How does discussing literature give us insight into human characteristics?
Objective: Students will be able to contribute to group discussion and use literary evidence to support character analysis.
1. Word of the Day #3: timorous
2. Submit your biggest questions from the reading on a 3x5 card.
3. Complete an initial discussion status report (p. 81).
4. Class discussion of popular questions from the first section of Fahrenheit 451.
5. Writer's Notebook #3: Character
6. In small groups, create visual representations of Guy Montag, Clarisse McClellan, and Mildred Montag. Represent 5 pieces of evidence--words, actions, thoughts, descriptions--from the book (with page numbers). Then list 3 things this evidence tells you about the character.
For next time: Read pages 22-45 of Fahrenheit 451. After every second page of reading, write a one-sentence summary of the past two pages (twelve total).
Objective: Students will be able to contribute to group discussion and use literary evidence to support character analysis.
1. Word of the Day #3: timorous
2. Submit your biggest questions from the reading on a 3x5 card.
3. Complete an initial discussion status report (p. 81).
4. Class discussion of popular questions from the first section of Fahrenheit 451.
5. Writer's Notebook #3: Character
6. In small groups, create visual representations of Guy Montag, Clarisse McClellan, and Mildred Montag. Represent 5 pieces of evidence--words, actions, thoughts, descriptions--from the book (with page numbers). Then list 3 things this evidence tells you about the character.
For next time: Read pages 22-45 of Fahrenheit 451. After every second page of reading, write a one-sentence summary of the past two pages (twelve total).