BLOG POST #3: End of Chapter One (Pages 52-65)

Now that you have finished Chapter 1, focus on what Captain Beatty explains to Montag about the history of firemen and how society got to where it is now.  

In your response, reflect on THREE different parts of Beatty's speech.  What does Beatty say in each part and why does that part stand out to you as interesting or important? (Include at least one quote.) Please note:  Parts of this section are confusing.  Do your best to focus on three distinct parts of it, though.

BLOG POST #2 (Pages 37-51)

After reading halfway down page 37 through page 51, focus on YOUR REACTIONS to this section of the reading.  You may focus on one of the following or your own topic:

1. What stands out about Montag's behavior during the fire and afterward?  Talk about Montag's thoughts and actions.

2. What do you notice about Montag's interactions with Mildred and/or Captain Beatty after the fire that claims the woman's life?

3. Dig deeper into Ray Bradbury's message in Fahrenheit 451.  What does he want his readers to think about or understand?  What is he warning us about?

[Be sure to follow the rubric posted with the first entry.  Write a paragraph that uses at least one passage from the reading.  SHOW YOUR THINKING.]

BLOG POST #1 (CHAPTER 1: The Hearth and the Salamander--Pages 1-32)

from Cedar Ridge School District

After you finish reading, read through these topics as a way to get you thinking about what you would like to write about for your entry:

1.  What do you notice about this society?  What stands out about its people and what they value?

2.  Focus on the interactions between key characters and what we may learn from them. Consider Guy Montag, Clarisse McClellan, Mildred (Guy's wife), and/or Captain Beatty.

3.  Although published in 1950, Fahrenheit 451 accurately predicts some of our current technologies.  Focus on what you noticed about technology and its role in this story.

4.  What passage struck you as most important or interesting?  Include it and then tell us why it stood out to you.

(Your response should be in paragraph form.  Feel free to write in first person:  I noticed that . . .  See the rubric above.  It's okay if you were confused by some parts of the reading--just share one idea you have about the reading and incorporate at least one quote in your explanation.)