November 18, 2010

Thursday

Opening: Bell Work

SSR (15 minutes) If you don’t have a book, please

grab one off the bookshelf Remember to return the book you

borrowed If you would like to take the book

home, you have to return after school to sign it out with Mr. Kennedy

AgendaNovember 18, 2010

Objective: We will be able to… Read and DISCUSS pp. 67-73 of Fahrenheit 451 by

Ray Bradbury

Opening: Bell Work SSR

Discussion: Clarisse McClellan Closing: Exit Pass

TBA

Final Exam (week of Dec. 13, 14, 15, and 16)

What is Ray Bradbury, the author of Fahrenheit 451, saying about the

world we currently live in?

Reader’s Response 13

“And Clarisse. You never talked to her. I talked to her. And men like Beatty are afraid of her. I can’t understand it. Why should they be afraid of someone like her?” Guy Montag (p. 71)

The 4th Amendment and The USA PATRIOT Act

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Fahrenheit 451(large group circle)

Read pp. 67-73

Discussion Groups (Period 2)

Directions: Take your notebook out and set-up your Cornell Notes.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6

Anissa Curtis Joshua Valerie King

Bryan Leilani Malaurie Carina Cody

Ashlin Stephanie Charlette Justin Renay

Mele Albert David Hitsa

Discussion Groups (Period 5)

Directions: Take your notebook out and set-up your Cornell Notes.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6

Jonnel Jovy Lance Kristen Marcus Adam

Petrice Ashley John Mahlon Pua Shonell

Keani Preston Courtney Leonard Adam Arianna

Derrick Michael Emily Heather Joshua

Cornell Notes

Title: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (pp. 67-73)

Exit Pass:

DQ’s: Notes:

Discussion Question 1

Who is the “they” that Clarisse is referring to?

“…the real reason, hidden underneath, might be they didn’t want people sitting like that, doing nothing, rocking, talking; that was the wrong kind of social life. People talked too much. And they had time to think.” (p. 67)

Scenario 1

Your friends call you. They're drunk at a party and want to leave. They know that they should not drive. They're calling you for a ride. The government catches this conversation and realizes that someone is serving alcohol to minors. They zero in on the address and bust the party.

Discussion Question 2

Is it ok for the government to tap phone lines in order to keep society safe? Explain.

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Scenario 2

In a message to your Facebook friends you disclose who you voted for in the latest elections.

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Discussion Question 3

How would you feel if the government knew about and kept this information? Explain.

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Scenario 3

Your family decides to take a summer vacation to the middle east. Your parents pay for the trip with their credit card.

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Discussion Question 4

How would you feel if now you and your family are being closely monitored by the government?

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Discussion Question 5 Which type of parent would you rather have? “Parent A” takes on a sort of laissez faire and

very liberal attitude. The child is free to make their own mistakes in life and hopefully this child will learn from it.

On the other hand, “Parent B” is very conservative. The child is restricted from going anywhere or doing anything without adult supervision.

Explain your decision.

Analogy

Parents are to the government as kids are to society

Parents can take away privileges like how the government can take away our rights.

Discussion Question 6

Why would a good number of our population be against the PATRIOT Act? Think about

what it’s taking away from us.

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Examples:How our rights are being violated Under this act, the government picked him up and has held

Padilla in solitary confinement ever since 2002. He was not allowed to talk to a lawyer or anyone else for the first 21 months.For nearly five years, the government tortured him in every possible way short, maybe, of pulling out his fingernails. They prevented him from sleeping. They chained him to the floor and deprived him of light and heat. They drugged him with hallucinogenic chemicals and threatened to kill him. It is not a surprise that today Padilla suffers from post-traumatic stress and memory gaps, and is unable to watch videos of his interrogations. Like many other victims of torture, he has been turned into one of the walking dead. Note: Jose Padilla was eventually found guilty, but the fact

remains that they presumed him guilty and threw him in GITMO without due process. Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty?

Another example Lundeby said the USA Patriot Act stripped her son of his

due process rights. We have no rights under the Patriot Act to even defend them, because the Patriot Act basically supersedes the Constitution,” she said. Note: Ashton Lundeby was later found guilty.

Nonetheless, the government abused their power and violated his rights.

Discussion Question 7

How does the Patriot Act relate to Fahrenheit 451? Think about the kind of society that the

characters live in, specifically the type of government they have.

Closing: Exit Pass

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Blog 13

Who do you think Montag wants to hurt? Why? (pp. 68-69)

Do you think Montag will go back to work? Why or why not?