Farhenheit 451 or Animal Farm first?

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  • August 20, 2013 at 1:17 pm
    Rachel White
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    My son will be in 7th/13 yrs. old. I can’t decide which to have him read first:

    Farhenheit 451 or Animal Farm?

    Any suggestions? I know he’ll enjoy either, but I can only choose one this year.

    Thanks.

    August 20, 2013 at 1:32 pm
    missceegee
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    My dd12 will read Animal Farm and do written narrations choosing a prompt from a list (www.charlottemasonhelp.com). No specific reason for this choice, though.

    August 20, 2013 at 1:59 pm
    Rachel White
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    BTW, which page on Lindafay’s site has the prompts? I couldn’t find them last night.

    August 20, 2013 at 2:06 pm
    missceegee
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    It’s in her forum files. They are scans. I actually retyped ALL the pages bc the scans were fuzzy. Pm me your email address if you’d like me to email it to you all typed clearly.

    August 20, 2013 at 10:28 pm
    Rachel White
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    Thanks, Christie, that would be wonderful; I will Pm you. I have something else to talk to about anyway.

    Anyone else have any opinions on the book choices?

    Thanks.

    August 20, 2013 at 10:37 pm
    sheraz
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    I haven’t read Animal Farm for years, but read Farheneit 451 last year.

    I was thinking that perhaps reading Animal Farm first since it sort of sets a stage (so to speak) about one consequence of these types of situations.

    August 20, 2013 at 10:40 pm
    Rachel White
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    He’s already read The Giver and GAthering BLue by Lois Lowry, if that makes a difference in advice.

    August 21, 2013 at 12:17 pm
    Rachel White
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    bump…

    August 21, 2013 at 12:35 pm
    Rachel White
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    Okay, after doing to reading around, it seems that F451 may have some bad language in it? It was written in teh 50’s, so I figured it wasn’t too bad in that area.

    Does anyone know if this is true? What about sexual content? To what extent?

    August 21, 2013 at 12:41 pm
    Bookworm
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    Yes, there is some language.  There is not really graphic sexual content, but there is sex going on.  I’d keep this one for high school, at least, myself.  I’d definitely do Animal Farm first.  I’d think if I had to rate F451 according to today’s movie scale, I’d give it PG-13. I’d consider having my 17 yo read it.  I’d wait before giving it to my 13yo.   Oh, and don’t get the movie.  It’s lousy.

    August 21, 2013 at 2:02 pm
    Rachel White
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    Thank you, Michelle. My boy doesn’t need the sexual content AT ALL and he (thankfully) bristles and objects to bad language. I’m surprised that Veritas catalog has it under 6th grade.

    So that’s settled.

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