🦸 HERO’S JOURNEY
This is the main character who goes on an adventure or journey
Who is the hero?
Context clues help you figure out the meaning of a word you don’t know by looking at these.
What are the words/sentences around it?
This character is the main character of Fahrenheit 451.
Who is Guy Montag?
This is the literal or dictionary meaning of a word.
What is denotation?
This is an educated guess you make using clues from the text and what you already know.
What is an inference?
This is what we call a problem or difficulty the hero must overcome.
What is a challenge/obstacle?
“The baby was drowsy, so she closed her eyes and fell asleep.” What does drowsy mean?
What is sleepy?
Montag meets this 17-year-old girl while walking home from work.
Who is Clarisse McClellan?
This is the feeling or emotion connected to a word.
What is connotation?
These are details or information from a text that help prove your answer.
What is text evidence?
This person often helps or gives advice to the hero during the journey.
Who is a mentor?
“Jake was furious when he discovered someone had broken his new phone.” What does furious mean?
What is very angry?
When Montag arrives home, he finds Mildred unconscious because this happened.
What is she took too many sleeping pills/overdosed?
The words “slim” and “skinny” have similar denotations, but this word usually has a more negative connotation.
What is skinny?
The classroom is completely silent, students are looking down at their papers, and the teacher says, “You have 20 minutes left.” What can you infer the students are doing?
What is taking a test/quiz?
True or False: A hero usually faces challenges that help them grow or change.
What is True?
“The hallway was deserted. There were no students, teachers, or staff anywhere.” What does deserted mean?
What is empty?
These workers arrive at Montag’s house and use machines to save Mildred after her overdose.
Who are the technicians/operators?
The words “childlike” and “childish” have similar meanings. This word has the more positive connotation.
What is childlike?
Marcus walks into the kitchen and smells smoke. He sees his mom quickly opening the oven and waving a towel near the smoke detector. What can Marcus infer?
What is something in the oven is burning?
At the end of the Hero’s Journey, how is the hero usually different from when they started?
What is they have grown, changed, or learned something?
What is they became stronger?
“Maria was reluctant to ride the roller coaster. She stood outside the entrance for several minutes because she wasn’t sure she wanted to get on.” What does reluctant mean?
What is unsure or hesitant?
Fahrenheit 451 takes place in this type of society, where people are controlled, books are banned, and independent thinking is discouraged.
What is a dystopian society?
A writer describes a house as “cozy” instead of “cramped.” Both suggest a small space, but “cozy” creates this type of connotation.
What is a positive connotation?
A character says, “I’m fine,” but has tears in her eyes and refuses to look at anyone. What inference is BEST supported by the evidence?
What is she is actually upset/sad?