Fahrenheit 451 Background and Vocabulary

What word means the surroundings in which we live?

• hypnotize

• intellectual

• environment

• conscience

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the definition of compose?

• very important, crucial, or necessary to succeed

• to create or put together something

• to give attention and concentrate on something

• the surroundings in which we live

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What word means to remove or block certain things?

• intellectual

• environment

• censor

• abstract

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What word means feeling very upset or disappointed?

• dismay

• focus

• censor

• environment

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the definition of 'recite'?

• To pay attention and concentrate on something

• Very important or crucial, necessary to succeed

• To say something aloud from memory

• A summary of what something is about

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What event inspired Ray Bradbury to become a writer?

• Meeting a magician named Mr. Electro

• Reading a book by Jules Verne

• Attending a science fiction convention

• Winning a writing contest

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Where did Ray Bradbury move to in 1934?

• San Francisco

• Chicago

• Los Angeles

• New York

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

How did Ray Bradbury educate himself?

• By going to libraries

• By hiring private tutors

• Through online courses

• By attending night school

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What prestigious award did Ray Bradbury receive?

• The Pulitzer Prize

• The Booker Prize

• The Nobel Prize in Literature

• The National Book Award

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What genres did Ray Bradbury contribute to?

• Biographies

• Historical Fiction

• Science Fiction and Fantasy

• Romance and Drama