MARCH 16-20

Do Now

New grades are posted—check them out!

Take a handout on the chair!Review the homework board Take out your DBRTake out your Part 2 Study Guide

Week of March 16 (Per 1/2)Day Question (Answer in complete sentences. You do NOT have to

rewrite the question.)

Mon

3/16

1. Montag reads a poem to Mildred’s friends. Why does it make Mrs. Phelps cry?

2. On page 93, Mrs. Bowles says, “I plunk my children in school 9 days out of 10. I put up with them when they come home three days a month…They’d just as soon kick as kiss me. Thank God, I can kick back!” (93). What do we learn about parents and children in Fahrenheit 451?

Week of March 16 (Per 7/8)Day Question (Answer in complete sentences. You do NOT have to

rewrite the question.)

Mon

3/16

1. Montag walked with the Seashell Radio in one ear…”We have mobilized a million men. Quick victory is ours if the war comes…” “Ten million men mobilized,” Faber’s voice whispered. “But say one million. It’s happier.” (88)

2. Why is the government lying to the people? When, if ever, is it okay for the government to lie?

Periods 1+ 2 Pop Quiz p. 89-96

1. Describe how Faber’s green earpiece/seashell works.

2. Why do Mildred’s friends drive Montag over the edge? What is he upset about?

Pop Quiz: pages 89-96 (periods 7/8)

1. Describe Faber’s plan. How will he use the green beetle to overthrow the firemen?

2. Mildred’s friends come over to visit. Why does Montag get upset at Mildred’s friends? Be specific.

Pages 86-98

Faber gives Montag a green earpiece. Montag leaves The Bible with Faber.Faber reads “The Book of Job” to

Montag Job asks God, “Why do the righteous

suffer?”

Pages 86-98

“I’m not thinking. I’m just doing like I’m told, like always…When do I start working things out on my own?” – Montag (88)

“I don’t want to change sides and just be told what to do. There’s no reason to change if I do that.” -- Montag (88)

What do we learn about Montag? How has he changed?

Page 90

Montag reached inside the parlor wall and pulled the main switch. The images drained away, as if the water had been let from a gigantic crystal bowl of hysterical fish.

The three woman turned slowly and looked with unconcealed irritation and then dislike at Montag.

(91) The three woman fidgeted and looked nervously at the empty mud-colored walls.

How do the women react without technology? Why?

Page 91

“I’ve never known any dead men killed in a war. Killed jumping off buildings, yes, like Gloria’s husband last week, but from wars? No.” – Mrs Phelps

How would you describe Mrs. Phelps?

Pages 93-94

“I voted last election, same as everyone, and I laid it on the line for President Noble. I think he’s one of the nicest looking men ever became president.”

How do Mildred’s friends decide who they are going to vote for? Why?

Page 97

Montag reads a poem, “Dover Beach” to Mildred’s friends.

Mrs. Phelps starts to cry. “I—I don’t know, don’t know, I just don’t know, oh,

oh…” “Silly words, silly words, silly awful hurting

words. Why do people want to hurt people? Not enough hurt in the world, you get to tease people with stuff like that?” – Mrs Bowles (97)

Page 98

“Go home. Go home and think of your first husband divorced and your second husband killed in a jet and your third husband blowing his brains out, go home and think of the dozen abortions you’ve had, go home and think of that and your damn Caesarean sections, too, and your children who hate your guts! Go home and think how it all happened and what did you ever do to stop it?” said Montag (98).

Why is he so upset?

Vocabulary

Word Definition Sample Sentence

Picture

Stoke

Stoke = To stir up and feed (a fire)

Clarisse claims that firemen used to stop fires rather than stoke them up and get them going.

Contempt

Contempt = The feeling that a person/thing is worthless

The woman stared at the firemen with contempt before striking the match on the rail.

Melancholy

Melancholy = depression

Mildred felt so melancholy that she swallowed 30 sleeping pills.

Censor

Censor = the practice of officially examining books, movies, etc. and suppressing unacceptable parts

The government in Fahrenheit 451 will censor any articles that speak negatively about the government.

Fathom

Fathom – to comprehend; understand

Clarisse cannot fathom that firemen burn books.

Rational

Rational = To be reasonable

Instead of acting like a rational adult, Montag stole the book.

Radical

Radical = a person who holds strong convictions

Any author deemed a radical was to have his books destroyed.

Odious

Odious = highly offensive, disgusting

Books are odious to Mildred.

Clarify

Clarify = To make clear or intelligible

He tried to clarify why the answer was so important, but she still could not understand.

MARCH 17 – TUESDAY

Do Now

Review the homework board Take a worksheet on the chairTake out your DBR sheet and

vocabulary part 2 notes

Week of March 16Day Question (Answer in complete sentences. You do NOT have to

rewrite the question.)

Tues

3/17

1. What would you do if someone looked at you with contempt?

2. If you start to feel full of melancholy, what would you do?

3. What is the most odious thing you have ever eaten?

Allusion

Allusion =  a reference to a person, place, thing in history, or another work of literature.

It is up to the reader to make the connection

Allusions are often used to simplify complex ideas or emotions in one quick, powerful image.

Allusion

BiblicalLiterary (Myths) Historical Culture (pop

culture)

Allusion Examples – Biblical

“This place is like a Garden of Eden.” He was a Good Samaritan yesterday when

he helped the stranger change her tire. It’s been raining so long that pretty soon we

need to build an arc. The side lines is lined with casualties / who

sip the life casually, then gradually become worse / don’t bite the apple, Eve. – Jay Z

Allusion Examples – Literary/Mythical

The rise in poverty will unlock Pandora’s box of crimes.

Chocolate was her Achilles’ heel. When she lost her job, she acted

like a Scrooge.

Allusion - Historical

He is always flirting with girls; he’s such a Casanova.

That test was his Waterloo.

Allusions – Culture

He was so good at solving crimes, his friends called him Sherlock.

Allusion Worksheet

1. “I don’t know if this store carries shoes in your size, Sasquatch,” my dad joked when we went shopping for another new pair of shoes, my second pair in two months. Allusion: Sasquatch Meaning: Sasquatch is a huge best. The

Dad means that the child’s feet are big.

John Hancock

Buckingham Palace

Boston Tea Party

MARCH 18 –WEDNESDAY

Do Now

Take out your allusion notes, vocabulary notes, and DBR sheet.

Take a sheet from the chairNew grades are posted

Week of March 16Day Question (Answer in complete sentences. You do NOT have to

rewrite the question.)

Wed

3/18

1.What do you find difficult to fathom?

2.What is something a rational person does?

3.Create your own allusion.

The Sand and the Sieve

1. Reread page 742. Why is the chapter called “The Sand

and the Sieve?” 3. What do the sand and sieve

represent? Sand represents… Sieve represents…

Part 2

1. “What traitors books can be! You think they’re backing you up, and they turn on you” (104)

Why does Beatty quote literature so much?

2. “But remember that the Captain belongs to the most dangerous enemy to truth and freedom, the solid unmoving cattle of the majority. Oh God, the terrible tyranny of the majority…It’s up to you now to know with which ear you’ll listen” (104) Faber said.

Why is the Captain so dangerous?

Chapter 2 Summary

Fill in the blanks to complete the Chapter 2 summary.

Chapter 2 Summary Answers

1. Talk

2. Army/war

3. Suicide

4. Crazy

5. Three

6. Watch the parlor/tv

7. Looks

8. Beliefs/intelligence

9. Monsters

10. Faber

11. Read

12. Dover Beach

13. Mrs. Phelps

14. Cry

15. Nasty

16. Pity

17. Tiptoe

18. Poker

19. Sheep

20. Listen

21. ideas/quotes/info

22. Alarm

23. Montag

Week of March 16Day Question (Answer in complete sentences. You do NOT have to

rewrite the question.)

Thurs

3/19

In 3-4 sentences, predict what will happen in Part 3.

MARCH 20 –FRIDAY

Do Now

Take out your DBR Grab 2 sheets from the front of the room

Turn in any late work! (Part 2 study guide)

Week of March 16Day Question (Answer in complete sentences. You do NOT have to

rewrite the question.)

Fri

3/20

Montag’s unhappiness with his life is now obvious. Clarisse asked him, “Are you happy?” Montag did not know how to answer.

Pretend you are Montag and complete the sentence: “Montag’s definition of happiness is _________________.”

To Do

Pass forward bellringer worksheet and any other late work

Report Card – Woman who burns herself in her house

Character Grade Justification

Determination A I gave her an A because she was determined to die with her books. She was so determined that she actually lit the match that started the fire. She said, “You can’t ever have my books” (35).

Wisdom A I gave her an A because she has wisdom. She has read the books and has learned from the mistakes of the past. She is wiser than the firemen. She asks questions.

Character Report Card

Work with a partner Character

1 – Montag 2 – Faber 3 – Beatty 4 – Mildred 5 – Clarisse

You need at least 2 quotations to support your claim Be prepared to share your answers