Imagine a world in which the government tells its citizens what to think and prevents them from reading, because it is believed that dissenting opinions on important issues is confusing! Consider what it would be like if firemen STARTED fires rather than putting them out. Follow Guy Montag as he grapples with a growing unrest inside him. Consider if anything like Fahrenheit 451 has ever happened in recorded history, or if any version could happen in real life. This sci-fi novel contains a lot of bizarre events, symbols, and characters and forces its readers to "suspend disbelief" on almost every page. (www.mrsmaysenglish.weebly.com)
Reading Schedule: *The page numbers are from the red/black hard copy book. See the extra notes underneath the reading assignment if you have a different copy of the book.*
PART ONE: "THE HEARTH AND THE SALAMANDER" Reading Assignment #1 pgs. 1-29 (read up through “But it was late, and the arrival of his train put a stop to his plan.”)
Reading Assignment #2 pgs. 29-65 (starting at “The flutter of cards, motion of hands, of eyelids, the drone of the time-voice…”)
PART TWO: "THE SIEVE AND THE SAND" Reading Assignment #3 pgs. 67-106 (this is ALL of Part Two)
PART THREE: "BURNING BRIGHT" Reading Assignment #4 pgs. 107-132 (read up through “He imagined thousands of faces peering into yards, into alleys, and into the sky…through the numb flesh of the face.”)
Reading Assignment #5 pgs. 133-158 (starting at “But he was at the river.”)