Literature: Short story - "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury, Science Fiction/ "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Sara Teasdale, poetry
Writing: Literary Analysis Essay
Vocabulary:
- manipulate, oblivious, paranoia, silhouette, sublime, tremulous, shriveled, acrawl, radioactive, titanic, inconvenience, miniature, burrow, incinerator, yelping
- SCIENCE FICTION TERMS: science, technology, extrapolation
- SCIENCE FICTION ELEMENTS: characters (protagonist/antagonist), future time and alternate location setting, conflict, evidence of advanced technology, strange powers, resolution
HOMEWORK:
- SAT vocabulary notes - due: Tuesday, September 11
Monday
- Review vocabulary and practice using them.
- Take a vocabulary quiz.
Tuesday
- Finish HB literary analysis: plot and conflict.
- Discuss science fiction elements.
Wednesday
- View a film about Ray Bradbury and take notes.
- Read and annotate " There Will Come Soft Rains".
Thursday
- Continue to read and annotate "There Will Come Soft Rains" - the short story and the poem.
- Go over parts of an essay and essay rubric.
Friday
- Write an outline for a literary analysis essay.
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