Ray Bradbury and Fahrenheit 451

COMPLETE THE WEBQUEST AND THE FIRST SEMESTER SURVEY BY tomorrow, 1/21!

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Ray Bradbury Webquest 

            Before you begin reading Ray Bradbury’s famous novel Fahrenheit 451, you will do some research on the author and on dystopian literature.

DIRECTIONS: Choose to either copy and paste the questions on a word document and write answers only OR hand write your answers and make sure to embed the question in the answer.

DUE: Wednesday, January 21st 

Website 1: www.Raybradbury.com/bio.html

1.      Where was Ray Bradbury born and where did he grow up?

2.      What awards has Ray Bradbury earned? (List two and give a total count)

3.      What is the “great fun” in Bradbury’s life?

Website #2 http://www.neabigread.org/books/fahrenheit451/readers-guide/about-the-author/

1. How long did it take him to write Fahrenheit 451?
2. Where did his ideas for the book come from?
3.  What does he say about making predictions? What does he feel his books do?
4. What would be the one book he would commit to memory? Why?

Website #3 http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson926/DefinitionCharacteristics.pdf

1. Give a short concise definition of a dystopia
2. List 3 characteristics of a dystopian society
3. Name and describe one type of dystopian control
4. What is a protagonist? Give 2/4 dystopian protagonist characteristics.

First Semester Survey                    STOP!  START!  REPEAT!

1.       What (if any) activity do you think we should stop doing?  You must explain why.

2.       What (if any) activity would you like to start doing?  What benefit do you think it will bring to our class?

3.       What activity do you think we should continue doing?  Why do you enjoy it?

4.       Rank the reading selections in order of your favorite (1) to least favorite (3)

____ The Miracle Worker            ____ Wonder                    ____Of Mice and Men