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10th grade short stories Common Core L.5.5 resources

Short Story "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury - Cite Literary Devices

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This awesome science fiction short story is great for exploring beautifully executed literary devices and getting students to cite them such as: onomatopoeia and other sound words, concrete imagery, metaphors, similes, and dramatic irony. Students read a very short, very well-written short story "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury that is available free online. It was written in 1950 about a futuristic "smart home" that is alive with automation, but otherwise the occupants have perished

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories

Grades:

5th - 11th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.5.4

, RL.6.4

, RL.7.4

, RL.8.4

, RL.9-10.4