Mr. Kolade’s 8th grade English Weblog

Here is your opportunity to ask questions that you might want to be answered and have some of your fellow classmates answer them in preparation for your test on Wednesday.
To start, here is a question from Maya:
Mr. Kolade, What are the concepts, symbols, and ideas that you want us to know for “Super Toys Last [...]

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Just thought about this as I awoke from my much needed nap….
From what you know so far, how would the major characters in the book (Beatty, Clarisse, Mildred and Montag) get along in our society? In our modern society of music videos, reality television, and MySpace, how would they do? What would they think?
I’m actually [...]

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If you were wondering how Ray Bradbury came up with the book, here’s an interesting video interview with the author. He explains how he came up with the names, the themes, and even some of the technology. (He also claims to have invented a number of things because of this book.)
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Let you alone! Thats all very well, but how can I leave myself alone? We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real? (52)
- Montag
Montag says this to Mildred after the traumatic [...]

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Here is a list of the 100 most challenged books from 1990 – 2000. (From the American Library Association) Hopefully you note that many of the books that some of you have read are on there (including some for school). When looking at the list, think about who would want these books to be banned [...]

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Many of you may not know to just what extent aspects of your lives are being censored. I know that a number of you use ‘MySpace’ and love it. But how many of you know that even this popular site that is “committed to protecting the rights of its users and respecting their right [...]

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