![]() Afterwards, as he walks across the boulevard, a speeding car trains its headlights on him. With police helicopters circling above and declarations of war echoing from the radio, Montag slips into a gas station restroom to wash up. With nowhere else to go, Montag runs toward Faber's house. Through his seashell radio, he hears police bulletins about his flight and the authorities in pursuit. He quickly rises to his feet and stumbles off into the night, evading capture. Montag's thoughts are interrupted by the sound of hurried footsteps. He knew Montag was going to kill him, and rather than making him stop or dodging the flames, Beatty stood still, waiting for death. Crying uncontrollably, Montag realizes Beatty had wanted to die. Under the strain, his leg collapses and he falls to the ground. He finds four books remaining, gathers them up and flees the scene. Before fleeing his house, Montag remembers the books in his garden, and goes to save them. Free of the Hound, Montag takes off running, forcing his leg forward even though it causes him immense pain. Montag fights back with his flamethrower, destroying the machine. The Mechanical Hound appears on the scene, and stabs Montag in the leg with his powerful, long needle. Montag refuses, flips the switch, and burns Beatty to death. At first, Beatty is taken aback, but he quickly recovers and continues his berating speech, demanding that Montag turn the weapon over. In silence, Montag switches the safety catch on the flamethrower. Beatty picks it up, saying he will have to trace it and, "drop in on your friend". When Montag doesn't answer, Beatty hits him, knocking Faber's secret radio from his ear. Beatty asks why Montag felt the need to keep books. When finished, he stands in front of Beatty, numb and dejected, but still holding on to the flamethrower. ![]() ![]() As if living a nightmare, Montag complies, methodically destroying all his possessions. Beatty orders Montag to burn down the house on his own, room by room, with a flamethrower. Any attempt to escape will send the Mechanical Hound after him. As Beatty continues his lecture, Faber speaks to Montag through their secret radio asking what is going on and telling him to run away. Captain Beatty needles him, chiding him for thinking he could keep his books concealed and asking why he didn't turn them in when the Hound came sniffing around. His coworkers rush into his house as Millie, who turned him in, rushes out and hurries by without a word. REMEMBER: The best readers are not the ones who understand the book the first time out-it's the reader who takes the time to monitor his/her comprehension and puts in the time/effort to reread the text.Having just arrived at his own house in response to a fire alarm, Montag is numb with disbelief. ![]() Each time you reread the section and make an educated guess at what is happening, your comprehension improves. ![]() Now, reread the text looking for the answers to your own questions. In the column on the left, list out all of the questions that you had about section. In the column on the right, challenge yourself to write out everything you know happened for sure in that section of the novel (Students often underestimate their comprehension). What Do Know For Sure? What Don't You Know? ChartĪfter reading a solid section of the novel-like a chapter, two chapters, every 20 pages, etc., the student should stop and create a two-column chart on a sheet of paper. Reread them as many times as you need to understand what is happening. Then go back to the sections that confused you. BUT keep reading until you reach a good stopping point, such as the end of a chapter. When you become confused reading a passage, quickly place a Post-it note by this section. Read the novel with a pack of Post-it notes next to you. If students are struggling to comprehend the book, encourage them not to give up and to use one of the following reading strategies to help them: ![]()
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