Fahrenheit 451 Reading Schedule

Fahrenheit 451 reading schedule. This schedule ONLY includes Fahrenheit 451 related items. There will be other short stories and accompanying assignments that are NOT listed below. Begin F451 on 9/17 (Thursday) Assign to read to page 35 “…their mighty metal thunder!”

9/21, Monday : Turn in day. Discuss story so far. 9/25, Friday: Quiz over first reading assignment. Read remainder of Part 1 (through page 68)

9/28, Monday: Turn in day. Discuss story so far. 10/2, Friday: quiz over second “half” of Part 1. Read first half of Part 2, to page 91, “The door opened and shut. Montag was in the dark street again, looking at the world.”

10/5, Monday: Turn in day. Discuss story so far. 10/7, Wednesday: Read remainder of part 2.

10/12, Monday: Turn in day. Discuss story so far. 10/16, Friday: Quiz over all of part 2. Read Part 3, to page 130, “Good night, Mrs. Black, he thought.”

10/19, Monday: Turn in day. Discuss story so far. 10/23, Friday: Quiz over first “half” of part 3. Finish the rest of Part 3 (to the end of the book).

10/26, Monday: Turn in day. Discuss story so far. 10/30, Friday: Comprehensive Fahrenheit 451 test.

11/2, Monday: Essays due. (see reverse) 11/5, Thursday (end of first 9 weeks).

First Quarter Essay ideas:

1. Persuasive Essay: The world Bradbury describes in Fahrenheit 451, and the worlds of the short stories we have read during this quarter, bear many resemblancesto our own. Write a persuasive essay agreeing or disagreeing with this statement, citing specific references from the novel and the short stories and providing factual details from our own society. 2. Expository Essay: Censorship is a central theme of Fahrenheit 451, but there are other important thematic issues, including the role of entertainment in our lives, political correctness, and necessities for happiness. Discuss these issues as they relate to your life currently as compared to how they are presented in the novel. Feel free to include issues that are central to the short stories we have read in this class as well – i.e. equality, prejudice, nature, etc. 3. Expository: Compare/contrast specific aspects of the world presented by Bradbury in Fahrenheit 451, with the world(s) presented in two or three (or more) of the other science fiction stories we’ve read in this class. 4. Expository: Discuss the ways technology have permeated and affected the future society described in Fahrenheit 451 and the other stories we’ve read in class, in relation to the way technology has permeated and affected everyday life for us today. Consider that the novel and many of the short stories were written long enough ago that home computers, the internet, cell phones, flat screen televisions (or even television in general), were not yet part of everyday society. You may want to include an analysis of how “accurate” these authors were in their predictions of future technology and the way they have changed/altered the way we do things. 5. Persuasive: Now that we have the internet, audio books, webcams, and even Kindle (wireless reading device, or paperless book), books, newspapers, magazines, newsletters, etc. will soon become obsolete and unnecessary. Write a persuasive essay agreeing or disagreeing with this statement, citing specific references from the novel and the short stories and providing factual details from our own society. You may want to use, as evidence, other items that were once commonly used that are now rarely ever seen or used.