Readers will be burning to attack a crossword puzzle based on Ray Bradbury's dystopian classic, Fahrenheit 451. They must fill in the missing words in passages drawn from the novel and identify characters.

Concepts

science fiction, ray bradbury, dystopian literature, reading comprehension

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have groups assess the strengths and weaknesses of the puzzle and then design their own
• Use as a review before a reading assessment

Classroom Considerations

• The 26 clues focus on characters and events rather than on the significance of these elements

Pros

• An answer key is included

Cons

• The wording of some of the clues makes it difficult to determine the correct response

Common Core

RL.9-10.3 RL.11-12.3