Predicting Social Behaviors of the Future

After reading Fahrenheit 451, "The Effects of Technology on Relationship," "Entertaining Emotions: TV may be Teaching us to Overreact," and "Why the Young Kill," students will argue for or against the accuracy of Ray Bradbury's predictions in Fahrenheit 451 of future social behaviors. Students will ground their argument in evidence from both the novel and informational texts, acknowledging competing views while providing examples of past or current events to illustrate and clarify their position.