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There Will Come Soft Rains. By: Ray Bradbury. Vocabulary. Titanic: adj. powerful, of great size A single t itanic wave sank the ship. Paranoia: n. mental disorder characterized by delusions His irrational fear of that someon e is following him could be a sign or paranoia.
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There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury
Vocabulary • Titanic: adj. powerful, of great size • A single titanic wave sank the ship. • Paranoia: n. mental disorder characterized by delusions • His irrational fear of that someone is following him could be a sign or paranoia. • Fluttered: v. flapped or vibrated rapidly • The papers flutteredin the wind and then blew away.
Manipulated: v. managed or controlled through clear moves • The sculptor molded and manipulated the clay into different shapes. • Tremulous: adj. trembling; quivering; timid; fearful • The cup shook in his tremulous hands. • Oblivious: adj. unaware • 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 False • Technology can hurt society. • A home is made by it’s occupants. • The human race will self-destruct one day. • Change is always good. • Our lives have become less meaningful due to technology. • The future always has promise.
Five minutes: Write at least a paragraph over what this image makes you think of.
Let’s Read the Story • Keep your piece of paper out to take notes on as we read the story out loud. • There are not many characters in this piece. • Try to guess what has happened as we read.