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Reading Assignments: Divide your novel into four sections - by pages or chapters. **Post the schedule below on your wiki page with your pages/chapters due filled in for each class.**

Class 39 World Literature Circles - Meeting #1 Pages / Chapters Due: Page 33



Reflections: After each world literature circle discussion, please complete the following reflection in complete sentences on your page. (Clearly label each discussion reflection.) **What was the most interesting idea or insight that was discussed in your group meeting today?**Describe the discussion in as much detail as you can, noting the ideas various members came up with as well as any follow-up questions that were asked. (This reflection needs to be a paragraph in length.)

The most interesting idea in our group meeting today was talking about interesting passages. There are a lot of passages that tells the main ideas of the book. Also, we found a lot of connections on what we read in school during this academic year. For instance, Romeo and Juliet, it's pretty much related in terms of escaping places secretly in order to acheive something. Also, Things Fall Apart is related to the book. These two books are mainly about gaining something after rebelling against the white men. For July’s People, it’s South Africans protesting against white men for freedom of slavery, and for Things Fall Apart, it’s people protesting against white men for freedom of religion and government. Those two have similarities because the white men suddenly came and took over the government and started ruling the states. There were a lot of questions since the book was really hard and difficult to understand. We also foud out that there are a lot of sexual allusions in this book, and we saw that this is connected to Romeo and Juliet.

Censorship is related in Fahrenheit 451. Ray Bradbury tells the readers what might happen to government in the later future in the United States, and what will happen if government takes the total control of the nations. In Fahrenheit 451, the government took over the total control of the nation and forced that books should be given hard and harsh censorship. People in the novel have fallen as victims to censorships. Fortunately, some citizens remain who are willing to sacrifice their lives to secure that books remain alive.

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/Section/What-is-the-role-of-censorship-in-Fahrenheit-451-.id-305403,articleId-27019.html

Cliffnotes basically pays top notched college students. The site has analysis of a specific theme of a book. For instance, for Fahrenheit 451, is analyzed in terms of role of censorship. Cliffnotes is a part of the IDG books and Joh Wiley & Sons, and Dummies series in the United States.

Class 41 World Literature Circles - Meeting #2 Pages / Chapters Due:



Sentence Pattern 1: Music bombarded him at such an immense volume that his bones were almost shaken from their tendons; he felt his jaws vibrate, his eyes wobble in his head.

Explanation: It has a semi colon splice to separate the two sentences that have joined. Also, there are no conjunctions and related sentences now joined.

Reflection: We saw some a lot of reflections between Fahrenheit 451 and Romeo & Juliet, Metamorphosis, Death of Ivan Ilych, and Animal Farm. For instance, Romeo and Juliet. In the novel Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury refer to William Shakespeare and his plays, recalling for the reader the insight into the human condition that “the Bard” made his life’s work. Fahrenheit 451 & Shakespeare is nothing more than a name on the fireman’s board to be routed out and burnt. Shakespeare’s writings in consequence become another fundamental piece of cultural heritage to be distorted and destroyed for the sake of an unthinking society, while Montag is confronted with his own choices between doing what he knows to be right and what is easy.

Class 43 World Literature Circles - Meeting #3 Pages / Chapters Due:

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We have a lot of connections for Fahrenheit 451. We have made many interesting connections such as connections to animal farm, ivan illych, metamorphosis, Romeo and Juliet. Both in Fahrenheit 451, and the death of ivan illych, it talks about problems in job. Their main questions are are they really enjoying their job? Is this job worth doing it? What is point of doing this job? This conflicts go on such a long time. Also in Metamorphosis, they both constantly talk about alienation and loneliness. Both Gregor and M1g are isolated people and loneliness is constantly increasing as the story processes. Both in Romeo and juliet and Fahrenheit 451, they both talks about conflicts in the society. Also Romeo and Juliet. Montag secretly goes into a forest to memorize his book and pursuit happiness. In Romeo and Juliet, they escape and marry secretly in a catholic church to pursuit their happiness.


 * Preview** your book by answering the following questions on your wiki page:
 * What do you think this novel will be about based on the cover art? (complete sentences)
 * It looks like it's going to be peaceful and calmness about the culture of Africa, where everyone is liberal and free.
 * READ THE FIRST PAGE ALOUD IN YOUR GROUP
 * What is the POV (provide evidence)?
 * The point of view of this novel is in Third person point of view (The narrator is speaking instead of a character speaking in the book)
 * What conflict is introduced?
 * Slave (Africans) are serving the white men - slavery & racism
 * Not in their regular home - serving their masters
 * What characters are introduced?
 * July (Servant in a white men's house)
 * What do you learn about each of the characters (provide textual evidence)?
 * July is a African slave in the white men's house
 * Not in her house
 * What is the setting (time, location)?
 * Location: South Africa
 * Time: In the mid - 1900s
 * When the independence movement began
 * What do you think this book will be about? (complete sentences)
 * I think this book will be about independence movements from the Europeans during the mid - 1900s.