Fahrenheit 451 Lesson Plan

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

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   Reading well: appreciating the achievement of the author by examining and discussing details and overarching themes and considering how the details contribute to the whole novel.

2. 2

   Thinking well: using the discussion questions to draw conclusions from evidence and using evidence to weigh arguments and counterarguments.

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   Speaking well: developing oral skills through vocabulary development, debate, and group discussion.

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   Writing well: creating and sustaining an argument, using evidence, in essay form.

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   Writing creatively: using non-expository...