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Instructions: Students will read the first 9 pages of the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury using the online link to the text or audio reading of the text; both links are provided below.Page 9 ends with the sentence, “He wore his happiness like a mask and there was no way of going to knock on her door and ask for it back.”The audio ends page 9 at 15:38.The following is a link to the Fahrenheit 451 novel: following is a link to the audio book. of delivery: Students you may submit assignments through google classroom, or by text message @ 901-295-9642 for Ms. Henry or @ 901-609-3895 Beasley. You can send a picture of your handwritten work as well. We just ask that you use dark colored ink and not a pencil. Remember our SCS emails are available as well.What common diction, or word choice is used to describe Guy Montag in the first three paragraphs on page 2 (ending with “He slid to a squeaking halt, the heels one inch from the concrete floor downstairs.” what abstract idea would you use to describe Guy Montag?Lift five to seven phrases Bradbury uses to describe Clarisse. How would you describe Clarisse? What abstract idea is associated with Clarisse?Revisit the last paragraph of page 3 and the second to last paragraph on page five. What motif do you see recurring and associated with Clarisse?Read the following quotes and determine the common idea among the passages. “You laugh when I haven’t been funny and you answer right off. You never stop to think what I’ve asked you.” (page 6)“Oh that’s just my mother and father and uncle sitting around talking…” “But what do you talk about?” (page 7)“What a strange meeting on a strange night. He remembered nothing like it save one afternoon a year ago when he had met an old man in the park and they had talked.” (page 8)“He wore his happiness like a mask and the girl had run off across the lawn with the mask and there was no way of going to knock on her door and ask for it back.” (page 9)Based on the four passages, select the most appropriate common idea presented in pages 1-9. Justify your answer. New friendships are the start to a fresh outlook on life. Think before you speak., otherwise you can cause people to feel ignored. Unexpected encounters can uncover revelations about one’s self that we may or may not have known before.People can be obnoxious and nosey that makes it difficult to develop close friendships. Using one of the quotes from question number three to respond to the following question. How does evidence from the text support the development of the common idea you selected in question number 4? ................
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