Tuesday, 1/4/04
Warm Up. Copy into notebook.
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* fix : correction :: change : _________
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* one : person :: all : ________
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* distant : far :: exactness : __________
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* sloppy : precise :: helper : __________
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* thankful : grateful :: enough : __________
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* silly : grave :: cruel : ________
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she : feminine :: it : _______
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verb : object :: pronoun : _______
Correct Pink Sheet
Martian Chronicles: "There Will Come Soft Rains"
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Who is/are the main character(s) of the story? a) a family
on Mars. b) a family on Earth. c) a house. d) a family
named McClellan.
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What happened to the family in the yard?
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The main idea of the poem on p170 is... a) how much more
beautiful nature is than man. b) a description of nature comparing
animals to man. c) the Earth wouldn't know or care if there were
no humans. d) how much better the environment on Earth is than that
on Mars.
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Why is the story called "The Will Come Soft Rains"?
a) The sprinklers that run automatically represent nature's rain.
b) The rain will wash away man's accomplishments. c) It represents
the "rain of fire" of the war. d) The title connects the meaning of the
story to the meaning of the poem.
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What happens to the house?
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The house in the story represents (among other things)...
a) nature going on without man. b) technology run wild. c)
man's stupidity. d) all of the above.
120 Seconds Practice.
Pick two paragraphs from "There Will Come Soft Rains."
Read them over to yourself 2-3 times.
Volunteers to practice for bonus points on the real thing.
Rubric Practice.