Team Members: Block:
Fahrenheit 451 Scavenger hunt
- Read the article found here: Ray Bradbury never spoke about his feelings towards social media. Do you think he would have approved or disapproved of this form of communication? Why or why not?
- Find the stack of banned books. Pick one that interests you. Use your searching skills to determine if the book has been banned or challenged. If so, why? Do you agree?
- Find a book on Joseph McCarthy or McCarthyism using the library catalogue and answer the following questions.
Book Title: Author: Page numbers:
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
Why is he famous?
Do similar things happen today?
What is the connection between McCarthyism and Censorship?
- Read the following definitions of censorship:
Which definition do you agree with the most?
Which do you agree with the least?
Based on what you read, write your own personal definition of censorship.
- What is the Henrico County Schools policy for book Challenges? You may need to think creatively to find the answer. Do you agree with this policy? Why or why not?
- Find biographical information about Ray Bradbury from a book, , or the internet.
List your source here:
What other genres of books did Bradbury write?
What is one quirky/ironic fact about Bradbury?
Besides censorship, name another social/political topic tackled by Bradbury.
- Read the following definitions :
Utopia: an imaginary place in which the government, laws, and social conditions are perfect.
Dystopia: An imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror
Based on these definitions, look through the stack of “whatopian?” books. Pick two books and determine if they are utopian, dystopian, or a combination. Support your decision.
Book 1. Title: Whatopian: Why:
Book 2. Title: Whatopian: Why:
- Find the book Places I Never Meant to Be STORY.COLL.PLA . Choose one of the flagged pages and read about an author’s experience with censorship, then answer these questions:
Who is the author you read about?
What kind of censorship did they experience?
How did reading this make you feel about censorship? Why?
- Read this article:
What does the research show about the differences between reading on paper and reading on a screen?
Do you think this is true for you? Why?
In Fahrenheit 451 books are burned and living rooms walls are covered in viewing screens. Based on the article you read, how do you think this would affectthe way people learn?
- Go to Mrs. Smart’s virtual share (hbsmart) and click on the share folder. Watch the “Feeling more Alive Fahrenheit 451” video (yes, it’s a bit long – but it’s also made of awesome).
What is one thing you learned from the video?
Answer the question John Green asks at the end of the video.