Fahrenheit 451 Final Project Options



Fahrenheit 451 Final Project Options

|1. WRITING |2.RESEARCH/WRITING |3. RESEARCH/WRITING |4. VIDEO |5. VIDEO |

|There are many literary |Research the history of fire |Find out which books on “The 100 Most |Choose a scene from the novel that is |Imagine you are a TV |

|allusions in Fahrenheit 451.|departments, their equipment, and |Frequently Challenged” list are missing |especially important. With a group of|reporter interviewing|

|Choose five quotes from |some famous fires. You might also |from our middle school library. Select |students, type a script for the scene |Mildred’s friends |

|literature in the book |want to interview a firefighter in |five of the missing books and write a |and film it. Hand in a typed copy of |after the fire and |

|(include the page numbers). |your community to find out what |proposal to the school librarian and |your script (double spaced, 12-14 |the murder. Give |

|Then explain if and how each|services your fire department |principal explaining why they are |point, easily read font) |your on-the-scene |

|quote relates to the novel. |provides. Type (double spaced, |important for students to have in the | |report. Hand in a |

|The quotes and explanations |12-14 point, easily read font) a |school’s library and should be ordered. | |typed copy of the |

|must be typed (double |summary of your findings. Include |Type (double spaced, 12-14 point, easily | |script (double |

|spaced, 12-14 point, easily |a works cited page for your sources|read font). Include a works cited page | |spaced, 12-14 point, |

|read font). Include a works |(MLA format). |for your sources (MLA format). | |easily read font). |

|cited page for your sources | | | | |

|(MLA format). | | | | |

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|6. WRITING |7. COMIC BOOK |8. CD SOUNDTRACK |9. FLASH DRIVE |10. WRITING |

|Create your own dystopia. |Draw a comic book complete with |*Make your own soundtrack for Fahrenheit |Imagine that you find a flash drive |Write an original |

|Write about a futuristic |bubble-style conversations showing |451. Create a playlist of at least 5 |next to the computer of Montag, |ending for Fahrenheit|

|time in which society has |7 important incidents in Fahrenheit|songs, and then “burn” a CD (using legal |Clarisse, Mildred, Beatty, or Faber. |451. First give the |

|gone awry. Similar to the |451. |sites like itunes, Zune Marketplace, |The drive contains personal documents:|plot summary, and |

|idea that books are harmful | |etc.) in the order they would appear in |letters, music, photos, “To do” lists,|then supply your own |

|and should be burned, what | |the book. Create a CD jacket that |data, saved emails, facebook profile |ending as if you were|

|is the current trend/belief | |illustrates the book (in your eyes). |info., poems written by the character |the author (1-2 |

|in society that is | |This should be in color. Also include |for his or her eyes alone, etc. |typed, double spaced,|

|overriding common sense. | |the titles, and performers of the songs |Decide on 4 or 5 documents or files, |12-14 point, easily |

|Introduce us to your | |in the order they appear in the jacket. |recreate them, invent file names for |read font). |

|protagonist. Will she/he be| | |each and create a fake printout of the| |

|successful in their quest or| |*Type a list of the song titles, along |drive directory (or table of contents)| |

|will she/he ultimately fail?| |with the artists, where the song fits |showing all of the filenames. Print | |

|(2-4 typed, double space, | |into the book (page number required), and|all of these documents and place them | |

|12-14 point, easily read | |explain the action occurring when the |together in a packet about the | |

|font). | |song would be playing.) Along with the |character. | |

| | |list, explain your reasoning for choosing|*The four or five files you recreate | |

| | |your selection. Include a works cited |cannot be all photos, or all music. | |

| | |page for your sources (MLA format). |They must be a combination of | |

| | | |different files. Include a works | |

| | | |cited page for your sources (MLA | |

| | | |format). | |

Choose one of the following projects to work on individually or in a group (with no more than three members). The project will be worth 50 points and is due on Friday, November 14. Remember to be creative but appropriate!

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