By Ray Bradbury

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• Born August 22, 1920 in

Waukegan, Illinois

• One of the most prominent

American Fantasy, Science

Fiction, Horror, and Mystery

Fiction writers of the 20th

and 21st Centuries

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* Best known for his

dystopian novels

*Explored the human

condition

*Explored the human heart

What the difference?

Utopians Vs. Dystopian

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**Has a distrust of technology

*He never learned to drive

*refused to use a computer

*avoided flying for over 60 years

*Skeptic of E Books and E readers

*“Science fiction is a wonderful hammer; I intend to use it when and if necessary, to bark a few shins or knock a few heads, in order to make people leave people alone.”

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Bradbury has published more

than thirty books, close to 600

short stories, and numerous

poems, essays and plays.

What temperature does

books burn at?

Book Preview: Someone turn off the lights please!

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It is the 24th

century. Books are

considered

dangerous and

illegal. Nobody is

allowed to own

them. Most people

are happy being

plugged into their

technology, where

they do not have to

think too hard. All

books that are

found are burned.

Guy Montag is a fireman. It is not his

job to put out fires. It is his job to start

them.

“It was a pleasure to burn”

Before Clarisse, Guy Montag was proud to be a fireman, proud

to uphold the law, proud to burn. A man once sure of his

purpose is now suddenly questioning his mere existence.

He wonders why

books must be

burned.

What power do

they have?

It wouldn’t

hurt just to

take one

and read it,

right?

Unfortunately for Guy,

he lives in a society

where censorship is

king; a society where

you don’t know if you

can trust your friends,

your family, your

spouse; a society in

which criminals are

tracked by relentless

mechanical hounds that

never fail to bring down

their victims….

Guy used to

uphold and

enforce the law.

Bringing home a

book will cause a

chain of events

that not even he

could have

anticipated…

Fahrenheit 451 is a book about the

dangers of censorship. Yet this book

itself has been the object of

censorship. It has been banned and/or

challenged in many places across the

United States.

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As you watch the following interview, jot down

notes about Ray Bradbury’s personality and

purpose. What stood out to you? What do you

assume his writing will be like? Be ready to discuss!

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Ray Bradbury, Who Brought Mars to Earth With a Lyrical

Mastery, Dies at 91

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*The Frayer Model

annihilate:

to destroy completely

correlate:

to figure out or create a relationship between two items or events

1.)

2.)

3.)

4.)

expendable:

not worth keeping;

not essential

paradox:

a statement or an event

that sounds impossible but

seems to be true

5.)

6.)

resilient:

strong but flexible; able to

withstand stress without

injury

undulate:

to move in waves or in

a smooth, wavelike

motion

7.)

8.)

infinitesimally:

in amounts so small as to

be barely measurable

malfunctioning:

not working or operating

properly

9.)

10.)

stagnating:

becoming foul or rotten

from lack of movement

subliminal:

below the level of

consciousness

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Climaxmost exciting/suspenseful moment

Resolutionproblems are resolved

Rising ActionSuspense is built

ExpositionBackground is given

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Falling ActionWinding down

Literary Device Focus

Imagery –(sights, sounds, smells, tastes, & feelings)

Simile – A comparison using “like” or “as”

Metaphor – – A comparison of two unalike things not using

“like” or “as.” Ex. “Juliet is the sun”

Onomatopoeia –– When words sound like what they mean.

Ex. Boom! Pow!

Personification – Giving human characteristics to something

not human. Ex. The wind screamed

Foreshadowing- Hints or clues given by the author about

events that will happen later.

The Butterfly Effect

Did you know that each of these

shows and /or movies has been

influenced by the story we are about

to read? Can you guess how?

*NOTE:

In German the name (Deutscher) means

“German.” This story was written right after WWII

when Hitler’s Germany was considered the

ultimate example of evil, not only because of the

holocaust, but in a political sense because they

were so different from us. They had long had a

dictatorship while we have had a democracy.

Critical Thinking

What does the theme of this story seem to be so far? Make some

predictions as to what might happen.

Elements of Style

Bradbury is extremely proud

of his description of the

Tyrannosaur.

Bradbury states, “I say to the

audience ‘ I’m going to stop

you here okay?...and you

know what I’m going to do?

I’m going to describe a

dinosaur as it has never been

described. Now watch this.’

And then I sit down and write

a prose poem about this

wonderful creature that comes

gliding out the jungle.”

Discuss: The author uses imagery

to describe the T-Rex (pick out

body parts). What effect does this

have on the reader?

Her eyes were as bright as the sun. (We are comparing eyes to the sun using

like or as—SIMILE)

There was no telling what fate had planned. (Fate can’t “plan” anything--

personification)

The hiss and sigh of the motor made him realize he had purchased a lemon.

(Hiss and sigh sound the way they are spelled—onomatopoeia).

The moonlight would be my eyelids. (comparing moonlight to eyelids—

metaphor)

The wondrous aroma of the freshly changed linen sheets added an element of

cool calmness. (rich description—imagery)

She had no idea what was in store for her as she opened the cracked front

door. (hints or clues that something big is going to happen—foreshadowing)

Literary Device Practice

The Grand Finale

The story concludes with an

eerie, twilight zone type of

ending not only for Eckles,

but for the reader.

How does Bradbury use his

theme to shock his reader in

the end of this story?

Tyme Sefari Inc. Sefaris tu any yeer en the past.

Yu naim the animall.

Wee taektuthair.

Yu shoot it.

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Examples

Somebody Wants But So

Harry Potter

wants to

learn about

his parents,

be happy,

and make

friends

but he must

protect

himself from

the dangers

he faces at

Hogwarts

so he learns how to use

his powers for good and

to protect himself and

his friends

Follow the model below to construct your own SWBS statement about

“A Sound of Thunder.”

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somebody = who - the individual/character

wants = what

but =complications/problems/conflict

so = solution/outcome

Examples

Somebody Wants But So

Rainsford wants to find food

and shelter

he encounters

General Zaroff and

his deadly game

he must play in order to stay alive

A Sound of Thunder

(Eckles)

“C” EA

Use the A.C.E. chart below to plan out your answer.

1.) Single selection: Does Time Safari Inc. do a good job ensuring that the future isn’t altered? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Time Safari Inc.

does a good job

ensuring the

future isn’t

altered by

______________

______________

_______.

This

proves____________

_________

This demonstrates

_______________

This shows

_____________

This indicates

______________.

In the story it states,

“_______

Travis says,

“_________

The safari leaders

mention, “

“C” EA

Use the A.C.E. chart below to plan out your answer.

1.) Single selection: Does Time Safari Inc. do a good job ensuring that the future isn’t altered? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Time Safari Inc.

does a wonderful

job ensuring the

future isn’t

altered by

providing

guidelines and

restrictions for

the hunt.

Travis

explained,“And

that,” he said, “is

the Path, laid by Time

Safari Inc. for your

use. It floats six

inches above the

earth. Doesn’t touch

so much as one grass

blade…Its purpose is

to keep you from

touching this world of

the past...”

This proves that Time

Safari Inc. is taking

the necessary steps

to preserve the past.

The anti-gravity path

guides them through

the jungle without

touching anything.

“C” EA

Use the A.C.E. chart below to plan out your answer.

1.) Single selection: Does Time Safari Inc. do a good job ensuring that the future isn’t altered? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Time Safari Inc.

does not do a

good job ensuring

the future isn’t

altered because

they can’t make

people obey.

In the story it states,

“we guarantee

nothing.”

This shows that they

can’t control

anything and nothing

is for sure.

The Butterfly Effect

• The phrase refers to the idea that

a butterfly's wings might create

tiny changes in the atmosphere

that may ultimately alter the

path of a tornado

• The flapping wing represents a

small change which causes a

domino effect

The Butterfly Effect

To understand the concept first let’s

start with something we already know

like the domino effect.

1) As the world runs out of oil, gas

prices will rise.

2) When this happens, prices for

specialized items of import and

export (coffee) will eventually rise.

3) Food prices will then rise

4) The price of products that require oil

to make them will also rise.

The “Butterfly Effect” is similar, except

that we cannot see what causes what.

We know that small things can effect

entire systems.

A Sound of Thunder

The idea that one butterfly could

eventually have a far-reaching ripple

effect on historic events seems first

to have appeared in “A Sound of

Thunder”, a 1952 short story by Ray

Bradbury about time travel.

The “Butterfly Effect” is now a

common clichéd plot device;

however Bradbury was the first to

use the idea in fiction.

Can you give any examples in stories

when changing the past even if only in

the smallest way alters the course of

the future?

“C” EA

Use the A.C.E. chart below to plan out your answer.

2.) Single Selection: Which theorist disagrees with the

possibility of time travel and why? Use evidence from

the text to support your answer.

__________disagrees

with the possibility of

time travel because

__________________

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This

demonstrates_______

_

This shows

____________

“C” EA

Use the A.C.E. chart below to plan out your answer.

2.) Single Selection: Which theorist disagrees with the

possibility of time travel and why? Use evidence from

the text to support your answer.

Stephen Hawking

disagrees with the

possibility of time

travel because he

believes there would

already be evidence

of its existence.

He argues, “we have

not been invaded by

hordes of tourists

from the future.”

The evidence from

the text proves that

there are still holes in

the possibility of time

travel. Hawking

debates that if it were

possible, we would

know it.

“C” EA

Use the A.C.E. chart below to plan out your answer.

2.) Single Selection: Which theorist disagrees with the

possibility of time travel and why? Use evidence from

the text to support your answer.

Stephen Hawking

disagrees with the

possibility of time

travel because

altering the past

would cause a change

in space.

He hypothesizes that,

“any attempt at time

travel would lead to a

‘back reaction,’ a

massive buildup of

energy that would rip

space apart.”

The evidence from

the text proves that

there are still holes in

the possibility of time

travel. Hawking

debates that if it were

possible, we would

know it.

Test on Friday over:

Readings: “The Most Dangerous Game,” “Still I Rise,” “A

Sound of Thunder,” “The Physics of Time Travel” and a new

poem will be on the test

Plot Summary

Vocabulary

Literary Terms

Open Ended Response Questions (A.C.E.)

Annotations

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