Short story There Will Come Soft Rains
- Welcome back!
- Take your seat - Grab a pen
- Starting Exercise:
What will your house look like in 20 years?
- Where will you live? With whom?
- How different will it be from the house you live in now?
- What devices will your house have? (if anything is possible)
- .........
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This lesson contains 28 slides, with text slides.
Items in this lesson
- Welcome back!
- Take your seat - Grab a pen
- Starting Exercise:
What will your house look like in 20 years?
- Where will you live? With whom?
- How different will it be from the house you live in now?
- What devices will your house have? (if anything is possible)
- .........
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4:00
Slide 1 - Slide
- starting exercise
- short story: There Will Come Soft Rains
- discussion short story
Everything will be in English
Slide 2 - Slide
This lesson's goals
- At the end of this lesson, you can explore and justify your opinions about a short story.
- At the end of this lesson, you can read a short story in a critical way and discuss your findings in group discussions.
Slide 3 - Slide
Discussion starting exercise
- In a moment, make groups of three
- Discuss what you have written down during the starting exercise
- Prepare to share in class
Slide 4 - Slide
Discussion starting exercise
- In a moment, make groups of three
- Discuss what you have written down during the starting exercise
- Prepare to share in class
- What did you discuss in your group?
Slide 5 - Slide
There Will Come Soft Rains
1. Read the following excerpt.
2. Draw a picture of the kitchen described in the story
In the living room the voice-clock sang, Tick-tock, seven o'clock, time to get up, time to get up,
seven o 'clock! as if it were afraid that nobody would. The morning house lay empty. The clock
ticked on, repeating and repeating its sounds into the emptiness. Seven-nine, breakfast time,
seven-nine!
In the kitchen the breakfast stove gave a hissing sigh and ejected from its warm interior eight pieces
of perfectly browned toast, eight eggs sunny side up, sixteen slices of bacon, two coffees, and two
cool glasses of milk.
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There Will Come Soft Rains
1. Read the following excerpt.
2. Draw a picture of the kitchen described in the story
3. Compare pictures with your group. What are the similarities/differences?
4. Reread the last sentence. Who are the drinks for, do you think?
In the living room the voice-clock sang, Tick-tock, seven o'clock, time to get up, time to get up,
seven o 'clock! as if it were afraid that nobody would. The morning house lay empty. The clock
ticked on, repeating and repeating its sounds into the emptiness. Seven-nine, breakfast time,
seven-nine!
In the kitchen the breakfast stove gave a hissing sigh and ejected from its warm interior eight pieces
of perfectly browned toast, eight eggs sunny side up, sixteen slices of bacon, two coffees, and two
cool glasses of milk.
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There Will Come Soft Rains
- In a moment, you will receive a hand-out
- We've already read excerpt 1
- Individually, read excerpt 2
- Write down at least 3 possible questions you might have about the story.
For example: Who's controlling the machines in the house?
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There Will Come Soft Rains
- In a moment, you will receive a hand-out
- We've already read excerpt 1
- Individually, read excerpt 2
- Write down at least 3 possible questions you might have about the story.
For example: Who's controlling the machines in the house?
- Discuss your questions in your group.
- Choose 1 question you find the most interesting
- Prepare to share in class
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There Will Come Soft Rains
- The teacher will read excerpt 3
- Read along
- Look at the underlined words. Try and write down the translations.
- Write down what you think these words might suggest
- Prepare to share in your group
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There Will Come Soft Rains
- The teacher will read excerpt 3
- Read along
- Look at the underlined words. Try and write down the translations.
- Discuss the translations in your group
- What could these words suggest?
- Decide on what you think happened.
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There Will Come Soft Rains
- The teacher will read excerpt 4
- Read along
- After reading, answer the questions in the text.
- Discuss with your group.
- Prepare to share in class
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There Will Come Soft Rains
- The teacher will read excerpt 5
- Read along
- Highlight the sentences you might have questions about.
- Write down questions you might have about the rest of the story
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There Will Come Soft Rains
What is likely to be the fate of the house? Here are three possibilities:
1. The house will burn down entirely.
2. The machines in the house will stop the fire immediately and clean everything up.
3. It will rain and the rain will stop the fire.
- Which do you think is the most likely? Why?
- Discuss in your groups.
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There Will Come Soft Rains
- The teacher will read excerpt 6
- Read along
- Highlight the sentences you might have questions about.
- Write down questions you might have about the rest of the story
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There Will Come Soft Rains
- What survived at the end of the story?
- What died?
- Who/what is responsible for this ending?
Discuss in your group and prepare to share with the class
Finished? Discuss the questions you have written down
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There Will Come Soft Rains
Choose the moral that you think is the most appropriate. If none seems suitable to you, write one of your own. Be prepared to justify your choice.
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There Will Come Soft Rains
Choose the moral that you think is the most appropriate. If none seems suitable to you, write one of your own. Be prepared to justify your choice.
The moral of the story is:
1. Technology will outlive humanity
2. Nature is dangerous and technology needs more development
3. Humans should not have too much power over technology and science, as it will only lead to destruction
4. Humanity and its inventions won't last, but nature will and it will thrive again.
5. ................................
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There Will Come Soft Rains
The moral of the story is:
1. Technology will outlive humanity
2. Nature is dangerous and technology needs more development
3. Humans should not have too much power over technology and science, as it will only lead to destruction
4. Humanity and its inventions won't last, but nature will and it will thrive again.
5. ................................
Who chose 1?
Why did you choose this one?
Do you agree?
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There Will Come Soft Rains
The moral of the story is:
1. Technology will outlive humanity
2. Nature is dangerous and technology needs more development
3. Humans should not have too much power over technology and science, as it will only lead to destruction
4. Humanity and its inventions won't last, but nature will and it will thrive again.
5. ................................
Who chose 2?
Why did you choose this one?
Do you agree?
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There Will Come Soft Rains
The moral of the story is:
1. Technology will outlive humanity
2. Nature is dangerous and technology needs more development
3. Humans should not have too much power over technology and science, as it will only lead to destruction
4. Humanity and its inventions won't last, but nature will and it will thrive again.
5. ................................
Who chose 3?
Why did you choose this one?
Do you agree?
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There Will Come Soft Rains
The moral of the story is:
1. Technology will outlive humanity
2. Nature is dangerous and technology needs more development
3. Humans should not have too much power over technology and science, as it will only lead to destruction
4. Humanity and its inventions won't last, but nature will and it will thrive again.
5. ................................
Who chose 4?
Why did you choose this one?
Do you agree?
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There Will Come Soft Rains
The moral of the story is:
1. Technology will outlive humanity
2. Nature is dangerous and technology needs more development
3. Humans should not have too much power over technology and science, as it will only lead to destruction
4. Humanity and its inventions won't last, but nature will and it will thrive again.
5. ................................
Who chose 5?
Why did you choose this one?
Do you agree?
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There Will Come Soft Rains
Think about the following questions for a moment:
- How likely do you think this could happen?
- Do you think humanity could end itself? How?
- How can we use technology to improve our lives, without it taking our lives over?
We will discuss these questions during next class!
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Evaluation
- How are we feeling?
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Evaluation
- How are we feeling?
- What did you think of this text?
- What did you think of this lesson?
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This lesson's goals
- At the end of this lesson, you can explore and justify your opinions about a short story.
- At the end of this lesson, you can read a short story in a critical way and discuss your findings in group discussions.
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The end
