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There Will Come Soft Rains
By: Ray Bradbury
VocabularyO Titanic: adj. powerful, of great size
O A single titanic wave sank the ship.O Paranoia: n. mental disorder
characterized by delusionsO His irrational fear of that someone is
following him could be a sign or paranoia.O Fluttered: v. flapped or vibrated
rapidlyO The papers fluttered in the wind and then
blew away.
O Manipulated: v. managed or controlled through clear movesO The sculptor molded and manipulated the
clay into different shapes.O Tremulous: adj. trembling; quivering;
timid; fearfulO The cup shook in his tremulous hands.
O Oblivious: adj. unaware O Oblivious to the shark that was quickly
approaching, the turtle swam peacefully along.
Anticipatory Questions
On the back of your paper answer the following
True or FalseO Technology can hurt society.O A home is made by it’s occupants.O The human race will self-destruct
one day.O Change is always good.O Our lives have become less
meaningful due to technology.O The future always has promise.
Five minutes: Write about what this image makes you think of.
Let’s Read the StoryO Keep your piece of paper out to take
notes on as we read the story out loud.
O There are not many characters in this piece.
O Try to guess what has happened as we read.