2nd 3VWO Reading lesson Fahrenheit 451

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

3vwo - Fahrenheit 451

Take your seat

Put your laptop, pen, and workbook on the table

Open your laptop and join the class

Read the vocab sheet and study the words provided

What do you know about dystopian societies?

Lesson outcomes

You will be able to read a difficult text with some adaptation

You will be able to answer questions about the text

You will be able to write your own piece of work continuing the text

What is dystopia? How is it different from utopia?

Fahrenheit 451

Have a look at the cover. On your whiteboards, write the answers to the following questions, one at a time

• Why have I chosen this book?
• What does the title represent?
• What does the flame represent?
• What are the lines surrounding the text?

Fahrenheit 451

Have a look at this cover

• How does this cover compare to the previous slide? 

• What does the match represent?

What do you think the book will be about? Be creative

Which is the correct word for the sentence: Her _______ for reading controversial books often sparked debate."

1. Proclivities/Preferences
2. Contempt
3. Repulsion
4. Storey

Which is the correct word for the sentence: The burning of books is a ________ act of censorship

1. Staggered
2. Condemnation
3. Bloomed
4. Repulsive

Which is the correct word for the sentence: After working all day, I _______ home

1. Condemnation
2. Staggered
3. Bloomed
4. Repulsive

While reading

Remember to use the receptive skills that you have been taught

-Skimming and scanning

-Highlighting/marking signal and function words

While reading

1 Why would the firemen be picked for their preferences?

2 Why was the man taken away?

3 Would Montag want to own some books? Why?

Creative writing practice

As practice for your exams, write a new section of the book in your own style with the original theme, in a group, using Google Docs

Plan first: key plot points, characters, and themes. What will happen in each paragraph? 

Divide work equally, at least one paragraph per 2 people. Put your names above the paragraph you are writing. Write your pieces and, where needed, ask each other for feedback and suggestions. 

Read through the story together and make edits where needed

Send it to me when you have finished for feedback

Creative writing practice

What discussion did the firemen have after they returned to the fire station? 

Write a section about the woman's life. Include why she was willing to die in the fire

Want to come up with your own? Do so quickly and raise your hand for approval

Does that make sense?

Yes

No

Time to work

Grammar Exercises 53-55 (pp. 71-72)

Check your answers

Eindexamensite:

Vmbo GT Engels 2024-2 - Questions 34-41

Study for the next lesson:

Repeat Theme words on expressing (dis)agreement on page 76

Vocab G on page 77

Original:

Montag slid down the pole like a man in a dream.

The Mechanical Hound leapt up in its kennel, its eyes all green flame.

“Montag, you forgot your helmet!”

He seized it off the wall behind him, ran, leapt, and they were off, the night wind hammering about their siren scream and their mighty metal thunder!

Adapted:

Montag slid down the pole like a man in a dream.

The Mechanical Hound leapt up in its kennel, its eyes lit green with a flame.

“Montag, you forgot your helmet!”

He grabbed it off the wall behind him, ran, jumped, and they were off, the night wind hammering about their siren scream and their mighty metal thunder!

Silent Reading

Read the text(s) provided. Choose which version to read:

Original:

-Great for if you want a challenge

-Requires more thinking

-Vocabulary practice

-May take longer to understand

-Accomplishment

-Authentic meaning

-Too hard? Try the adapted

Adapted:

-Ideal if you struggle with reading

-Easier to understand

-More familiar words used

-Time efficient

-Accessibility

-The meaning may not be accurate

-Too easy? Try the original

Silent Reading

Read the text(s) provided. Choose which version to read:

Group Task

You have all been given a paragraph from an event in time where books were burned/destroyed. 

You will need to create a piece that tells the story and importance of the event.

Think about the cultural significance, short-term and long-term impacts of the event. Is it still relevant today?

Make one of the following: Poster/infographic (I have paper/use Canva), presentation (google slides), 

a script for a news report, or a news article.

Need more information? Research it. You must show where you got your information from

QUIETLY find your group members and start working

Time to work

Book A

Writing and Grammar Par I:

Exercises 54, 55, and 56 (pp. 180-184, 

p. 253 category B)

Additional task:

Compare the text from the sourcebook to the text provided

both texts could lead to a "fair" society

Have a think

Governmental repression - Controlling the people for political reasons

What is the impact of governmental repression?

How do you think it's changed over history?

You may be called on for an answer

Exit card: Which word do we use to ask about the time?

1. What
2. Where
3. How
4. When