12.3/4

1. Do Now: CAHSEE Prep Questions for 451

2. VOCAB

(4.) Incite 152 (v) - To stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action
The Oscar Grant killing incited people to protest the actions of the police.

(5.) Pedant 153 (n) – 1. A person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning. 2. A person who overemphasizes rules or minor details.
My college professor was a pedant; if you were not paying attention for even a second he would criticize you.

(6.) Squander 158 (v) - 1. To spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by “away”).
2. To scatter
I squandered away Sunday afternoon on the couch watching reality TV.


3. Read aloud to page 155

4. Reader Response – 451 and Today
Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 in 1953. How much of what he wrote has become true? Make connections to some of the things he wrote in the book to society today. ½ page.

CAHSEEPrep451.pdf