1. Raider Rev Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Grade 09 Using a book, create a plot chart for the first part of Fahrenheit 451. I will give you computer paper.

2. Raider Rev Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Grade 09

3. Opening Session Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Grade 09 Write a three to five sentence paragraph that answers the following question: How does the Allegory of the Cave relate to Fahrenheit 451? Where do you think Montag currently is in his journey out of “the cave?” Are any other characters outside the cave?

4. Work Session Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Grade 09 Find a partner either on your left or your right. On the back side of your plot chart, talk to your partner about the characters on the next slide.

5. Work Session Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Grade 09 Compare and Contrast each character set. Think about the actions of each character. Montag and Beatty Clarisse and Mildred

6. Closing Session Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Grade 09 Class Discussion How does this video relate to Frankenstein?

7. Announcements Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Grade 09 Quiz tomorrow over Fahrenheit 451 Part One

8. Homework Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Grade 09 Use this website to help you study for the quiz tomorrow. http://www.learnerator.com/fahrenheit- 451

9. Raider Rev Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Grade 09 Yesterday we talked about plot structure within Fahrenheit 451. It didn’t go as well as I would like, so let’s back it up. Watch the video on the next slide, and, as you watch, think about where each event fits in the plot structure.

11. Opening Session Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Grade 09 Denouement Climax Resolution Falling Action Exposition Rising Action Inciting Incident The most intense part of the story The events in the story leading up to the climax The event that starts the story in motion All of the background information you need to know about the story The very end of the story where all plots have been resolved The plot point where in the main plot is resolved The events in the story following the climax Match the word on the left to its definition on the right.

12. Opening Session Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Grade 09 Use the worksheet I gave you to label each event on Freytag’s Pyramid to its correct spot on the pyramid. Then put each event from the commercial where it should go in the pyramid.

13. Work Session Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Grade 09 Now, on the backside of the sheet, draw another Pyramid. Label it with events from the first part of Fahrenheit 451.

14. Work Session Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Grade 09 Compare and Contrast each character set. Think about the actions of each character. Montag and Beatty Clarisse and Mildred You may work with a partner. Create a chart for each character set to help you organize your thoughts.

15. Homework Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Grade 09 Use this website to help you study for the quiz tomorrow. http://www.learnerator.com/fahrenheit- 451

16. Announcement Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Grade 09 THE QUIZ COVERING PART ONE WILL BE ON FRIDAY.

17. Raider Rev Thursday, January 21, 2016 Grade 09 Compare and Contrast each character set. Think about the actions of each character. Montag and Beatty Clarisse and Mildred You may work with a partner. Create a chart for each character set to help you organize your thoughts. You have 7 minutes.

18. Essential Question Thursday, January 21, 2016 Grade 09 What is direct and indirect characterization? What is a character foil?

19. Opening Session Thursday, January 21, 2016 Grade 09 Character Direct Characterization: Physical descriptions Names Indirect Characterization What a character does What other characters say

20. Opening Session Thursday, January 21, 2016 Grade 09 Character Foils A character foil is a character who is the opposite of another character used to draw attention to certain traits. Can you think of a character foil for Montag in Fahrenheit 451?

21. Work Session Thursday, January 21, 2016 Grade 09 Complete the Cell Phone Activity for one of the characters you have read about in Frankenstein, so far. (This is when having your active reading notes would be helpful.)

22. Work Session Thursday, January 21, 2016 Grade 09 Take a minute to find a partner who chose a different character than you did. Share your Cell Phone Sheet with your partner and discuss what is different about each character and why that might be different.

23. Closing Session Thursday, January 21, 2016 Grade 09 Complete the Incident Report from the prospective of a police officer investigating the death of either the old woman in the book or Clarisse.

24. Announcement Thursday, January 21, 2016 Grade 09 THE QUIZ COVERING PART ONE WILL BE ON FRIDAY.

25. Homework Thursday, January 21, 2016 Grade 09 Use this website to help you study for the quiz tomorrow. http://www.learnerator.com/fahrenheit- 451

26. Raider Rev Friday, January 22, 2016 Grade 09 Answer the question on the right with a three to five sentence paragraph Is there ever a time in which you think censoring something is warranted? This is a single person assignment. You have 4 minutes. After you are done, staple your Raider Revs together.

27. Essential Question Friday, January 22, 2016 Grade 09 What is censorship and who determines what things get censored?

28. Daily Agenda Friday, January 22, 2016 Grade 09 Opening Session Students will demonstrate their understanding of Part One of Fahrenheit 451. Work Session Ms. Hemmings will speak to the class about testing data. Work & Closing Session Students will perform research on censorship practices in this country.

29. Opening Session Friday, January 22, 2016 Grade 09 Please clear off your desk of anything except a sheet of paper and a writing utensil. When you are finished with your test, please turn it in to Mr. Hatch and read the directions for the next assignment.

30. Work Session Friday, January 22, 2016 Grade 09 You and a group will research censorship practices in America. Read the directions on the sheet I gave you. I will show you how to cite using the MLA format on Monday. Your group may have up to three people in it. You will need to work on this outside of class Assignment is due Tuesday, January 25, 2016

31. Fact Sheets Friday, January 22, 2016 Grade 09 The fact sheet presents the findings of your research. It is not an essay. It does not need to be in paragraph form. It should look neat and well organized. You may include graphics. Along with your fact sheet, your group will turn In a ‘Work Cited’ page. This will need to be typed and printed out.

32. Closing Session: Ticket Out the Door Friday, January 22, 2016 Grade 09 On a slip of paper, write the names of everyone in your group for the Censorship Project. No group should have more than three people in it. No exceptions.

33. Homework Friday, January 22, 2016 Grade 09 Please continue to work on your censorship activity.

34. Raider Rev Monday, January 25, 2016 Grade 09 Answer the question on the right with a three to five sentence paragraph Is there ever a time in which you think censoring something is warranted? This is a single person assignment. You have 4 minutes. After you are done, staple your Raider Revs together.

35. Essential Question Monday, January 25, 2016 Grade 09 What is censorship and who determines what things get censored?

36. Daily Agenda Monday, January 25, 2016 Grade 09 Opening Session Students will demonstrate their understanding of Part One of Fahrenheit 451. Work & Closing Session Students will perform research on censorship practices in this country.

37. Opening Session Monday, January 25, 2016 Grade 09 Please clear off your desk of anything except a sheet of paper and a writing utensil. When you are finished with your test, please turn it in to Mr. Hatch and read the directions for the next assignment.

38. Work Session Monday, January 25, 2016 Grade 09 You and a group will research censorship practices in America. Read the directions on the sheet I gave you. Use your phone to begin. I will show you how to cite using the MLA format on Tuesday. Your group may have up to three people in it. You will need to work on this outside of class Assignment is due Friday, January 25, 2016

39. Fact Sheets Monday, January 25, 2016 Grade 09 The fact sheet presents the findings of your research. It is not an essay. It does not need to be in paragraph form. It should look neat and well organized. You may include graphics. Along with your fact sheet, your group will turn In a ‘Work Cited’ page. This will need to be typed and printed out.

40. Closing Session: Ticket Out the Door Monday, January 25, 2016 Grade 09 On a slip of paper, write the names of everyone in your group for the Censorship Project. No group should have more than three people in it. No exceptions.

41. Homework Monday, January 25, 2016 Grade 09 Please continue to work on your censorship activity.

42. Raider Rev Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Grade 09 Answer the question on the right on the same sheet of paper you wrote your Raider Rev on yesterday. List everything you know about MLA citation. This is a single person assignment. You have 4 minutes. Remember to date this entry on your paper.

43. Essential Question Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Grade 09 How do you cite a website or book in a research paper?

44. Opening Session Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Grade 09 You are about to see a Prezi on how to properly cite sources. After the Prezi, we will play a game to see who can cite different types of sources the fastest. The winner will receive a prize. So take notes!

45. Work Cited Page Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Grade 09 12 Point Font, Times New Roman Double Spaced Header One inch margins on all sides Label the page, Work Cited

46. Work Session Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Grade 09 Students will practice citing internet and print resources. Do not start until I say, “Go!” Assemble the slips of paper on your desk to correctly form a citation in the fastest amount of time to win a prize.

47. Work Session Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Grade 09 Students will practice citing internet and print resources. Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. London: Penguin Publisher, 2013. Print.

48. Closing Session Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Grade 09 Students will get into their groups and continue researching their projects. Please get in your groups and continue to work on your censorship projects.

49. Homework Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Grade 09 Please continue to work on your censorship activity.

50. Ticket Out the Door Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Grade 09 Answer the question on the slip of paper that I give you to receive a classwork grade for today. Why is it important to use citations in research papers and other works?

51. Essential Question Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Grade 09

52. Daily Agenda Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Grade 09 Opening Session Students will practice gaining meaning from texts by close reading and responding to their peers. Work Session Students will work with their peers on their censorship projects. Closing Session Students will continue to read Fahrenheit 451 and create a personal word wall to help build their vocabularies.

53. Raider Rev Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Grade 09 Use the reference sheet I gave you to properly site the following items. You may use your phone to look up any information you need to complete the citation. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury The entry on “censorship” in the online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica http://www.britannica.com/topic/censorship You have 7 minutes to finish.

54. Opening Session Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Grade 09 Open your copy of Fahrenheit 451 to page 74. Read the paragraph beginning with, “Once as a child…” until the train vanished in its hole,” on page 76. You have 2 minutes.

55. Opening Session Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Grade 09 Open your copy of Fahrenheit 451 to page 74. Now I will read the section aloud to you. You have 2 minutes.

56. Opening Session Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Grade 09 The next section of the novel is called “The Sieve and the Sand.” How do you think Montag’s story about the sieve at the beach relates to what he is trying to learn from the books? Answer this question on a sheet of paper in a three to five sentence paragraph. You have 7 minutes.

57. Opening Session Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Grade 09 Read the text one more time and prepare to answer this question : Why does Bradbury mix lines from the Bible and lines from the jingle advertising dental floss in this passage? What overall meaning do you get from the passage? How does the mixture help you reach that conclusion? You have 7 minutes. Answer the question s when you are finished reading

58. Opening Session Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Grade 09 Pass your paper to a partner om your left. If you’re at the end of the row, wait and I will give you a paper. Read the paper you receive and respond to that person’s answers with your own well thought out paragraph. You have 5 minutes.

59. Opening Session Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Grade 09 Whenever you do research for a project, like your censorship project, you must decide whether the sources you are using are credible or not.

60. Opening Session Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Grade 09 Credible Sources Timeliness Authority Audience Relevance Perspective

61. Opening Session Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Grade 09 What’s more credible?

62. Work Session Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Grade 09 Work with your groups on your censorship project. You have 15 minutes. Keep any talking to a whisper.

63. Closing Session Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Grade 09 Students will read Fahrenheit 451. Read in the novel to page 88 for tomorrow. Create a personal word wall as you read. This is due tomorrow.

64. Homework Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Grade 09 Finish reading in the novel until page 88. Complete your Personal Word Wall. Continue working on your Censorship Project.

65. Raider Rev Thursday, January 28, 2016 Grade 09 Get into your censorship project groups. Use the handout I gave you to correctly cite the sources you are using for your project. Everyone in your group should do this. You have 5 minutes to finish. You may use your phone to look up sources.

66. Essential Question Thursday, January 28, 2016 Grade 09 How do we generate ideas from close reading?

67. Daily Agenda Thursday, January 28, 2016 Grade 09 Students will perform research as they do their Censorship project. Students will practice Close Reading a section from Fahrenheit 451. Students will decide what they need to do tonight to finish their censorship projects.

68. Opening Session Thursday, January 28, 2016 Grade 09 Use your devices to work on your Censorship Project with your partners. Remember that the project is due tomorrow and must include a Work Cited page. You have 15 minutes to finish.

69. Work Session Thursday, January 28, 2016 Grade 09 Open your copy of Fahrenheit 451 to page 74. Read the paragraph beginning with, “Once as a child…” until the train vanished in its hole,” on page 76. You have 2 minutes.

70. Work Session Thursday, January 28, 2016 Grade 09 Open your copy of Fahrenheit 451 to page 74. Now I will read the section aloud to you. You have 2 minutes.

71. Work Session Thursday, January 28, 2016 Grade 09 The next section of the novel is called “The Sieve and the Sand.” How do you think Montag’s story about the sieve at the beach relates to what he is trying to learn from the books? Answer this question on a sheet of paper in a three to five sentence paragraph. You have 7 minutes.

72. Work Session Thursday, January 28, 2016 Grade 09 Read the text one more time and prepare to answer this question : Why does Bradbury mix lines from the Bible and lines from the jingle advertising dental floss in this passage? What overall meaning do you get from the passage? How does the mixture help you reach that conclusion? You have 5 minutes. Answer the question s when you are finished reading

73. Work Session Thursday, January 28, 2016 Grade 09 Pass your paper to a partner om your left. If you’re at the end of the row, wait and I will give you a paper. Read the paper you receive and respond to that person’s answers with your own well thought out paragraph. You have 5 minutes.

74. Closing Session Thursday, January 28, 2016 Grade 09 Talk to the people in your group and decide what needs to be completed on your project by tomorrow and by whom. Censorship Projects are due tomorrow Friday, January 29, 2016.

75. Homework Thursday, January 28, 2016 Grade 09 Read in the novel until page 88. Complete your Personal Word Wall. Finish your Censorship Project.

76. Raider Rev Friday, January 29, 2016 Grade 09 Answer the following questions in complete sentences. You may visit the Purdue OWL site to find the answers. What margins should your Works Cited sheet have? What should you title your Work Cited sheet and how should the title look on your paper? In what order should you list your citations on your Work Cited sheet? What font should you use when typing your Work Cited sheet? How big should your font be? You have 5 minutes. Everyone should answer these questions

77. Work Cited Page Friday, January 29, 2016 Grade 09 12 point font, Times New Roman 1” inch margins Page heading includes last name and page number Citations are listed alphabetically Indent each citation after the first line.

78. Essential Question Friday, January 29, 2016 Grade 09 How do you make a correctly formatted Work Cited sheet?

79. Class Period Friday, January 29, 2016 Grade 09 Use today to finish your Censorship Project. The last day I will accept your project is Monday. Email it me at: hatch.Jordan.t@muscogee.k12.ga.us hatch.Jordan.t@muscogee.k12.ga.us If you turn it in by the end of class, you will receive 10 extra points.

80. Homework Friday, January 29, 2016 Grade 09 Read in the novel until page 88. Complete your Personal Word Wall.

81. Raider Rev Monday, February 01, 2016 Grade 09 Answer the following questions using complete sentences. Describe the what happens to Montag at the beach when he was a child. A jingle for a kind of service or product interrupts Montag thinking when he is on the train. What type of service or product is it? Who does Montag think can help him find out more about the books? What does Faber give Montag to help him when Montag talks to Beatty?

82. Essential Question Friday, January 29, 2016 Grade 09 What makes a presentation effective?

83. Opening Session Monday, February 01, 2016 Grade 09 Make a brainstorm map or thought bubble map that explores the question of the right. What are things good speakers do that make their presentations effective? You have 5 minutes. Date your paper and label it Raider Rev.

84. Opening Session Monday, February 01, 2016 Grade 09 Good Presenters Speak clearly Show confidence Dress nicely Know the material

85. Opening Session Monday, February 01, 2016 Grade 09 Today is the last day I will accept your project. Email it me at: hatch.Jordan.t@muscogee.k12.ga.us hatch.Jordan.t@muscogee.k12.ga.us

86. Censorship Project Presentations Monday, February 01, 2016 Grade 09 Censorship Project Presentations this week 2-3 groups a day

87. Work Session Monday, February 01, 2016 Grade 09 The next section of the novel is called “The Sieve and the Sand.” How do you think Montag’s story about the sieve at the beach relates to what he is trying to learn from the books? Answer this question on a sheet of paper in a three to five sentence paragraph. You have 7 minutes.

88. Work Session Monday, February 01, 2016 Grade 09 Read the text one more time and prepare to answer this question : Why does Bradbury mix lines from the Bible and lines from the jingle advertising dental floss in this passage? What overall meaning do you get from the passage? How does the mixture help you reach that conclusion? You have 8 minutes. Answer the question s when you are finished reading

89. Work Session Monday, February 01, 2016 Grade 09 Pass your paper to a partner om your left. If you’re at the end of the row, wait and I will give you a paper. Read the paper you receive and respond to that person’s answers with your own well thought out paragraph. You have 5 minutes. 3-5 sentences in a paragraph

90. Closing Session Monday, February 01, 2016 Grade 09 On the same sheet of paper that you used to draw your bubble map answer the Essential Question: What makes a presentation effective?

91. Raider Rev Tuesday, February 02, 2016 Grade 09 Answer the question on the right in your Raider Rev. What makes a presentation effective? Make sure to date and label your Raider Revs. You have four minutes to finish.

92. Essential Question Tuesday, February 02, 2016 Grade 09 What makes a presentation effective?

93. Closing Session Tuesday, February 02, 2016 Grade 09 For each group answer the following questions: What did you learn from the presentation, or what did it make you think about? What did you like about the presentation? What could the presenters have changed to improve their presentation? Do you have any questions about the project, or about how the project was done? Please list any other comments or questions below.

94. Opening Session Tuesday, February 02, 2016 Grade 09 Students will now give their Censorship project presentations. After each group presents, please fill out your criticism sheet while the next group prepares.

95. Closing Session Tuesday, February 02, 2016 Grade 09 Open your copy of Fahrenheit 451 to page 74. Read the paragraph beginning with, “Once as a child…” until the train vanished in its hole,” on page 76.

96. Closing Session Tuesday, February 02, 2016 Grade 09 Discuss with your partner how the image of the sieve and the sand relates to the novel.

97. Closing Session Tuesday, February 02, 2016 Grade 09 Write a three to five sentence paragraph that discusses how Bradbury uses the image as a metaphor in his novel.

98. Raier Rev Wednesday, February 03, 2016 Grade 09 Knowing what you know now about the novel, what role does technology play in the society in this book?

99. Class Session Wednesday, February 03, 2016 Grade 09 First we will finish presentations. Then, we will discuss major themes and motifs In the first half of “The Sand and the Sieve.”

100. Raider Rev Thursday, February 04, 2016 Grade 09 Continue reading to page 88 in Fahrenheit 451. If you are finished reading, please continue reading past page 88. You have ten minutes.

101. Raider Rev Thursday, February 04, 2016 Grade 09 What makes a perfect society? Discuss.

102. Opening Session Thursday, February 04, 2016 Grade 09 Discuss with the other person at your table how Bradbury uses the following themes in the last part you read in Fahrenheit 451. Society and Technology Knowledge Major Symbols What it means to be a good citizen

103. Announcements Thursday, February 04, 2016 Grade 09 The next quiz over Fahrenheit 451 is Monday.

104. Opening Session Thursday, February 04, 2016 Grade 09 We will see our final presentations today.

105. Closing Session Thursday, February 04, 2016 Grade 09 In a group of three to four people, look through the second part of Fahrenheit 451. On a sheet of paper, create five questions related to what you read that may appear on the quiz on Monday.

106. Raider Rev Thursday, February 04, 2016 Grade 09 Are you “addicted” to social media? Why or Why not?

107. Opening Session Friday, February 05, 2016 Grade 09 Go to this web address and read the article you find there about social media addiction. http://goo.gl/KN4Aq3

108. Work Session Friday, February 05, 2016 Grade 09 What is your overall opinion of the text? Choose a sentence that you either agree or disagree with and explain your reasoning.

109. Work Session Friday, February 05, 2016 Grade 09 Provide a brief two sentence summary of the text. Using inferences explain the deeper meaning of the text. Use evidence from the text to support your claims.

110. Work Session Friday, February 05, 2016 Grade 09 List three themes or central ideas that exist in the text. Next to each of these themes, provide a quote that proves it is a main point. Based on these themes, what is the author’s main purpose of the text?

111. Closing Session Friday, February 05, 2016 Grade 09 Use your phone to find and read an article that promotes the benefits of social media.

112. Closing Session Friday, February 05, 2016 Grade 09 Now that you have information on both sides of the topic, what is your opinion on the subject? Are we as a society too dependent on social media? Write a five to seven sentence paragraph that answers this question. Use evidence from the articles you read today to defend your reasoning.

113. Raider Rev Monday, February 08, 2016 Grade 09 On a half sheet of paper, write down everything you know about Fahrenheit 451 pages 65-88. Read what you wrote to the person at your table and listen as he or she reads to you.

114. Daily Agenda Monday, February 08, 2016 Grade 09 Opening Session Students will take a quiz covering the second part of Fahrenheit 451. Work Session Students will expand their vocabulary. Closing Session Students will create Word Walls for the vocabulary words they do not know this week.

115. Essential Question(s) Monday, February 08, 2016 Grade 09 How do we demonstrate what we know about Fahrenheit 451?

116. Opening Session Monday, February 08, 2016 Grade 09 Clear your desk of everything except for a writing utensil and a sheet of paper.

117. Work Session Monday, February 08, 2016 Grade 09 Look at the words written on the board. Write down each word and beside it write whether you know it’s definition, you think you knows its definition, or you don’t know it’s definition. For each word you know or think you may know, write down a definition for that word without using a dictionary or your phone.

118. Closing Session Monday, February 08, 2016 Grade 09 Create a Personal Word Wall for each word you do not know. The Word The Root The Definition A Picture, Symbol, or Sentence You are still responsible for knowing and using ALL of the vocabulary words from the unit this week.

119. Announcement Monday, February 08, 2016 Grade 09 Unit Vocabulary test is this Friday, February 12, 2016.

120. Homework Monday, February 08, 2016 Grade 09 Read the rest of the Sand and the Sieve.

121. Raider Rev Tuesday, February 09, 2016 Grade 09 No Raider Rev today.

122. Essential Question(s) Tuesday, February 09, 2016 Grade 09 Why do you think Bradbury and Vonnegut both chose to write about dystopian societies?

123. Daily Agenda Tuesday, February 09, 2016 Grade 09 Opening Session Students will practice using their vocabulary words in a sentence. Work Session Students will read the short story Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut. Closing Session Students will create Word Walls for the vocabulary words they do not know this week.

124. Opening Session Tuesday, February 09, 2016 Grade 09 Write a story that uses each of the vocabulary words that were on the board yesterday.

125. Opening Session Tuesday, February 09, 2016 Grade 09 Voracious Herbivorous Omnivorous Rapt Rapacious Surreptitious Perceptible Susceptible Precept Decadent Cadence Casualty

126. Harrison Bergeron Tuesday, February 09, 2016 Grade 09 Short Story Written by Vonnegut in 1961 Satirizes current social efforts to make everything and everyone equal.

127. Work Session Tuesday, February 09, 2016 Grade 09 If you have an electronic device, go to this website: http://tinyurl.com/3xjgao8

128. Closing Session Tuesday, February 09, 2016 Grade 09 Please write a one page essay that answers the following question : How do Bradbury and Vonnegut address the theme of equality in their work? Assignment is due Thursday, February 11, 2016

129. Announcement Tuesday, February 09, 2016 Grade 09 Unit Vocabulary test is this Friday, February 12, 2016.

130. Homework Tuesday, February 09, 2016 Grade 09 Read the rest of the Sand and the Sieve.

131. Raider Rev Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Grade 09 How does Vonnegut treat equality in his work, Harrison Bergeron? Why do you think he chooses to handle the topic of equality this way?

132. Essential Question(s) Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Grade 09

133. Daily Agenda Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Grade 09 Opening Session Students will expand their vocabulary by creating a vocabulary cartoon. Work Session Students will continue reading Fahrenheit 451. Closing Session Students will continue working on their essay comparing the works of Bradbury and Vonnegut.

134. Opening Session Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Grade 09 Choose a partner. Use a sheet of computer paper and draw a cartoon that depicts the meaning of the word. Also, write the word, its definition, and its part of speech.

135. Work Session Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Grade 09 Continue reading from page 88 in Fahrenheit 451. As you do, answer the questions on the board.

136. Work Session Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Grade 09 Continue reading from page 88 in Fahrenheit 451. After you are finished, answer the questions on the board.

137. Work Session Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Grade 09 What does Mildred say about why the television is better than books? What does she mean? Do you agree with her? Why or why not? What is the essential difference between books and television? What three things does Faber say are missing from their society? Explain the importance of these things. What disturbing things do the women in Montag’s parlor say to each other? Why does Montag start reading poetry to the women? How do they react, and why? What does Beatty say to Montag after he shows up at the firehouse? What is he trying to do? What does he know about Montag that gives him an advantage?

138. Closing Session Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Grade 09 Continue to work on your paper from yesterday.

139. Closing Session Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Grade 09 Please write a one page essay that answers the following question : How do Bradbury and Vonnegut address the theme of equality in their work? Assignment is due Thursday, February 11, 2016

140. Announcement Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Grade 09 Unit Vocabulary test is this Friday, February 12, 2016.

141. Homework Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Grade 09 Read the rest of the Sand and the Sieve.

142. Raider Rev Thursday, February 11, 2016 Grade 09 Get a copy of Fahrenheit 451. Find in the book where Montag reads an excerpt of “Dover Beach” to the women. Why do you think Bradbury chose to include this poem in his book? How does it relate to the people in the story? How does it relate to our world?

143. Opening Session Thursday, February 11, 2016 Grade 09 Turn to the person at your table, and discuss the following questions from Part II: The Sand and the Sieve.

144. Opening Session Thursday, February 11, 2016 Grade 09 Why do you think Montag reads poetry to the ladies in his home? Look back at the argument between Montag and Beatty in the firehouse. Who do you agree with, Montag or Beatty? What do you think about Beatty? Why do you think he uses books to make his argument against books? Why do you think Montag still like burning his own house is a pleasure? Are Montag’s actions justifiable? Why or why not?

145. Work Session Thursday, February 11, 2016 Grade 09 You have 15 minutes today in class to continue reading Fahrenheit. Your test over Fahrenheit will be next Wednesday.

146. Work Session Thursday, February 11, 2016 Grade 09 On a sheet of paper, write down the following information: What pages did you read today? Give a brief summary of what you read. What is the main idea or theme of what you read? Did the main character change during the pages you read? If so, how? Are there parts of what you read that confuse you? If so, what are they?

147. Closing Session Thursday, February 11, 2016 Grade 09 I have your vocabulary cartoons from yesterday. To review for your quiz, each group will show the class their vocabulary cartoon and explain how their cartoon demonstrates the meaning of their chosen word.