"There will come soft rains" by Ray Bradbury period 1 by Susan Wechtler https://padlet.com/wechtlers/3022yjb3rkd2 Exploring the short story en-us 2017-09-17 19:12:32 UTC 2017-09-19 21:10:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Planets.png How does Ray Bradbury show the different electronic devices speaking or doing human-like actions (PERSONIFICATION)? wechtlers https://padlet.com/wechtlers/3022yjb3rkd2/wish/188257927 Comment with a DIRECT QUOTATION to show an example of personification.  ]]> 2017-09-17 19:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/wechtlers/3022yjb3rkd2/wish/188257927 MODERN RELEVANCE: How does this story, thus far, still relate to the modern reader (us!)? wechtlers https://padlet.com/wechtlers/3022yjb3rkd2/wish/188257930 2017-09-17 19:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/wechtlers/3022yjb3rkd2/wish/188257930 WRITING STYLE: Bradbury is a pro - he crafts beautifully written sentences. Share one that stands out to you & explain WHY it stands out. wechtlers https://padlet.com/wechtlers/3022yjb3rkd2/wish/188257933 Comment with a DIRECT QUOTATION]]> 2017-09-17 19:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/wechtlers/3022yjb3rkd2/wish/188257933 There are no human characters in this story. The closest we get to a character is the "robot voice" that seems to watch over the house. AS A WRITER, why does Ray Bradbury choose to do this? Why doesn't he include a human character? wechtlers https://padlet.com/wechtlers/3022yjb3rkd2/wish/188257937 2017-09-17 19:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/wechtlers/3022yjb3rkd2/wish/188257937 SYMBOLISM: What is the significance of the dog? Go to page 101 and read from 12:00 - 2:00. What role does the dog play? wechtlers https://padlet.com/wechtlers/3022yjb3rkd2/wish/188257941 Include a direct quotation in your response. ]]> 2017-09-17 19:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/wechtlers/3022yjb3rkd2/wish/188257941 Leave your FIRST NAME wechtlers https://padlet.com/wechtlers/3022yjb3rkd2/wish/188429464 in a comment]]> 2017-09-18 12:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/wechtlers/3022yjb3rkd2/wish/188429464 QUOTATION RESPONSE: wechtlers https://padlet.com/wechtlers/3022yjb3rkd2/wish/189103632 "Until this day, how well the house had kept its peace. How carefully it had inquired, 'Who goes there? What's the password?' and, getting no answer from lonely foxes and whining cats, it had shut up it's windows and drawn shades in an old-maidenly preoccupation with self-protection which bordered on a mechanical paranoia" (Bradbury 100). 

In your comment, explain your observations. What do you learn about the house from this passage? Anything interesting you want to share? ]]> 2017-09-19 21:07:09 UTC https://padlet.com/wechtlers/3022yjb3rkd2/wish/189103632