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Ray BradburyThere Will Come Soft Rains
Ray BradburyFiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1950A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Discussion/Analysis Prompt
How does the idea of atomic fear in the post-WWII era relate to the story? How might a reader in that time have reacted to the story, and how might your modern-day reaction compare to theirs?
Teaching Suggestion: Bradbury’s story encapsulates the anxiety that many felt with the invention and proliferation of atomic weaponry. Exploring this context might help students develop a deeper understanding of the story and its themes.
Differentiation Suggestion: Students may benefit from sentence starters or sentence frames to help them organize their ideas and prepare them to share.
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