1. Fahrenheit 451 Cycle 4, Day 1

2. Agenda Reading Goal: – Identify how an author uses events to reveal the negative effects that censorship has on people. Today’s Big Question: – What are the effects of today’s “reality” TV shows? Team Cooperation Goal: – Practice active listening

3. BackgroundT-P-S Review Theme Map from Cycle 2. What are some of the big ideas that the author emphasizes throughout the story? How does the author reveal these themes to the reader? Predict: Will Montag ever feel connected to anyone again?

4. Theme and eventsT-P-S How does the author use setting and characterization to reveal themes. Think Aloud What other theme does this same event illustrate? Can you think of other events that reveal one of the big ideas we have discussed? Identify the event and the big idea it reveals. Can you think of any specific events that reveal how impersonal or insensitive the society has become?

5. Listening Listen to pgs 141-144. Listen to Think Aloud T-P-S Why do you think Montag is overwhelmed by the expansive land and the darkness in the country? Why does Montag immediately think of the Hound when he sees a shape with two eyes before him? Does this event contribute to the theme of the negative effects of censorship?

6. Vocabulary WordDefinition VeeredTurned off course CadenceThe rhythmic sound of a voice IncriminateTo show or prove guilt AllottedGiven a part of something PrattledSpoke in a meaningless or thoughtless way SiftingScattering and falling IncessantlyContinuing without stopping ScarifyTo break up the surface of something

7. Partner read pgs 144-149, stopping at “Granger turned it off.” 1.What causes Montag to reflect that he is not empty, that there is more than enough to fill him? 2.Why do you think that Montag suddenly is certain that Clarisse had once walked where he is walking now? 3.What is different about the fire that Montag comes upon in the country? 4.Name an event in today’s reading that reveals the theme of the negative effects that censorship has on people. (write)