There will come soft rains

Bell Ringers: Select the correct answer and circle the context clues.
1. The pillar IMPEDED my ability to see the screen
A. Halt; stopping    B. Poverty  C.Route; travel plan   D. Blocked; obstructed E. Plots; schemes
2. After the sudden CESSATION of the car alarm, the silence seemed deep.
A. Halt; stopping B. Poverty C.Route; travel plan D. Blocked; obstructed E. Plots; schemes

3As part of our ITINERARY, we will be in Cleveland on Saturday.
A. Halt; stopping B. Poverty C.Route; travel plan D. Blocked; obstructed E. Plots; schemes
4. The twins whispered together and laughed, cooking up one of their INTRIGUES.
A. Halt; stopping B. Poverty C.Route; travel plan D. Blocked; obstructed E. Plots; schemes

5  Many lost their jobs, and the number of people living in INDIGENCE.
A. Halt; stopping B. Poverty C.Route; travel plan D. Blocked; obstructed E. Plots; schemes
Terms: Personification, Metaphor, Simile, Tone, Mood, Irony, Onomatopoeia, Plot structure

Goal: Students will utilize assigned short story terms and apply them in context
Students will practice interpreting context clues and taking notes
Students will understand the ideas of the future as told by Ray Bradbury.

Monday, 10/22 and Tuesday, 10/23- Students will review the short story "There Will Come Soft Rains"
Students will review their notes and discuss the context
Students will discuss the possibility of the story being realistic to our current society

Students will complete two worksheets: A. Plot Structure    B. Quiz/ worksheet

Wednesday, 10/24 Review Vocabulary unit 5

All original sentences and lesson will be due

Thursday, 10/25 Review for Quarterly Exam 1
1. log on to www.turnitin.com
2. Select 20 questions
3. begin the exam
4. Good luck

Friday, 10/26- Vocab Test

Monday, 10/29- Quarterly Exam 1



R11.B.1: Understand components within and between texts.

R11.B.2: Standard - 1.2.10.D: Analyze inferences and draw conclusions, citing textual support, based on an author’s explicit assumptions and beliefs about a subject.

Understand fiction appropriate to grade level.

R11.A.2: Understand nonfiction appropriate to grade level.

-Analyze inferences and draw conclusions based on text

-Analyze the effectiveness of figurative language

Academic Content Standards:
15.1.11A- Write with a distinctive focus.
1.5.11B- Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.
1.5.11C- Write with controlled organization.