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F451 vocab
Fahrenheit 451 vocab 1. utopia, n. – an ideal, not real, place that is absolutely perfect. 2. dystopia, n. – an imaginary world that is awful, usually because of something people have done. 3. serum, n. – the clear fluid that holds the other components of the blood. 4. stolid, adj. – having or showing little emotion 5. salamander, n. – 1) small, lizard-like amphibian; 2) a mythical creature capable of withstanding fire; 3) an object used in a fire, capable of withstanding great heat. 6. hierarchy, n. – a group organized according to rank or authority  7. ballistics, n. – the study of firing, flight, and effect of ammunition  8. olfactory, adj. – having to do with the sense of smell  9. trajectory, n. – the path of a moving object.  10. abstract, adj. – art which is based on the form of the art alone, not on something outside of it.  11. cataract, n. – a very large waterfall; a condition making the lens of the eye opaque, leading to blindness.  12. abridge, v. – to condense; to cut short 13. abyss, n. – a very deep hole or chasm 14. cower, v. – to cringe in fear 15. distilled, adj. – purified or concentrated, as if through distillation 16. ravenous, adj. – extremely hungry; greedy 17. intuitively, adv. – through intuition, internal feeling, rather than rational thought 18. profusion, adv. – a plentiful amount 19. quaver, v. – to speak in a trembling voice 20. rebut, v. – to refute; to offer opposing evidence 21. oblivion, n. – the state of being forgotten or erased from common memory 22. scapegoat, n. – someone forced to take the blame for others 23. informant, n. – someone who gives information 24. informer, n. – someone who gets payment in return for information that gets someone else in trouble.

Fahrenheit 451 reading schedule
On the night of: Read: Mon., Mar. 7 pp. 3 – 21 Tues., Mar. 8 pp. 21 – 42 Wed., Mar. 9 pp. 42 – 63 Thurs., Mar. 10 pp. 63 - 85 Fri., Mar. 11 pp. 85 – 101

Mon., Mar. 14 pp. 102 – 117 Tues., Mar. 15 pp. 117 – 136 Wed., Mar. 16 pp. 137 – 154 Thurs., Mar. 17 pp. 154 – 165

Monday, March 7

 * get reading schedule
 * finish vocab list
 * read aloud beginning of book

Tuesday, March 8

 * quiz on pp. 3 - 21

Wednesday, March 9
quiz on pp. 21 - 42
 * discuss book
 * discuss close reading
 * do Mechanical Hound close reading assignment

Thursday, March 10

 * start Mechanical Hound writing assignment

Friday, March 11

 * quiz on pp. 45 - 85
 * finish Mechanical Hound assignment