Monday, April 8, 2019

Coming Back to Life: April 8, 2019

Focus: What does it mean to be alive but not alive, dead but not dead?

1. Warming up with three good things!

2. Performing a close reading of the graphic novel's interpretation of Montag and Mildred's book extravaganza (page 90)

On the left-hand side of your notebook paper...
  • What are you noticing about use of colors / shadows in this scene?
  • Who are the characters in this scene, and what are you noticing about the way they're drawn?
  • Any other observations about the way this scene is illustrated?
On the right-hand side of your notebook paper...
  • How do you interpret the observations you made on the left-hand side? What do you think this artist is suggesting?
At the bottom of your notebook paper...
  • What's alive/coming back to life in this scene?
  • What's dead or dying in this scene? Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
3. Reading, journaling, and conferencing (through page 119)

HW:
1. For WEDNESDAY: Read and journal through page 119 in F451.

2. For FRIDAY: Read and journal through page 138 in F451.

2 comments:

  1. Montag probably feels so alone, he went from being this mindless human who laughed at anything anybody said, to questioning society, and realizing the flaws.

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  2. As seen throughout the graphic novel, the shades of Montag's character gets lighter and lighter. I believe that this was because as he got deeper and deeper into this new mindset, the more enlightened he became.

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