Introduction
Welcome to the Fahrenheit 451 webquest. Click on the task bar to learn more about censorship. You will need to answer the questions that coincide with the given link.
Task
Part I: Explore the following sites for information on the kinds of historical censorship Ray Bradbury discusses in Fahrenheit 451: Step I: The burning of Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley
http://www.satucket.com/lectionary/Latimer_Ridley_Cranmer.htm
1. Why were they burned at the stake?
2. Why was Latimer confident that they were doing the right thing?
3. Why would it be important to remind people of this history?
http://totallyhistory.com/nazi-book-burnings/
4. In what way might these images have inspired Bradbury to write Fahrenheit 451?
McCarthyism and Blacklisting in Hollywood:
Each link takes you to a page that tells a small part of the story of Blacklisting in Hollywood in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s. You will need to look at several of the pages to get a complete picture.
https://prezi.com/-wyadtdy2umj/mccarthyism-and-blacklisting-in-hollywood/
www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/blacklist.html
5. Why did it happen?
6. Was it right or wrong?
7. Could it happen again?
8. How might it have inspired Bradbury to write Fahrenheit 451?
Explore the following site to look at censorship issues that are in the news today.
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/how-media-censorship-affects-the-news-you-see-2315162
Answer the following questions:
9. What is the least controversial form of media censorship?
10. What does it mean to protect a person's privacy?
11. Name two instances where the media had to use graphic details to report the story?
12. What happened in 1971? Explain what the Pentagon Papers were?
13. What didn't the Sinclair Broadcast Group allow to be seen on TV? Why do you think they didn't broadcast it?
Warning Labels on CD’s:
The V-Chip and Movie Ratings: Controlling access to violence and objectionable content in the Media: http://www.fcc.gov/vchip
Book Banning:
https://litreactor.com/news/the-most-dangerous-game-goes-too-far-for-colorado-mom
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell will be a short story we read this year. At one time it was banned in schools.
14. Why was this "Colorado mom" so upset after reading it?
15. Also, how does this story compare with the Hunger Games?
Final question:
16. Do you personal think that some books should be banned in high school? Why or why not?
Process
Answer the questions on a separate sheet of paper and in complete sentences. You do not need to write the question.
Evaluation
And it's good! Nice work!!! Mike Trout rules.
