Lights! Camera! Deception!

So, we’ll give you about 10 minutes to get set and then we’ll film your :30 ads/plays.  I’ll be grading you on 1) demonstrating some knowledge of the book and 2) demonstrating some knowledge of advertising techniques.

Next, I’ll give back the quizzes and talk a bit about the themes and ideas the novels and how someone might comment on them.

F451–>Themes: Censorship, anti-intellectualism, literacy, totalitarianism, propaganda, technology, consumerism, rebellion, society

Anthem–>Individualism vs. collectivism, technology, education, society, peer pressure, work, totalitarianism.

Anthem Questions

1. Why does Equality think that Liberty is different than all of the rest?
2. Why is it bad to be “too” happy in this society?  (46)
3. What’s so scary about the Uncharted forest?
4. What did the man do to deserve being burned at the stake? What does Equality imagine happened when he saw him?
5. What does Equality learn with the crazy frog’s leg?
6. Why is the conversation between Equality and Liberty forbidden? What do they tell each other?
7. What decision does Equality make on pg. 70 and why?  What do you think will happen?
8. Prediction:  How will this story end?

F451 Questions: Section 2

1)    Pg.68  Montag reads a quote “It is computed that eleven thousand persons have at several times suffered death rather than submit to break their eggs at the smaller end.”  What do you think that means?  Why did Montag read it?
2)    Pg. 74.  Why does Mildred prefer her “family’ to books?  Is she right?
3)    Read quote beginning “Jesus God…”  (pg. 73) What doe we learn about the political and military situation?
4)    Who is Faber and why does Montag want to talk to him?
5)    Who is the White Clown and why does Montag want to know if he loves Mildred?
6)    How does Denham’s Dentifrice drive Montag crazy?  What does this passage show about how advertising affect people?
7)    Why does Faber consider himself a coward?  What does he give Montag?
8)    What plan do Faber and Montag cook up?  Do you think it will work?

HW:  F451–> Finish section 2 (Pg. 110).

Anthem–> Read pages 62-87.