Ray Bradbury: Short Stories Lesson Plan

Read "There Will Come Soft Rains," "The Pedestrian," and "The Murderer."

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4

4. 4

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.7

5. 5

   CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.4

Note that it is perfectly fine to expand any day’s work into two days depending on the characteristics of the class, particularly if the class will engage in all of the suggested classroom exercises and activities and discuss all of the thought questions.

Content Summary for Teachers

There Will Come Soft Rains

A house lays empty, but mechanical voices fill the silence: “Time to get up. … Today is August 4, 2057 in the city...