D.E.A.R.

Day 6 of Fahrenheit 451

New Vocabulary

Illuminates-verb-light up "a flash of lightning illuminated the house" Vacillates-verb-be indecisive "I had for a time vacillated between journalism and graphic design" Ambiguous- adj. (of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning. "the question is rather ambiguous" Contemplates-verb-look thoughtfully for a long time at. "he sat on the carpet contemplating his image in the mirrors" Clarifies-verb-make (a statement or situation) less confused and more clearly comprehensible. "the report managed to clarify the government's position"

Bell Ringer: Vocab 5/13 Write a paragraph that summarizes the first section of Fahrenheit 451. Use at least 5 of the words listed below in your paragraph. Underline each of the words you have used Illuminates, contemplates, vacillates, ambiguous, clarifies

Round 3 Notes

Alienation—The feeling of being cut off from oneself and others, and from a sense of the meaning of life

Censorship One of the most prevalent themes in Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451 is the idea of censorship. In Bradbury's fictional world, owning books is illegal. Firemen carry out the governments censorship laws by burning books

Knowledge vs. Ignorance--Montag, Faber, and Beatty’s struggle revolves around the tension between knowledge and ignorance. The fireman’s duty is to destroy knowledge and promote ignorance in order to equalize the population and promote sameness.

Role of Science and Technology—Bradbury feared a day when technology would cut us off from each other. In his time, TVs were just becoming part of American households. He saw them as promoting ignorance, and separating people from each other.

Remember to pay close attention to themes as we read

Reading Schedule.. Today-In-class pg 99-106/No Homework

Reading Open book to pg. 99

Homework Study for Quiz (Will cover vocab from this ppt. + Section 2)