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by Ray Bradbury

by Ray Bradbury. A Sound of Thunder Meet the Writer.

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by Ray Bradbury

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  1. by Ray Bradbury

  2. A Sound of ThunderMeet the Writer Most noted for his short stories, Ray Bradbury has also written novels, children’s books, plays, screenplays, television scripts, and poetry. His vivid imagination, lively style, and social commentary have set him apart in the world of fantasy and science-fiction writers. Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, in 1920. His family moved to Los Angeles in 1934. He became interested in books and writing early in life. Ray Bradbury

  3. Ray Bradbury Ray Bradbury is one of those rare individuals whose writing has changed the way people think. His more than five hundred published works -- short stories, novels, plays, screenplays, television scripts, and verse -- exemplify the American imagination at its most creative.

  4. Ray Bradbury Ray Bradbury calls himself a teller of tales and a magic realist. He also claims to remember everything – every book he’s ever read, every movie he’s seen, all the events of his life back to and including his birth, in Waukegan, Illinois, on August 22, 1920. All those memories and a big imagination are the materials for the fiction and poetry he’s been publishing for more than fifty years.

  5. Genre • A genre is a category or type of literature, such as fiction or poetry. • What was the GENRE of The Monkey’s Paw? • Look at the pictures to the right. Take a guess: what will be the GENRE of our next story, written by Ray Bradbury?

  6. GENRE: Science Fiction SCIENCE FICTION is a genre of FICTION in which the stories often talk about: • SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY of the FUTURE. • The remote past, including all time travel stories • Space, aliens, outer dimensions, etc. • catastrophes, natural or manmade

  7. Science Fiction Although the term science fiction was not used until about 1930, science fiction tales have been told since before the invention of writing. One of the earliest science fiction writers was Lucian of Samosata who, around 100 BC, wrote a fantasy about a journey to the moon. Modern science fiction began to take shape in the nineteenth century.

  8. Science Fiction Science fiction is defined loosely as fiction that deals with the impact of science and technology on the world. Sometimes the technology is real, sometimes it is entirely imagined, and sometimes it has been imagined by an author and then brought to reality by scientists. Science fiction themes often warn of the potential for disaster when technology is abused.

  9. THINK, PAIR, SHARE What are some science fiction books or movies you can think of? List at least TWO. And then share with your neighbor.

  10. A Sound of Thunderby Ray Bradbury “Who controls the past controls the future.” —George Orwell

  11. A Sound of Thunder In the following short story, Ray Bradbury implies that seemingly insignificant actions can change the future for an entire generation. Before you read the story, think about the following questions: • How might your actions during your lifetime affect someone living one hundred years in the future? • Do you believe that you have a responsibility to future generations?

  12. A Sound of ThunderIntroducing the Story It’s the year 2055. Eckels, a wealthy hunter, wants to travel back in time to shoot a ferocious dinosaur. But he gets in over his head when he books passage with Time Safari, Inc. • This story explores the possibility that even tiny changes to the environment of the past can drastically alter the future.

  13. THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT The scientific theory that a single occurence, no matter how small, can change the course of the universe forever. 1. A man travelled back in time to prehistoric ages and stepped on a butterfly, and the universe was entirely different when he got back. 2. The flap of a butterfly's wings changed the air around it so much that a tornado broke out two continents away.

  14. So… what is it really?? Let’s break it down: Something small and seemingly inconsequential can have a life- long effect. For example, if Sue had never dropped her backpack, I would never have tripped over it and broke my phone. Then, I would never have gone to that Apple Store and met the guy at the genius bar who I would then date, fall in love, marry and have children with.

  15. WATCH AND LEARN SHOW VIDEO. What is the first thing that happens which causes everything else to ultimately happen? What ultimately happens? List the cause and effects.

  16. Time-travelinghuman steps on butterfly in past. Butterfly populationdeclines. Entire ecosystemis upset. Humans evolvein differentenvironment. Moderncivilization is altered. A Sound of ThunderReading Skills: Cause and Effect The plot of “A Sound of Thunder” is based on a theoretical cause-and-effect chain that might look something like this:

  17. A Sound of ThunderLiterary Focus: Style Ray Bradbury tells this science-fiction story in a lush style. • He uses vivid images and imaginative figurative language to create an exotic setting. • The setting and the figurative language shape a tense and suspenseful mood, or atmosphere.

  18. A Sound of ThunderLiterary Focus: Style As you read “A Sound of Thunder,” notice the elements of Bradbury’s style. • Diction and sentence patterns: How do they create a distinctive writing style? • Images:Which of your senses do they appeal to? What feelings do they evoke for you? • Figurative language:How does it help create the setting? the mood?

  19. A Sound of ThunderSummary This science fiction story begins in the year 2055, the day after an election in which Keith, a democrat, wins out over Deutscher, a fascist. Time travel is possible and Eckels, a wealthy hunter, goes, goes on a prehistoric safari to shoot a dinosaur. As Eckels’s party travels back in time, Travis, the leader, warns the hunters not to stray from a prelaid anti-gravity Path, theorizing that the minutest damage to the environment could have serious reverberations for the future.

  20. A Sound of ThunderSummary Even the tyrannosaur they are going to shoot is chosen because it would have died minutes later anyway. When the time comes to make the kill, Eckels panics and runs away, stumbling off the Path. Travis is furious. After the party returns to 2055, Eckels senses that things are subtly different. He then discovers a dead butterfly on the sole of his shoe. After After finding out that now Deutscher has triumphed over Keith, Eckels realizes the magnitude of his actions – he has changed the course of his country’s history. The story’s climax comes when Travis shoots Eckels.

  21. WORDS TO KNOW Annihilate (v): Destroy; wipe out Expendable (adj): Worth sacrificing (to gain what you want) Paradox (n): Something that seems to have contradictory qualities.

  22. WORDS TO KNOW Resilient (adj.) Able to return to its original shape quickly after being stretched or compressed; elastic. Remit (v.) – Return payment Revoke (v.) – Cancel; withdraw

  23. WORDS TO KNOW Primeval (adj.) – Primitive; of the earliest times Subliminal (adj.) – Below the level of awareness

  24. Complete Vocab exercise 1. Complete Vocab Worksheet. 2. Complete TWO visual representations of two of the words of your choice. On the back, write the word and the definition. (teacher will model)

  25. LET’S READ! As we read, paraphrase and annotate the text. After, complete the Comprehension and Response Questions.

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