1.    CommonLit.org, www.commonlit.org, 2016. Web. 16 April 2018.

CommonLit aided me in finding texts that would align with Fahrenheit 451’s themes. The site provided videos, poetry, scientific articles, and short stories from across the curriculum that would also tie to the topic of freedom of speech and censorship in my unit plan. It is also helpful in providing a translation function for my ESL students to use and has questions that will help me tie the reading back the main novel.

 

2.    Facing History and Ourselves Facing History and Ourselves, Facing History and Ourselves, www.facinghistory.org/, 2016. Web. 17 April 2018.

  Facing History and Ourselves engages students to examine prejudice and racism across other interdisciplinary curriculums so that students can connect to their own lives. I used this site to help me connect the Nazi book burnings to censorship today. I will also use the site to help find articles that will display the unit’s theme of freedom of expression across other countries so that students will be more connected to the world outside of their classroom.

 

3.    The Library of Congress, United States Legislative Information, www.loc.gov/, 2016. Web. 17 April 2018.

 I used this site to find historical photos to help with the historical context of Fahrenheit 451. The site will also be a resource for students to use when they create their final project that compares Fahrenheit 451 and life events about the freedom of expression. The site will be useful for students when they have to find primary and secondary sources for their project.

 

4.    Newsela, Newela, newsela.com/, 2016. Web. 17 April 2018.   

 In my unit, I used this site to find current event articles that connect with Fahrenheit 451.  I already used the website in one of my lesson plans which required students to read about how contemporary YA novels have been censored for various reasons. The site also includes translations to Spanish which will help my ESL students with reading the articles along with the class. I will use Newsela again in my unit to helps students understand more about their right of free expression (and the lack of it since they are students).

 

5.    Poetry Foundation, Poetry Foundation, www.poetryfoundation.org/, 2016. Web. 17 April 2018.

The Poetry Foundation houses a database of poetry from diverse cultural backgrounds. I incorporated and will use more poetry throughout my unit to help include different voices for students to read throughout the unit. The use of this site will also help students become more used to reading poetry and understanding how themes from our unit translate in other forms of literature.

  6.    ReadWriteThink, Verizon Foundation, www.readwritethink.org/, 2016. Web. 17 April 2018.

ReadWriteThink is an educational database full of lessons plans, videos, and professional development resources to help teach English content and make it more relatable for students. In my unit, I want to touch on how the use of propaganda misleads citizens. On the website, it has various lesson plans and activities that discusses how students can learn more about freedom of speech and activities that can allow them to have more hands-on experience regarding the topics.

 

7.    TedTalk TED: Ideas Worth Spreading, TedTalk Conferences, LLC, www.ted.com/talks, 2016. Web. 17 April 2018.

I enjoy using TedTalk because there is such a varied range of videos that are either engaging, thought-provoking, entertaining, or informative of what the greatest minds are discussing currently. Since students enjoy watching videos, TedTalk will help engage students in seeing how people from a different of cultural backgrounds are talking about topics that are relevant to them or at least eye-opening. I already used a  TedTalk in one of my lesson plans to talk about how people’s biases can keep them opening up to new perspectives. However, I am going to utilize more videos to get students to think more about whether they believe limited or censored information protects or hinders the public.

 

8.    United States Courts, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, www.uscourts.gov/. Since my Fahrenheit 451 unit discusses a lot about freedom of expression, the constitution, and involves history, it is almost impossible not to look at the United States Courts website to discover court cases that involve breaches of the 1st Amendment. The US Court site is helpful in describing the details of freedom of speech entails essential Supreme cases. This site will also be a resource for students to use for their final project as a secondary source that is required for their assessment.