Fahrenheit 451
Lesson Plans
Lesson Plan 1:
Intro: Speech Under Fire
The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to one of the themes of the novel which is freedom of expression or at least asks the question “do we have freedom of expression.” Although students may already have heard about the 1st Amendment, this lesson allows students to begin asking if they have complete freedom to say or publish what they want in public.
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Lesson Plan 2:
CENSORED
In this lesson, students will discover the effects of censorship on civilians. Although, students may believe that freedom of speech may mean that every speech is acceptable, however, censorship occurs in various aspects of our lives and other’s lives. Students will also be able to see how history still repeats itself in our society regarding censorship and banning various medium forms.
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Lesson Plan 3:
CENSORED Part II
The purpose of this lesson is to help students to realize about censorship in their everyday lives. It might be surprising that the songs they listen to, the shows that they watch, and what is presented at school is censored due to various reasons. This lesson will allow students to see how Bradbury’s warning of censorship even touches their lives.
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Lesson Plan 4:
What's Your Story?
Lesson Plan 5:
Who Says What to Whom with What Effect?
Lesson Plan 6:
Use Your Voice!
The purpose of this lesson is to help students understand that everyone has a different perspective on various positions. Depending on your viewpoint, it does not mean that the person is wrong but has a different outlook. However, after viewing three different texts, students will decide the problems of just seeing from one perspective and how it might narrow their outlook on life.
Advertising is a part of our everyday lives in such a way that we do not realize its effect on us. It is essential for students to understand how creators of advertising use various techniques to get us enticed by their content for a purpose. Students will also realize that they are not numb to the messages sent by the media but that they have the agency to critique the signals presented to them and that they can also create themselves.
Students may feel that their voice is small compared to others in society. However, through the writing workshop and using a poem by African American poet, Toney Medina, students will be able to see that their words matter. Students will also see how they can use effective ways to make their words count.
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NOTE: I created the Annotation Notecards, but I do cite where I used questions to help create the card in my LP
(Milner & Milner 224)