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Discovering Dystopia in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

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Ages 13-18
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In this 8 week course, students will read, analyze and discuss Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, making connections to modern life
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(171 reviews)

Live video meetings
1x per week, 8 weeks
2-8 learners per class
50 min

What's included

8 live meetings
6 hrs 40 mins in-class hours
Homework
1 hour per week. Students will need to read the assigned pages in the book, keep track of main plot events, character descriptions and decisions the characters make. They will need to come to each session with one or two honest discussion questions. After finishing each section, they will have a short assignment to show their understanding-- this can be writing, drawing, a slide show, or another option of their choice.
Assessment
Informal assessment based on discussion. Assessment based on the short assignments.

Class Experience

US Grade 8 - 11
Intermediate Level
This class will be highly dependent on discussion.  I will guide the discussions, and supply questions to help focus the reading. I will supply any background information that will help students understand the text. The style of writing is unusual and sometimes confusing.  I will lead them through the best way to understand the text.  I will focus on essential vocabulary, and lead them to make connections to the text. 
 
Each week, we will go over the main events of the plot, discuss the characters, define vocabulary, look for themes. and motifs. We will talk about the questions that the students have brought, and I will ask additional questions about the sections. I will give students questions to focus their reading for the next assigned section.  

WEEK ONE:  background information on Ray Bradbury, censorship, the 1950's, The Cold War and the threat of nuclear war, the symbols of fire, phoenix, mirrors, blood, salamanders. Background information about the elements of dystopian fiction.  We will review the elements of literature: Character, Plot, Setting, and Theme. We will do a Pre-Reading activity that ties to the themes of the book.  Students will need to write down their opinions and keep track of this paper to revisit at the end of the book.  We will start close reading of the book.
WEEK TWO:  discuss the first half of The Hearth and the Salamander. 
WEEK THREE:  discuss the second half of The Hearth and the Salamander
WEEK FOUR:  discuss the first half of The Sieve and the Sand
WEEK FIVE:  discuss the second half of The Sieve and the Sand
WEEK SIX:  discuss the first half of Burning Bright
WEEK SEVEN:  discuss the second half of Burning Bright
WEEK EIGHT: final discussion, share the final  assignment

Learning Goals

Students will learn vocabulary, how to recognize themes, motifs and symbols. They will improve their discussion skills and learn how to form an opinion and support that opinion with evidence from the text.  They will learn how to make text-to-self  and text-to-world connections. They will recognize dystopian elements in the book.

Other Details

Parental Guidance
There are serious issues in this book about human interaction, thoughts of suicide, threat of nuclear war. There are several scenes that contain violence. There are ties to some current situations ( reliance on technology, lack of interest in books/reading, focus on mindless entertainment, lack of true information to make informed decisions)
Supply List
Please purchase the 60th anniversary edition so we can all reference the same pages while we read.  The cover is red, black and white. 
Students will need paper for taking notes and writing their opinions.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
The novel Fahrenheit 451

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Joined May, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Wisconsin Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Master's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from University of Clear Lake- Houston
Bachelor's Degree in English from University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
There are serious issues in this book about human interaction, thoughts of suicide, threat of nuclear war.  There are several scenes that contain violence.  I have taught this book for 10 years, and am aware of possible reactions that students might have. 

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