Fahrenheit 451 Final Project Options

Choose one of the following projects to work on individually or in a group (with no more than four members). The
project will be worth ______ points and is due on __________________________. Remember to be creative but
appropriate!

1. WRITING 2. 3. VIDEO 4. VIDEO 5. VIDEO

There are many RESEARCH/WRITING
literary allusions in Research the history of
Fahrenheit 451. fire departments, their
Choose five quotes equipment, and some
from literature in the famous fires. You might
book (include the also want to interview a
page numbers). firefighter in your
Then explain if and community to find out
how each quote what services your fire
relates to the novel. department provides.
The quotes and Type (double spaced, 12-
explanations must be 14 point, easily read font)
typed (double spaced, a summary of your
12-14 point, easily findings. Include a
read font). works cited page if your
sources (MLA format).
Film a staged debate between Choose a scene from the Imagine you
Faber and Beatty. One student novel that is especially are a TV
should act as the moderator who important. With a group of reporter
will pose questions about societys students, type a script for the interviewing
problems. The students playing scene and film it. Hand in a Mildreds
the roles of Faber and Beatty typed copy of your script friends after
should give solutions they feel the (double spaced, 12-14 point, the fire and the
characters would give. Hand in a easily read font). murder. Give
typed copy (double spaced, 12-14 your on-the-
point, and easily read font) of the scene report.
questions and answers used in Hand in a
video (script). typed copy of
the script
(double spaced,
12-14 point,
easily read
font).

6. LLUSTRATION 7. ILLUSTRATION 8. CD SOUNDTRACK 9. FLASH DRIVE 10. WRITING

Design a different Montag, Mildred, and *Make your own soundtrack for
cover jacket for the Beatty all seem to have Fahrenheit 451. Create a playlist
book with an original double personalities. of at least 5 songs, and then
blurb or tagline that Choose one and draw a burn a CD (using legal sites
would make someone picture showing the two like itunes, Zune Marketplace,
want to buy the faces of the character. etc.) in the order they would
book. Design the Add an appropriate appear in the book. Create a CD
front and the back quotation from the jacket that illustrates the book (in
cover. novel. your eyes). This should be in
color. Also include the titles, and
performers of the songs in the
order they appear in the jacket.
*Type a list of the song titles,
along with the artists, where the
song fits into the book (page
number required), and explain the
action occurring when the song
would be playing.) Along with
the list, explain your reasoning
for choosing your selection.
*Select one song to play and
explain in front of the class for
extra credit.
Imagine that you find a flash Write an
drive next to the computer of original ending
Montag, Clarisse, Mildred, for Fahrenheit
Beatty, or Faber. The drive 451. First give
contains personal documents: the plot
letters, music, photos, To summary, and
do lists, data, saved emails, then supply
facebook profile info., poems your own
written by the character for ending as if you
his or her eyes alone, etc. were the author
Decide on 4 or 5 documents (1-2 typed,
or files, recreate them, invent double spaced,
file names for each and 12-14 point,
create a fake printout of the easily read
drive directory (or table of font).
contents) showing all of the
filenames. Print all of these
documents and place them
together in a packet about
the character.
*The four or five files you
recreate cannot be all photos,
or all music. They must be a
combination of different
files.
11. COLLAGE 12. WRITING 13. COMIC BOOK 14. RADIO AD 15. POSTER
Cut out magazine Exaggerate either Draw a comic book complete with Create a radio ad Make a wanted poster
pictures to make a characteristics or bubble-style conversations showing an for the book. Type for one of the characters
collage or a poster events and write a incident in Fahrenheit 451. out the script (12- or objects in the book.
illustrating the themes tabloid-style news 14 point, easily Include the following:
of the book. Include story related to the read font) and (a) a drawing or cut out
a brief response book. Include record it using picture of the character
explaining the illustrations. The story Audacity audio or object, (b) a physical
symbols and pictures must be typed (1-2 software (or a tape description, (c) the
you used and why typed, double spaced, recorder). Be sure misdeeds of the
(typed, double 12-14 point, easily read to add music character or object, (d)
spaced, 12-14 point, font). (podsafeaudio.com) other information about
easily read font). and sound effects. the character/object that
Your poster must be might be important, (e)
at least 12 X 18 the reward offered for
inches and should the capture of the
include a minimum of character or object.
10 pictures or images.
16. WEBSITES 17. BOARD GAME 18. MOVIE POSTER 19. 20. WRITING
Create a list of Create a board game Design a movie poster for the book. DICTIONARY In The Catcher in the
favorite websites a based on events and Cast the major characters in the book Make a dictionary Rye, Holden Caulfield
character in the book characters in the book. with real actors and actresses. Include containing 20 or describes a good book as
would most By playing your game, a scene or dialogue from the book in more difficult one that when youre
frequently visit. members of your class the layout of the poster. Remember, words from the done reading it, you wish
Include 3-5 sentences should learn what it should be PERSUASIVE if you want book. Your the author that wrote it
(typed, double happened in the book. people to come see the movie! dictionary must be was a terrific friend of
spaced, 12-14 point, Your game must typed, listed yours and you could call
easily read font).for include the following: alphabetically, and him up on the phone
each on why your a game board, a rule include definitions whenever you felt like
character likes each of sheet, and clear and illustrations it. Imagine that Ray
the sites. directions. (pictures) for Bradbury, the author, is
ALL of the words. a terrific friend of yours.
Write out an imaginary
telephone conversation
between the two of you
in which you discuss the
book and other things as
well. (1-2 pages typed,
double spaced, 12-14
point, easily read font).
21. CURRENT 22. POEM/SONG 24. T-SHIRT
EVENTS Write a poem or song Design and make your own T-shirt with
Gather a collection about the story (typed, an illustration about the novel. The
(at least 10 -20) of 12-14 point, easily read illustration might be all about a specific
current events (from font). Length: at least character or scene, a movie poster, a
the newspaper, 5 stanzas long. May most wanted poster, an ad. for the
magazine, or the be video taped, or book, a collection of quotes, etc. Create
Internet) that reflect performed in class for a design using color-fast marking pens,
incidents that closely extra credit. or on the computer with special iron-on
parallel those in the printer paper (available at Staples, Wal-
novel. Write 2-3 mart, etc.) The T-shirt does not have to
sentences about each be new, can be a variety of sizes (fitted
article. T to XXX Large.no baby clothes
though) and any color, but must be an
original design.
*Include a brief typed response on a
separate sheet of paper explaining the
symbols and pictures you used and why
(typed, double spaced, 12-14 point,
easily read font).