Good Morning! Begin Working on Your Do Now Characters Perspective

Reading Growth Challenge End Of The Year I-Ready

The class with the most improvement wins free lunch or snacks of choice for whole classroom

Books, Fire, and Forbidden Words

Exploring Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury A Journey into a World Without Books

Complete the POLL Survey Before Reading

What do you think books are for? Should any books be banned? Why or why not? How would you feel if you couldn't read your favorite book? What would happen if all books disappeared tomorrow?

Meet Ray Bradbury

Born in 1920 in Illinois Wrote over 500 short stories and novels Famous for science fiction and fantasy Fahrenheit 451 published in 1953 Believed books and reading were essential to humanity

What Does 451°F Mean?

Think about the title... What happens to paper at this temperature? Why might this number be important to the story?

A World Turned Upside Down

Set in a future American city Television dominates everyone's life Books are completely outlawed Firemen START fires instead of stopping them People are not allowed to think independently No social media, no books, no deep conversations

Learning Intention

I am learning to analyze how characters and events show their point of view I am learning to examine what happens in the story and why I am learning to understand how situations reveal different perspectives I am learning to connect character actions to story outcomes

Make A Connection

Write one or two sentences that connects from your experience or what is the author message based on what you read.

Meet Guy Montag

The main character of our story Works as a fireman (but burns books!) At first, he enjoys his job Lives in a society where no one reads Something happens that changes everything... Begins to question why books are banned

Firemen Then vs. Now

{"left":"In our world: Put out fires\nSave people and property\nProtect communities\nUse water and foam","right":"In Montag's world: Start fires\nBurn books and houses\nEnforce government rules\nUse flamethrowers"}

Imagine a World Without Books

Close your eyes and imagine... No libraries in your neighborhood No books in your home No stories to read before bed How would you learn new things? How would you escape into other worlds? Share your thoughts with a partner