1. “There Will Come Soft Rains” Ray Bradbury

2. RL.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says Explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text This is the academic vocabulary: Cite —verb--quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work. Analyze —verb-- examine methodically and in detail, typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation. Explicit —adjective-- stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt. Textual Evidence ---noun-- is evidence from a text (fiction or nonfiction) that you can use to illustrate your ideas and support your arguments. All textual evidence should: Support a specific point. Be cited with a page number at the end of the sentence – He shouted “no more stone soup” (14). Inference —noun-- a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning. Conclude ---verb-- bring (something) to an end or arrive at a judgment or opinion by reasoning.

3. “There Will Come Soft Rains” START A WORD OR PAGES DOC FOR NOTES... You will be tested over this information. Be sure that you understand it! If not, it is your responsibility to ask questions. To start preparing you for high school, no “FIT” will be given. START A WORD OR PAGES DOC FOR NOTES... You will be tested over this information. Be sure that you understand it! If not, it is your responsibility to ask questions. To start preparing you for high school, no “FIT” will be given.

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5. “There Will Come Soft Rains” With a partner, brainstorm a list of automated equipment you use daily.With a partner, brainstorm a list of automated equipment you use daily. 3 minutes...GO!3 minutes...GO! Write it down!

6. “There Will Come Soft Rains” QuickwriteQuickwrite Write down at least 4 ideas of how things will be in 2037 (Take about 5 minutes...)Write down at least 4 ideas of how things will be in 2037 (Take about 5 minutes...) Write it down!

7. Setting: Setting as character What is setting? Other books/stories/m ovies that use the setting as character? The time and place in which a story takes place Write it down!

8. Text structure: chronological order What is chronological? What is text structure? The way the author organizes information In TIME order; as the events occur Look at the PDF of “There Will Come Soft Rains” TYPE in your NOTES!

9. Inferences What you know What you read Making an inference! Write down two inferences you have to make as you are reading/listening to the story!

10. Sara teasdale’s there will come soft rains This poem plays a part in the story and is obviously what Ray Bradbury named his short story after. What predictions can you make about the story based on the poem? This poem plays a part in the story and is obviously what Ray Bradbury named his short story after. What predictions can you make about the story based on the poem? There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground, And swallows circling with their shimmer- ing sound; And frogs in the pools singing at night, And wild plum trees in tremulous white; Robins will wear their feathery fire, Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire; And not one will know of the war, not one Will care at last when it is done. Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree, If mankind perished utterly; And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn Would scarcely know that we were gone.

11. READ/Listen to “there will come soft rain”

12. Ray Bradbury published this story in 1950. What was happening around the time that this story was written? The U.S. economy was recovering from the Great Depression.The U.S. economy was recovering from the Great Depression. WWII ended in 1945. Does anyone remember how/why?WWII ended in 1945. Does anyone remember how/why? The United States entered into the Cold War with Russia in the late 40’s.The United States entered into the Cold War with Russia in the late 40’s. More women were working. Why?More women were working. Why? Many new homes were built after WWII. Most of them were in suburbs. Why?Many new homes were built after WWII. Most of them were in suburbs. Why?

13. 1940 2040 Plot the following points on a timeline on your own paper: When did Bradbury write the story? When did the story take place? What is today’s date? What other dates (from previous slide) might be important to the story? What can you infer about the story based on the dates above? Write it down!

14. Post-reading! How do you know the people of the house are dead?How do you know the people of the house are dead? What was unique about the nursery?What was unique about the nursery? What two things are being contrasted in the story?What two things are being contrasted in the story? What cleans the house?What cleans the house? As everything is continuing as usual in the house, what is actually happening?As everything is continuing as usual in the house, what is actually happening? What happens to the dog once he enters the house?What happens to the dog once he enters the house? How is the house “killed”?How is the house “killed”? At the end of the story, what still remains?At the end of the story, what still remains? What are some examples of personification in the story?What are some examples of personification in the story? PROVIDE TEXTUAL EVIDENCE AS YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS!!!PROVIDE TEXTUAL EVIDENCE AS YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS!!!

15. Inferences What you know What you read Making an inference! What two inferences did you make?

16. MOOD = ME (how “the reader” feels about the the story) The writer creates a mood in the story with word and setting choices. As a result, the reader is led to a specific emotional response to the story. What is the mood of the house’s announcer? How does this (along with the setting) affect the mood of the reader? Type this in your notes!

17. TONE = “THEm” (how “the author” feels about the story) Listen to the afterward by Ray Bradbury. Tone is the writer's attitude toward the material and/or readers. Tone may be playful, formal, intimate, angry, serious, ironic, outraged, baffled, tender, serene, depressed, etc. How does Mr. Bradbury feel about technology? What is the tone of his story as a result? Type this in your notes!

18. The Bombing of Hiroshima and nagasaki Read the article and complete the questions! http://www.history.com/to pics/world-war-ii/bombing- of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki http://www.history.com/to pics/world-war-ii/bombing- of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki Read the article and complete the questions! http://www.history.com/to pics/world-war-ii/bombing- of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki http://www.history.com/to pics/world-war-ii/bombing- of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki

19. “There Will Come Soft Rains” The line “It was the children’s hour” refers to a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. What is it called when an author does this? Between the dark and the daylight, When the night is beginning to lower, Comes a pause in the day's occupations, That is known as the Children's Hour. I hear in the chamber above me The patter of little feet, The sound of a door that is opened, And voices soft and sweet. From my study I see in the lamplight, Descending the broad hall stair, Grave Alice, and laughing Allegra, And Edith with golden hair. A whisper, and then a silence: Yet I know by their merry eyes They are plotting and planning together To take me by surprise. A sudden rush from the stairway, A sudden raid from the hall! By three doors left unguarded They enter my castle wall! They climb up into my turret O'er the arms and back of my chair; If I try to escape, they surround me; They seem to be everywhere. from The Children’s Hour Compare and contrast this poem with the particular part of the story in which it occurs.

21. “There Will Come Soft Rains” What did you think?What did you think?