1. Fahrenheit 451
Cycle 2, Day 5

2. Agenda Reading Goal: Today’s Big Question: Team Cooperation Goal:
Show how an author creates characterization.
Today’s Big Question:
What should people look for in a leader?
Team Cooperation Goal:
help and encourage others

3. Review Why does Faber feel so contemptible?
Why do you think Montag wants to start working things out on his own?
How does Montag describe the night sky that makes him feel that war is coming soon?
How would you describe the emotions of Mildred’s friends, before and after Montag turns off the TV? What causes the change?

4. Vocabulary Word Definition Ravenous Very hungry Cacophony
Loud, unpleasant, chaotic noise
Feigning
Pretending
Censorship
The forbidding or removing of information
Exploitation
The unfair or selfish use of a person or thing
Inefficient
Wasteful or not effective in completing a task
Immense
Extremely large
Midst
In the middle of

5. Silent read pgs 96-100 stopping at “Montag himself was stunned and shaken.”
What is Mrs. Bowles’ view on raising children? What does this tell you about her character?
What standards do the women use to elect a president? What does this reveal about them?
Why is Montag angry at the women, and why does he turn off the TV?
What three things are missing from society according to Faber? Explain how they are interconnected.
List three of Professor Faber’s character traits. Provide an example of his behavior that illustrates each trait.
Why are people like Beatty afraid of someone like Clarisse?