1. Ray Bradbury
Fahrenheit 451

2. Fahrenheit 451 Temperature at which paper burns
Why would this be important?
Censorship

3. Censorship To keep information from being published or transmitted
Can apply to
Books
Music
Movies
Radio
Television
Art

4. Famously Banned Books A Raisin in the Sun By L. Hansberry 1959
Responding to
criticisms from an
Anti-pornography
organization, the
Ogden, Utah
School District
(1979) restricted
circulation of
Hansberry’s play.

5. Famously Banned Books Harry Potter Series
By J. K. Rowling
1997
Challenged for its focus on wizardry and magic

6. Famously Banned Books Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
1953
Venado Middle School in Irvine, CA(1992)
Students received copies of the book with scores of words blacked out

7. Genre Science Fiction Takes place in the future
Technology and effects on society

8. Literary Terms Personification Figure of speech
Human qualities are applied to an object, animal, or idea
Used to make images more concrete

9. Literary Terms Imagery
Words or phrases that recreate vivid sensory experiences
ANY of the 5 senses
Sight
Sound
Smell
Taste
Touch

10. Literary Terms Dystopia
Society in which a totalitarian government takes over and tramples on the rights of the individual

11. Literary Terms
Symbolism—a person place or object that represents something outside of itself

12. Hearth The outer part of a fireplace
The source of warmth from the fireplace
Warmth is a reference to “home”

13. Salamander Legends of the salamander in relation to fire
Salamanders live in rotted logs
When placed in fire, the salamander tries to escape
The belief is that salamanders are created from flames

14. Phoenix
Mythical creature that, when it dies, bursts into flames, and then is reborn in the ashes

15. Strategies for Comprehension
Re-reading if necessary
Pay attention to punctuation
Emphasize different words

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