1. YOU ARE LOOKING AT Mr. McGregor TEACHER TODAY’S TOPIC IS FAHRENHEIT 451 – DAY 1 CURRENTLY WE ARE CURRENTLY HERE 74 of 180 Monday, January 4, 2016 English 12 Notebook: Intro to 451 Daily Quote: “If I had to give up my mouth of my ears, I’d definitely get rid of the mouth. You learn nothing from your own talking. I know everything I’m going to say, I never surprise myself.” Karl Pilkington Objective: Use reading strategies to understand a complex article Discuss when censorship is okay or necessary Understand the importance of making connections to fiction Agenda: Fahrenheit 451: WNB “Are Americans in Love with Censorship?” Banned Books Intro to themes/objectives

2. YOU ARE LOOKING AT Mr. McGregor TEACHER TODAY’S TOPIC IS FAHRENHEIT 451 – DAY 1 CURRENTLY WE ARE CURRENTLY HERE 74a of 180 Monday, January 4, 2016 English 12 Quote: “A book is a loaded gun in the house next door. Burn it. Take the shot from the weapon. Breach man’s mind. Who knows who might be the target of a well- read man?” Questions: What do you think about this quote? Why might someone want to ban a book? When do you think it is okay to censor books or limit access? What other literature does this quote remind you of? How?

3. The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins Looking for Alaska, by John Green Captain Underpants (series), by Dav Pilkey Thirteen Reasons Why, by Jay Asher The Glass Castle, by Jeanette Walls Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley Gossip Girl (series), by Cecily Von Ziegesar To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer My Sister's Keeper, by Jodi Picoult The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou ttyl; ttfn; l8r g8r (series), by Lauren Myracle Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison Forever, by Judy Blume The Color Purple, by Alice Walker Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger The Giver, by Lois Lowry Bridge To Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson Bless Me, Ultima, by Rudolfo Anaya The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big, Round Things, by Carolyn Mackler Blubber, by Judy Blume Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury Junie B. Jones (series), by Barbara Park The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold Anastasia (series), by Lois Lowry The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood Friday Night Lights, by H.G. Bissenger A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L’Engle Bumps in the Night, by Harry Allard Goosebumps (series), by R.L. Stine Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret, by Judy Blume Crank, by Ellen Hopkins YOU ARE LOOKING AT Mr. McGregor TEACHER TODAY’S TOPIC IS FAHRENHEIT 451 – DAY 1 CURRENTLY WE ARE CURRENTLY HERE 74b of 180 Most Commonly Banned Books since 2005 English 12

4. YOU ARE LOOKING AT Mr. McGregor TEACHER TODAY’S TOPIC IS FAHRENHEIT 451 – DAY 1 CURRENTLY WE ARE CURRENTLY HERE 74c of 180 Monday, January 4, 2016 English 12 Why Read 451? A warning about the dangers of censorship Propaganda and Mass Media Humans making tough decisions when pushed to a breaking point “This is a book about caring for things. It’s a love letter to books, but I think, just as much, it’s a love letter to people.” Neil Gaiman Themes: The Dangers of Censorship Censorship as a means of being sensitive or “PC” Distraction v. Real Happiness The Thread of Mass Media Objectives: Use reading strategies to understand a complex work of fiction Use fiction to identify reasons it is important to be a social conscience citizen Locate evidence to back up real world connections and themes

5. YOU ARE LOOKING AT Mr. McGregor TEACHER TODAY’S TOPIC IS FAHRENHEIT 451 – DAY 1 CURRENTLY WE ARE CURRENTLY HERE 75 of 180 Tuesday, January 5, 2016 English 12 Notebook: None Today! Daily Quote: “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.” English Proverb Objective: Use reading strategies to understand a complex piece of fiction Make connections between fiction and the modern world Locate evidence to back up themes Agenda: Fahrenheit 451 Read 1-16 aloud Look for evidence to support themes Fill our reading guide

6. YOU ARE LOOKING AT Mr. McGregor TEACHER TODAY’S TOPIC IS FAHRENHEIT 451 – DAY 1 CURRENTLY WE ARE CURRENTLY HERE 76 of 180 Wednesday, January 6, 2016 English 12 Notebook: None Today! Daily Quote: “A day can really slip by when you’re deliberately avoiding what you’re supposed to do.” “Bill Watterson – Calvin and Hobbes Objective: Use reading strategies to understand a complex piece of fiction Summarize your reading from yesterday identifying main points and evidence for 451’s themes Agenda: Fahrenheit 451 Read: “Student Protests…” Review yesterday’s reading Read pg. 17-38

7. YOU ARE LOOKING AT Mr. McGregor TEACHER TODAY’S TOPIC IS FAHRENHEIT 451 – DAY 1 CURRENTLY WE ARE CURRENTLY HERE 77 of 180 Thursday, January 7, 2016 English 12 Notebook: None Today! Daily Quote: “Early success is a terrible teacher. You’re essentially being rewarded for a lack of preparation, so when you find yourself in a situation where you must prepare, you can’t do it. You don’t know how.” Chris Hadfield Objective: Continue to use reading strategies to understand a complex piece of fiction Consider Beatty’s speech at the end of Chapter 1 and discuss how it relates to modern society Locate evidence to support themes Agenda: Fahrenheit 451 Read pg. 38-58

8. YOU ARE LOOKING AT Mr. McGregor TEACHER TODAY’S TOPIC IS FAHRENHEIT 451 – DAY 1 CURRENTLY WE ARE CURRENTLY HERE 78 of 180 Friday, January 8, 2016 English 12 Notebook: 451 Connections Daily Quote: “Gotta have opposites dark and light, light and dark in painting. It’s like life. Gotta have a little sadness once in a while so you know when the good times come. I’m waiting on the good times now.” Bob Ross Objective: Make connections between 451 on modern society Identify evidence from the text to support your argument that 451’s issues are relevant or obsolete in modern society Agenda: Fahrenheit 451: WNB: Relevant or obsolete? Yale clip Actually living? Summarize reading Read pg. 59-71

9. YOU ARE LOOKING AT Mr. McGregor TEACHER TODAY’S TOPIC IS FAHRENHEIT 451 – DAY 1 CURRENTLY WE ARE CURRENTLY HERE 78a of 180 Friday, January 8, 2016 English 12 Questions: What does Bradbury mean when he calls objects both “living and dead”?

10. YOU ARE LOOKING AT Mr. McGregor TEACHER TODAY’S TOPIC IS FAHRENHEIT 451 – DAY 1 CURRENTLY WE ARE CURRENTLY HERE 78b of 180 Friday, January 8, 2016 English 12 Quotes: 1.“Now let’s take up the minorities in our civilization, shall we? Bigger population, the more minorities. Don’t step on the toes of the dog-lovers, the cat-lovers, doctors, lawyers, merchants, chiefs, Mormons, Baptists, Unitarians, second-generation Chinese, Swedes, Italians, Germans, Texans, Brooklynites, Irishmen, people from Oregon or Mexico.”… “The bigger your market, Montag, the less you handle controversy, remember that!”… “We must all be alike. Not everyone born free and equal, as the Constitution says, but everyone made equal.” Pg. 54-55 Questions: Fahrenheit 451 was first published in 1953. With that in mind, does the following quote remind of you of any events in our current society? Is this way of thinking obsolete? Please provide at least two pieces of anecdotal evidence to support your answer.

11. YOU ARE LOOKING AT Mr. McGregor TEACHER TODAY’S TOPIC IS FAHRENHEIT 451 – DAY 1 CURRENTLY WE ARE CURRENTLY HERE 78c of 180 Friday, January 8, 2016 English 12 Questions: What do we, as citizens of the United States, hold as the most importance aspect of “American Values”? What personal freedoms or constitutional amendments do you view as the most sacred? What rights would you be most likely to fight to retain? What rights from the constitution would you be OK with removing or questioning?

12. YOU ARE LOOKING AT Mr. McGregor TEACHER TODAY’S TOPIC IS FAHRENHEIT 451 – DAY 1 CURRENTLY WE ARE CURRENTLY HERE 78c of 180 Friday, January 8, 2016 English 12 Questions: http://video.foxnews.com/v/4663746991001/yale-students-sign-petition-to-repeal-the-first- amendment/?intcmp=hplnws#sp=show-clips http://video.foxnews.com/v/4663746991001/yale-students-sign-petition-to-repeal-the-first- amendment/?intcmp=hplnws#sp=show-clips What are your thoughts about the video? Why might students sign the petition? Do you have any concerns about the production of the video?

13. YOU ARE LOOKING AT Mr. McGregor TEACHER TODAY’S TOPIC IS FAHRENHEIT 451 – DAY 1 CURRENTLY WE ARE CURRENTLY HERE 78d of 180 Friday, January 8, 2016 English 12 Questions: When do you feel like you are least wasting your life?