As discussed in class, do the peer eval of
Fahrenheit 451.
Mark the author's text with suggestions and focus on his/her use of evidence.
You do not have to fill out the entire "writing checklist" rubric (but it would not be a bad idea). What you should do is read each paragraph closely, looking for specific scenes, quotes, or other details from the book that supports each topic sentence.
For each paragraph you can ask yourself one or more of the following questions to help you think about the use of evidence.
Skill: Using Evidence and Details Is the topic sentence clear? Can you clearly understand it?
Does everything in the paragraph support the topic sentence?
Does the author use particular scenes from the book to support an idea (i.e. thesis or topic sentence)?
Does the author use direct quotes as evidence to support an idea?
Does the author use direct quotes as the starting point for analysis (i.e. is the thesis or topic sentence bases on a quote)?
Does the author “break down” a particular scene by analyzing its parts? – For example, “In the scene where Beatty came to visit Montag at home, Montag was nervous when Mildred was fluffing up his pillows. This shows that he was afraid of being caugh
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