Vocabulary
Define protagonist
Main character
Define antagonist
Force opposing main character
Identify the protagonist and antagonist of Fahrenheit 451
Guy Montag
Answers vary, but probably Beatty
Identify the exposition of Fahrenheit 451
Future dystopian America, Guy Montag
Identify and define one type of genre
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Science fiction - includes aliens, robots, futuristic tech, etc.
Explain the difference between direct characterization and indirect characterization.
Direct characterization is when the author tells you directly what a character is like, whereas indirect characterization is when you must infer what a character is like through STEAL.
Define theme
lesson of the story
Describe Mildred Montag's personality and habits.
Apathetic, addicted to sleeping pills, TV
The climax of the story is...
When Montag kills Beatty
Define and give an example of one type of figurative language
(some examples may be exempt)
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onomatopoeia - sound words
Define and give an example of a simile.
Comparing using like or as.
My mom had me working like a dog doing my chores.
Identify the 4 elements of a plot diagram.
Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Resolution.
Will also accept falling action, but you need to have the others as well!
Describe the role of Clarisse McClellan on Montag.
*Hint: think of the theme!
She taught him to be curious
What happens at the end of the novel?
The city is bombed and all of those who were distracted by Montag's media attention were left unawares and died. Montag and the other scholars continue on, hoping to one day restart a literature-focused society.
Identify the type of poem below:
"love between us is
speech and breath. loving you is
a river running."
Haiku
Define and give an example of personification.
Giving human qualities to non-human objects.
Lion King, Finding Nemo, any movie where an animal talks.
Lightning danced across the sky.
Define genre and give three examples.
Category of literature.
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How do the scholars preserve literature? Which books will Montag preserve?
They memorize the books. Montag will memorize the Book of Ecclesiastes and The Book of Revelations (from the Bible).
Identify and explain one theme of Fahrenheit 451.
Be curious - always continue learning or your brain will atrophy like Milly's
How many syllables per line are found in iambic pentameter?
10 syllables per line
Define setting and give an example from your independent reading novel.
Time/place of a story.
Katniss Everdeen, Panem (future dystopian America)
Define the three major genres:
Prose, Poetry, and Drama.
Written how we speak (conventionally)
Written with attention to musical quality, condensed language, and intense emotion
Written to be performed on a stage
Using STEAL, describe one aspect of Montag.
Answers vary.
Speech
Thoughts/Feelings
Effect on Others
Actions
Looks
Identify and explain one theme of Fahrenheit 451.
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Strive to be individual and unique. Like Clarisse and the scholars, each person has something that makes them unique that others can learn from.
Create a sentence using alliteration with the letter D. Your sentence must have a minimum of 5 words.
Don't dilly or dally, Dale!
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