Fahrenheit+451

Thursday:

1. 1st Reading Assignment - Read pages 1-24 (stop at opened his mouth...) and then complete a character analysis chart for the characters introduced (paragraph for each should be sufficient)

2. Read the article, "Superman and Me" by Sherman Alexie: http://articles.latimes.com/1998/apr/19/books/bk-42979

3. TEXT FOCUS: This essay is filled with humor and powerful language that resonate with the reader. The rhetoric of the essay is particularly strong. You are to analyze how the language and structure of the text develop the point of view and central idea of the essay (essay form).

4. Reread, paraphrase, and interpret different phrases and sentences with figurative meanings. Then consider the effect of those sentences and how they are used in the text to develop a central idea. Choose 3 of the following: o “We were poor by most standards, but one of my parents usually managed to find some minimum-wage job or another, which made us middle-class by reservation standards.” o “We lived on a combination of irregular paychecks, hope, fear, and government surplus food.” o “My father loved books, and since I loved my father with an aching devotion, I decided to love books as well.” o “I didn’t have the vocabulary to say ‘paragraph,’ but I realized that a paragraph was a fence that held words.” o “Now, using this logic, I can see my changed family as an essay of seven paragraphs: mother, father, older brother, the deceased sister, my younger twin sisters and our adopted little brother.” o “A smart Indian is a dangerous person, widely feared and ridiculed by Indians and non-Indians alike.” o “They look at me with bright eyes and arrogant wonder. They are trying to save their lives.” o “Then there are the sullen and already defeated Indian kids who sit in the back rows and ignore me with theatrical precision.” o “‘Books,’ I say to them. ‘Books,’ I say. I throw my weight against their locked doors. The door holds. I am smart. I am arrogant. I am lucky. I am trying to save our lives.”

TEXT FOCUS: Montag’s transformation continues to provide opportunities to discuss the power of literacy and the importance of stories. Students focus on rereading Faber’s speech, summarizing it, and then determining a theme based on the word choice and figurative language.

read the article from: http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/03/i-am-very-real.html?kilgore Students explore Vonnegut’s purpose for his letter by focusing on word choice, tone, and structure, including how he presents and develops his ideas and makes connections between different sentences and paragraphs.

http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/03/i-am-very-real.html?kilgore