Directions: Please take Cornell Notes on all that you learn today.
Listen to a Ray Bradbury interview
A Brief Biography of Ray Bradbury
Wikipedia: There Will Come Soft Rains
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Holt extention activities
Creative Writing
1. Dear Diary
Write a diary entry dated August 4, 2025, from the point of view of one of the McClellans-the mother, the father, the son, or the daughter. What happens to you on this day, one year before the events of the story? What are your hopes and fears?
Performance
2. It Pays to Advertise Write a script for a thirty second TV or radio commercial advertising one of the devices mentioned in Bradbury's story. Perform your commercial for the class, videotaping or audiotaping it if possible