journal Grading; discuss Projects
Friday. 3/30	F451 Test (make sure you know allusions, too)
4/2-4/6	Vacation: Soc Sem Q’s and Essay Q’s will be posted on blog if you want toget a head start…
Tuesday, 4/10	Socratic Seminar: Be prepared!
Thursday, 4/12	ICE
Mon., 4/16	F451 Projects due

Notes on Allusions

F451 Test:

• 30-40 multiple choice Q's
• Reread pg. 123 for figurative language.
• Pay special attention to allusions w/asterisks.

Guy***	from Guy Fawkes (British Rebel); Montag = name of a paper company
Clarisse***	from Latin "clarus" -- clarity
Phoenix***	bird (G.M.)—burns itself up every 500 yrs. and is reborn; --p. 163...Granger**; bird vs. man
Tower of Babel***	Bible—people wanted to build a tower to heaven; when people were trying to build it, God they wmade it so they all spoke different languages to make their task impossible; in =. Beatty says it to old lady to suggest that she's been living w/a Tower of Babel in her house because of all the books that disagree with each other…no common philosophy is dangerous, in his mind.
Sieve and the Sand:	memory of Guy's day at the beach w/cousin; also, in the subway--words get lost/his mind is like a sieve--he can't hold onto a thought
Faber	reference to pencil company (Faber Castell)/pencils & erasers/writing/erasing
***Consider the lilies of the field…	Guy w/Bible on train; in Bible means lilies are so beautiful, and they don't have to toil (work at it). They don’t have to worry about technology, etc. Montag is overwhelmed by blaring advertisements on train so he can't memorize lilies quote which is very meaning ful to him.
Herc & Antaeus:	from Gk. Mythology: Antaeus defeated by Hercules; Ant. lost his strength when not connected to Earth. Herc. lifted him up into the air during the fight and Ant. lost his strength. Faber says that's how this society is--disconnected from the earth—not rooted
***Dover Beach:	poem by Matthew Arnold. Love is important. Most people don't feel love; Mrs. Phelps realizes she still does, and it upsets her. Her friends can't deal w/poetry, love, emotion and call Montag "nasty."
***A little learning...":	A. Pope--17th C.; Ties to book because if people have any learning, it'll stir things up too much and they might be able to take over government; so government wants to oppress citizens and keep them from getting knowledge
"Knowledge is power"	Same idea as above
Burning Bright"	Wm Blake's poem: Tyger, Tyger, Burning Bright...***
Old Montag wanted to fly near the sun …	Icarus & Daedulus (GM)—Daedalus made wings of wax for his son, Icarus. Dad said, “Don’t fly too close to sun.” Icarus did anyway because he thought nothing bac would happen, and his wings melted and he died. Beatty compares Montag to Icarus & suggests that Montag is too big for his britches (hubris)
And on either side of the river was the tree of life..:	from the Bible—Book of Revelations; ties in because it represents hope; after this world ends, a better one will emerge

Fahrenheit 451 Review Games

These review games vary in difficulty, but they will help you prepare for the test.

Fahrenheit 451 Jeopardy Template  #1

Fahrenheit 451 Jeopardy Template  #2

http://www.quia.com/cb/100091.html : Challenge Board #1

http://www.quia.com/rr/542489.html : Rags to Riches: Rags to Riches #1

http://www.quia.com/cb/219759.html Challenge Board #2

http://www.quia.com/rr/98396.html: Rags to Riches #2

Allusions; Table of Contents for Journal #6

The pagination (page numbering) of the allusions is slightly off. In our edition, you have to flip a few pages beyond the listed pg. # to find the actual allusion.


Use this format for explaining your allusions:


1. What's the allusion?  

• p. 34, "First Fireman: Benjamin Franklin..."

2. What's the context?

• Montag is asking Beatty and others if firemen ever prevented fires in the past.

3. To what is it alluding?

• It's referring to the actual historical fact that Ben Franklin was credited with founding America's first fire brigade, but it's twisted around to say that Ben was a fire-starter, like they are.

4. How does it tie into the story? (This is your opinion.)

• It shows how Beatty (and this society) have revised history to meet their needs; they make Ben Franklin appear to be one of them.  They have no regard for the truth. Plus, he relates the information to Montag out of a rulebook.It reinforces the idea that this society is based on rules, not freedom.

Journal Grading: Thursday, 3/29

This is your sixth journal, so you know that work must be 100% complete for credit (not 99% or less).
Table of Contents for Journal #6:

JE	Left	Right
1	PW Chart RD Tribute Speech	cont’d
2	Peer Editing Sheet Essay to Speech	List of 10: 10 Interesting Facts about Ray B.
3	Foreign Phrases	Veldt Q’s & A’s
4	Venn Diagram: Veldt & Soft Rains	Lit Circles Schedule Lit Circles Info
5	Self Eval. Letter Info RD	cont’d
6	The Fifties: Read and Annotate thoroughly	Peer Learning: pre-reading terms for F451
7	F451: Vocab & Def. for Section #1	Character Chart
8	Five Fab Q’s of YOURS for F451:  Section #1	Running List of Vocab that’s new to you (list and define) Running List of Allusions Make sure you know the required allusions (see blog).
9	“Hearth” Q’s: 1-15	cont’d
10a	“Sieve and Sand” Q’s: 16-30	cont’d
10b	“Burning Bright” Q’s 31-53	cont’d