Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451

Blog 1: Research- 12/09

Tuesday, 08 December 2009 09:44 | Author: Mrs. Hall |

1. How many hours a day do you watch TV? How many hours a day do you listen to Music? How much time do you spend on a cell phone/texting?

TAKE THIS QUIZ and post the resuls Click Here

2. Research: LIST ALL SOURCES

A. How many hours a day does the average Amercian watch TV?

B. How much money does the average American spend on movies & dvd's?

C. How much time/money does the average teenager spend texting or talking on their cell phone?

3. Read this article (Click Here) and summarize / respond to it.

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Blog 2: Webquest

Thursday, 03 December 2009 10:08 | Author: Mrs. Hall |

ANSWER EACH QUESTION: You may look up the answers, but you must inclue the URL of the site you used, and you MAY NOT copy and paste- but summarize or paraphrase instead.

1. Why was section II entitled- "The Sieve and the Sand" ?

2. What is a sieve? Post a link to a picture of one.

3. Research: Why has this novel been banned in other high schools? Give several reasons. Do you agree or disagree?

4. What is IRONIC about this?

5. Choose a famous actor to play Montag- (if we were making a movie)- Who would you choose and why? Post a picture of your choice.

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Blog 1: Quotable Quotes

Thursday, 03 December 2009 09:08 | Author: Mrs. Hall |

Respond to this quote. DESCRIBE what it means, in your own words, and then explain whether you agree or disagree. (should be at least two decent sized paragraphs)

" You're afraid of making mistakes. Don't be. Mistakes can be profited by. Man, when I was young I shoved my ignorance in people's faces. They beat me with sticks. If you hide your ignorance, no one will hit you and you'll never learn. "

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Salamander??? Eww!

Wednesday, 18 November 2009 09:24 | Author: Mrs. Hall |

Choose a quote from section I of the book (The Hearth and the Salamander) from THIS SITE .

Find a quote from this site that you think is funny, interesting or even one that just "makes you think". Copy/Paste the quote into your comment box, then EXPLAIN what the quote means, and then write a personal RESPONSE.

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"We burned a house today".

Friday, 13 November 2009 10:06 | Author: Mrs. Hall |

PART 1:

Montag is a fireman who, instead of putting out fires, he starts them. Re-read pages 38-39 (the account of the woman who chooses to burn with her books, rather than escape the fire. Answer the following questions :

1. Why do you think the woman made this choice?

2. How did Montag react to this event?

3. After sharing the story with his wife, how does Montag's feelings for her begin to change? What does he realize?

Part 2: To THIS LINK and read the ENTIRE article. Then post a separate comment summarizing, reacting, and respoding to this article.

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