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QR Challenge: Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt

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A. Prior to the lesson:

1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.

2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

B. The lesson:

1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.

2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.

3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!

C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.

Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question

Answer

1. 1. What do the “firemen” do for a living?The firemen burn books for a living.
2. 2. In the opening scene, how are books compared to birds?The books are compared to birds because like birds who fly in freedom, books give us
3. 3. Who does Montag meet on the way home?Montag meets 17 year old Clarisse McClellan.
4. 4. During his conversation, Montag says that, “You never wash it off completely” referring to the kerosene. What could this mean symbolically?Montage means that the smell and work (guilt) of burning the books stays with you forever.
5. 5. Why do you think that Bradbury would introduce Clarisse before Montag’s wife, Mildred?Clarisse is introduced first because she is more important than his wife because she does not follow the societal norms and is free thinking.
6. 6. Why does Mildred need help when Montag gets home?Mildred needs help because she has overdosed on sleeping pills.
7. 7. Describe the help that she receives. She has her stomach pumped.
8. 8. Is there anything unusual about the way the two men go about helping Mildred? How is it unusual?Two men come in to help her as if they were fixing a common household problem, versus a human. They treated this as just a common routine call.
9. 9. How is life in Montag’s house very different from that of Clarisse’s house?Montag’s house is dark and still except for the TVs. Clarisse’s house is full of laughter and life.
10. 10. How does Mildred react after she wakes up from her previous night’s experience?She wakes up extremely hungry and doesn’t remember anything that happened. She suspects she was at a party and is hungover.
11. 11. What does Mildred do all day?Mildred does nothing but watch her three large televisions and interacts with a storyline
12. 12. Describe the setup of Montag’s TV room.The TV room has a large TV on each wall except for one.
13. 13. How is Clarisse different than Mildred?Clarisse questions things and thinks for herself whereas Mildred relies on the TV for her few outlets.
14. 14. What is the mechanical hound and what is its purpose?The mechanical hound is the firehouse dog; it is programmed to hunt and kill those that are
15. 15. What is the hound’s reaction to Montag?The hound seems to not like Montag, as if he knows Montag’s secret.
16. 16. What is ironic about society considering Clarisse “anti-social”?It is ironic that they deem Clarisse anti-social because she wants true human interaction.
17. 17. Why does society provide activities for teens to “run [teens] ragged”?Society provides activities to make the kids not think; however, it causes them to get anxious and become violent.
18. 18. Why does the woman refuse to leave her books? What effect does this have on the firemen, particularly Montag?The woman refuses to leave her books because they are all she has, and she would rather die with them than live without them. Montag is effected because he sees the woman burn
19. 19. Why does Beatty refer to the old woman’s books as the Tower of Babel?Beatty says this because the books are full of gibberish language; books say nothing. This is a biblical allusion to the Tower of Babylon and the origin of different languages from Genesis.
20. 20. Why is it surprising that Beatty knows the Master Ridley quote?It is surprising because it shows he has “read” and knows some knowledge. As a leader, he should follow the rules and set an example.
21. 21. Why does Beatty visit? What does he tell Montag?Beatty visits Montag because Montag did not show up to work. He suspects that Montag is questioning their purpose, something many firefighters go through. He tells Montag the history of fireman and how they once put out fires.
22. 22. What purpose does shrinking classics to brief synopsis serve?Shrinking the classics to brief synopsis helps them become equally available to everyone. No one is smarter than another.
23. 23. What literature is allowable?Comics are allowable because they are primarily for entertaining, not gaining knowledge.
24. 24. Who are the “custodians of our peace of mind”? In what way have they failed Montag?The firemen have been given the job of being the “custodians of our peace of mind” because they keep people from gaining knowledge and free thinking. They have failed Montag because he has not peace of mind.
25. 25. Montag asks, “How do people like Clarisse come to exist in our world?” How does Beatty reply?People like Clarisse exist because they can’t get them all; genetics plays a part too.
26. 26. What happens to firemen who have books?A fireman is allowed to keep a book for 24 hours and then he must burn it, or it will be burned for him.

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=1._What_do_the_“firemen”_do_for_a_living?

Question 1 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=2._In_the_opening_scene,_how_are_books_compared_to_birds?

Question 2 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=3._Who_does_Montag_meet_on_the_way_home?

Question 3 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=4._During_his_conversation,_Montag_says_that,_“You_never_wash_it_off_completely”_referring_to_the_kerosene._What_could_this_mean_symbolically?

Question 4 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=5._Why_do_you_think_that_Bradbury_would_introduce_Clarisse_before_Montag’s_wife,_Mildred?

Question 5 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=6._Why_does_Mildred_need_help_when_Montag_gets_home?

Question 6 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=7._Describe_the_help_that_she_receives.

Question 7 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=8._Is_there_anything_unusual_about_the_way_the_two_men_go_about_helping_Mildred?_How_is_it_unusual?

Question 8 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=9._How_is_life_in_Montag’s_house_very_different_from_that_of_Clarisse’s_house?

Question 9 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=10._How_does_Mildred_react_after_she_wakes_up_from_her_previous_night’s_experience?

Question 10 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=11._What_does_Mildred_do_all_day?

Question 11 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=12._Describe_the_setup_of_Montag’s_TV_room.

Question 12 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=13._How_is_Clarisse_different_than_Mildred?

Question 13 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=14._What_is_the_mechanical_hound_and_what_is_its_purpose?

Question 14 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=15._What_is_the_hound’s_reaction_to_Montag?

Question 15 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=16._What_is_ironic_about_society_considering_Clarisse_“anti-social”?

Question 16 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=17._Why_does_society_provide_activities_for_teens_to_“run_[teens]_ragged”?

Question 17 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=18._Why_does_the_woman_refuse_to_leave_her_books?_What_effect_does_this_have_on_the_firemen,_particularly_Montag?

Question 18 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=19._Why_does_Beatty_refer_to_the_old_woman’s_books_as_the_Tower_of_Babel?

Question 19 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=20._Why_is_it_surprising_that_Beatty_knows_the_Master_Ridley_quote?

Question 20 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=21._Why_does_Beatty_visit?_What_does_he_tell_Montag?

Question 21 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=22._What_purpose_does_shrinking_classics_to_brief_synopsis_serve?

Question 22 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=23._What_literature_is_allowable?

Question 23 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=24._Who_are_the_“custodians_of_our_peace_of_mind”?_In_what_way_have_they_failed_Montag?

Question 24 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=25._Montag_asks,_“How_do_people_like_Clarisse_come_to_exist_in_our_world?”_How_does_Beatty_reply?

Question 25 (of 26)

 


Fahrenheit 451 Part One Scavenger Hunt: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=26._What_happens_to_firemen_who_have_books?

Question 26 (of 26)