How does Fahrenheit 451 relate to our world today?
Objective: Students will be able to make connections between literature and current events.
1. We reviewed the items graded in our Writer's Notebook check.
2. Writer's Notebook # 6: We made a "connections web" for Fahrenheit 451. First, place the book's title in a circle in the center of your page. Then draw other circles branching off the center circle that show characteristics of Fahrenheit 451. (Examples: "There is a corrupt futuristic society" or "It is a story about reading"). Finally, make connections to other stories or events that connect to these ideas. (Examples: Divergent and The Hunger Games also have corrupt futuristic societies. The Book Thief and Dead Poets Society are also stories about reading.)
3. We each read and annotated one of a collection of articles from recent news.
4. In small groups, we discussed our articles and prepared a presentation for the class.
5. We learned how universal ideas that connect stories are called themes. We learned the difference between topics and morals and themes.
6: Exit slip: Think of a favorite book or movie. What is a topic in the movie? What is a theme of the movie?
For next time: Read pages 107-130 of Fahrenheit 451. Begin thinking about themes in the book you could write about in your upcoming paper.
Objective: Students will be able to make connections between literature and current events.
1. We reviewed the items graded in our Writer's Notebook check.
2. Writer's Notebook # 6: We made a "connections web" for Fahrenheit 451. First, place the book's title in a circle in the center of your page. Then draw other circles branching off the center circle that show characteristics of Fahrenheit 451. (Examples: "There is a corrupt futuristic society" or "It is a story about reading"). Finally, make connections to other stories or events that connect to these ideas. (Examples: Divergent and The Hunger Games also have corrupt futuristic societies. The Book Thief and Dead Poets Society are also stories about reading.)
3. We each read and annotated one of a collection of articles from recent news.
4. In small groups, we discussed our articles and prepared a presentation for the class.
5. We learned how universal ideas that connect stories are called themes. We learned the difference between topics and morals and themes.
6: Exit slip: Think of a favorite book or movie. What is a topic in the movie? What is a theme of the movie?
For next time: Read pages 107-130 of Fahrenheit 451. Begin thinking about themes in the book you could write about in your upcoming paper.