There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury — Short Story Analysis Reading Guide
Chomping at the Lit
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Grade Levels
7th - 11th, Homeschool
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Standards
CCSSRL.8.1
CCSSRL.8.2
CCSSRL.8.4
CCSSRL.8.10
CCSSRL.9-10.1
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Pages
15 Pages and 9 Slides
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My students enjoy reading dystopian novels and nothing beats Ray Bradbury. This was a good tool for assessing their reading comprehension.
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Description
This product includes a reading guide and short story analysis for "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury.
In this lesson:
- anticipation/activating strategy
- academic vocabulary
- reading comprehension questions and answer keys
- figurative language/quote analysis graphic organizer
- after reading summarizing strategy
Literary focal points: setting, irony, mood, theme, personification, simile, metaphor, allusion, and inferences.
File Types Included:
Teacher Answer Keys (PDF)
Vocabulary (Powerpoint Presentation)
Student Copy of Activities (PDF—ready to print)
Student Copy of Activities (Word document—editable for teachers)
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Total Pages
15 Pages and 9 Slides
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
2 days
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRL.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.
CCSSRL.8.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
CCSSRL.8.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
CCSSRL.8.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
CCSSRL.9-10.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
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