Thursday, Sept. 19

Periods 1-3

1.  "A Sound of Thunder"  Foreshadowing Activity. (Worked as a class with students finding text evidence of foreshadowing and citing page and quote.)

2.  Science Fiction Notes:  Students read the elements of science fiction (handout). Then students made a list of books, stories, and films that qualify as science fiction and shared with class.  In what ways does "A Sound of Thunder" qualify as science fiction?

3.  Begin film Ray Bradbury: An American Icon  (1st. 1555; 2nd: 1412; 3rd: 1415).




Periods 5-6

1.  "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury Foreshadowing exercise.

2. Science Fiction notes

3.  Begin reading "The Pedestrian"  (Per. 5) only

4.  Study for Literary Terms quiz #2 (Complete handout) for quiz Friday, 9/20