Fahrenheit 451 “The
Hearth and the Salamander”
Response Essay
Due Dates
Peer Editing Draft – Wednesday, October 26 (A) Thursday,
October 27 (B/F)
Final Draft – Wednesday, November 2 (A/F)
Thursday, November 3 (B)
Topic: Choose to
focus on developing a text-based main idea about one of the aspects of “The
Hearth and the Salamander” listed below that you find most compelling. Demonstrate your clear thinking about the
novel by incorporating at least three or four pieces of text that support your
claim in a succinct written composition.
v
The Minstrel Man allusion
v
“The Hearth and the Salamander” synecdoche
v
A motif
v
A Comparison/Contrast of Clarisse and Mildred
v
A relevant quotation
