Fahrenheit 451 Christian High School Combination Digital Art/American Literature class 11th grade

1. AMERICAN
LITERATURE AND
COMPOSITION
31 August 2012

2. I don’t talk
things, sir…I
talk the meaning
of things. I sit
here and know
I’m alive.
(Bradbury 75)

3. Images that affected you…

4. What is the purpose of the memory about the
sieve and the sand?
How long would it take for a child to fill a sieve with sand?
How did that memory connect with Montag as he sat in the subway?

5. “Who’s more important…” (76)
When it comes
right down to it,
Mildred is not
unlike many of us:
her favorite subject
is herself.

6. WHY THE
BIBLE?
Matthew, Psalms, Ecclesias
tes, Revelation…

7. Books aren’t people
“Books
aren’t
people.
You read
and I look
all
around,
but there
isn’t
anybody!
” (73)

8. A little
comparison
White Clown
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Television
Meaning?
Effect?
Purpose?
Message?
Dover Beach
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Poem
Meaning?
Effect?
Purpose?
Message?

9. BONUS PROJECT?
Now is the time to share…

10. Homework
Reread this chapter
Consider the many ways there are to “burn”
a book and alter history.
How does altering history affect the future?
(not collected, just think about it)