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Exploring Censorship's Impact in *Fahrenheit 451*: Themes, Events, and Connections

In today's lesson on *Fahrenheit 451*, we will delve into how the author utilizes events to showcase the adverse effects of censorship on individuals. Our primary question revolves around the implications of contemporary “reality” TV shows on society. We'll engage in team cooperation by practicing active listening and discussing the overarching themes in the text. Through our reviews and predictions about Montag's connections, we will analyze how setting and characterization illuminate these themes. Join us as we uncover the personal and societal ramifications of censorship.

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Exploring Censorship's Impact in *Fahrenheit 451*: Themes, Events, and Connections

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  1. Fahrenheit 451 Cycle 4, Day 1

  2. Agenda • Reading Goal: • Identify how an author uses events to reveal the negative effects that censorship has on people. • Today’s Big Question: • What are the effects of today’s “reality” TV shows? • Team Cooperation Goal: • Practice active listening

  3. Background T-P-S • Review Theme Map from Cycle 2. • What are some of the big ideas that the author emphasizes throughout the story? • How does the author reveal these themes to the reader? • Predict: Will Montag ever feel connected to anyone again?

  4. Theme and events T-P-S • How does the author use setting and characterization to reveal themes. • Think Aloud • What other theme does this same event illustrate? • Can you think of other events that reveal one of the big ideas we have discussed? Identify the event and the big idea it reveals. • Can you think of any specific events that reveal how impersonal or insensitive the society has become?

  5. Listening • Listen to pgs 141-144. • Listen to Think Aloud • T-P-S • Why do you think Montag is overwhelmed by the expansive land and the darkness in the country? • Why does Montag immediately think of the Hound when he sees a shape with two eyes before him? • Does this event contribute to the theme of the negative effects of censorship?

  6. Vocabulary

  7. Partner read pgs 144-149, stopping at “Granger turned it off.” • What causes Montag to reflect that he is not empty, that there is more than enough to fill him? • Why do you think that Montag suddenly is certain that Clarisse had once walked where he is walking now? • What is different about the fire that Montag comes upon in the country? • Name an event in today’s reading that reveals the theme of the negative effects that censorship has on people. (write)

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