Fahrenheit 451: The Sieve and the Sand

If you have any questions or observations about the second section of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, "The Sieve and the Sand," please add a comment here. As you continue reading the book, you may realize some things about this section that didn't occur to you upon first reading, so feel free to return here to comment as your understanding grows.

Fahrenheit 451: The Hearth and the Salamander

If you have any questions or observations about the first section of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, "The Hearth and the Salamander," please add a comment here. As you continue reading the book, you may realize some things about this section that didn't occur to you upon first reading, so feel free to return here to comment as your understanding grows.

Vocab Word #3 (due September 12)

Please post your third vocab word. When you find a good word, please add it as a comment to this post, along with the original sentence in which the word appeared, the source of the sentence, and a short definition in your own words. Your word should be unique in the class; that is, you shouldn't post the same word as someone else. Therefore, before you post your word and definition, read through the existing comments to see if your word is there already. If it is, you need to find another word. No fair using a word from last week's list.

Vocab Word #2 (due September 5)

Now it's time to post your second vocab word. When you find a good word, please add it as a comment to this post, along with the original sentence in which the word appeared, the source of the sentence, and a short definition in your own words. Your word should be unique in the class; that is, you shouldn't post the same word as someone else. Therefore, before you post your word and definition, read through the existing comments to see if your word is there already. If it is, you need to find another word. No fair using a word from last week's list.

"Searching for Summer" Response

Now that you have read "Searching for Summer," you should have written three meaningful questions about the story. Save your best question for class tomorrow, and post one of your other questions here. Please post your question by midnight, Monday, August 28. THEN, on Tuesday, please read your classmates' questions on the blog and comment on one of them. You'll add your comments to this same post. Be sure to mention whose question you're responding to. So, by midnight Tuesday, August 29, I should see 2 of your comments about the story on the class blog.

Progress in Your Lifetime

For your first post, please comment about an invention, innovation, or social change that has occurred since you were born and that represents "progress." Identify the change, explain how the change represents progress, and explain whether you think this progress has been positive or negative. (If you really can't think of a significant change in your lifetime, comment about a change that has occurred since your parents were born.)

Vocab Word #1

As we discussed in class, one of your first assignments is to find a word that could add to your vocabulary. When you find a good word, please add it as a comment to this post, along with the original sentence in which the word appeared, the source of the sentence, and a short definition in your own words. Your word should be unique in the class; that is, you shouldn't post the same word as someone else. Therefore, before you post your word and definition, read through the existing comments to see if your word is there already. If it is, you need to find another word.