Curriculum / ELA / 10th Grade / Unit 1: "If This Goes On..." Technology, Truth, and Happiness in Fahrenheit 451 / Lesson 22
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Draft an argumentative essay using strong transitional words/phrases and evidence from nonfiction texts.
Resource: Mentor Text: Argumentative Essay (G10, U1, L22–23)
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Introduce themes of technology in Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451 and reflect on one's personal technology habits.
Standards
RI.9-10.1RI.9-10.2RI.9-10.7
Analyze how Ray Bradbury uses figurative language, characterization, and imagery to convey his central message about technology in the short story "The Pedestrian."
RL.9-10.2RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.4
Analyze how Bradbury uses the characterization of Montag and Clarisse to introduce larger ideas about this society.
Analyze Clarisse and Mildred as literary foils and how Bradbury uses them to introduce ideas about technology.
Analyze how events and descriptive details show a development in Montag's character.
RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.4
Identify the main arguments in Beatty's speech and argue one's own views on censorship.
RL.9-10.2RL.9-10.3
Explore a text set on book banning to determine one's own views of censorship in public schools.
RI.9-10.2RI.9-10.7
Analyze how Vonnegut and Nguyen use rhetorical appeals to advance their arguments on censorship.
RI.9-10.2RI.9-10.4RI.9-10.6RI.9-10.8
Analyze how Plato uses symbolism to convey ideas about ignorance and knowledge.
RL.9-10.2RL.9-10.4
Analyze how Bradbury uses imagery and figurative language to characterize Faber and his relationship with Montag.
Analyze how two key scenes reveal Montag's conflicting personalities at the end of Part 2.
RL.9-10.3RL.9-10.4RL.9-10.5
Unpack a writing prompt and use a graphic organizer to gather evidence in preparation for a two-paragraph response.
RL.9-10.1RL.9-10.3W.9-10.1W.9-10.5
Outline a two-paragraph response, including a strong topic sentence, evidence, analysis, and a concluding statement.
W.9-10.1W.9-10.5W.9-10.9
Draft and revise a two-paragraph response analyzing Montag's transformation in "The Sieve and the Sand."
W.9-10.1W.9-10.5
Analyze Montag's thoughts, feelings, and behavior during the climactic scenes of the novel.
RL.9-10.3
Examine how social media platforms can use algorithms to influence society.
RL.9-10.2
Analyze how Bradbury uses symbolism and imagery to convey important ideas.
Analyze how the imagery and symbolism Bradbury uses at the end of the novel contribute to important themes.
Engage in a summative Socratic Seminar about the larger themes and ideas of Fahrenheit 451, supporting arguments with strong and thorough textual evidence.
SL.9-10.1SL.9-10.1.aSL.9-10.1.bSL.9-10.1.cSL.9-10.1.dSL.9-10.4
Read and annotate nonfiction resources, using a graphic organizer to identify similarities and/or differences between the issue discussed in the resources and how it is depicted in Fahrenheit 451.
W.9-10.7W.9-10.8W.9-10.9
Draft thesis statements and outline an argumentative essay.
W.9-10.1W.9-10.7W.9-10.8W.9-10.9
W.9-10.1W.9-10.1.aW.9-10.1.bW.9-10.1.cW.9-10.1.d
Create a Works Cited page for an argumentative essay and engage in peer review to revise their essays.
W.9-10.5W.9-10.8
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