“There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury Pre-reading webquest I’ve

“There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury Pre-reading webquest I’ve numbered the questions you’re doing and highlighted them in yellow. Write the number and your answer on your own paper.

Part 1: Author Read about the author at the following link http://www.raybradbury.com/ 1. Write down 5 facts about Ray Bradbury.

Part 2: Title Read about Sara Teasdale at http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/658 2. List 3 facts about Sara Teasdale. Read “There Will Come Soft Rains” and the commentary included at http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/there-will-co me-soft-rains/ 3. What do you think the poem means? Explain in 3 to 4 complete sentences.

Part 3: The Power of Technology Answer the following questions on your own paper. 4. Think about the word technology. Write a definition before you click again! Technology is a tool that helps a person accomplish a task. Something as simple as a hammer or screwdriver is technology. List five items in the room that represent technology and how. 5. Name one of the many technological advances today and how it is or will benefit society.

Part 3: The Power of Technology Many pros and cons exist about technology. Imagine life without email or instant messaging, but what is happening to people’s handwriting skills or their ability to spell correctly? 6. Name another form of technology that has both pros and cons and explain the pros and cons. 7. Name two everyday items that use computer chips to help them function better. 8. Make a list of when various technological devices (about five) were invented such as the microwave, cell phone, computer, Internet, etc. Write a paragraph about your life without some of these devices.

Part 3: The Power of Technology Check out Bill Gates’ house at http://www.usnews.com/usnews/tech/billga te/gates.htm 9. Choose the four rooms you like best. List them and one fact about each.

Credits http://www.ask.com/web?q When was the cell phone invented%3F&qsrc 0&o 333&l dir http://www.raybradbury.com/ http://www.plazaboricua.com/anil/archivo/ fabulas2/cuentos/august2026.html PowerPoint version http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/658 http://www.cs.rice.edu/ ssiyer/minstrels/ poems/223.html http://www.bartleby.com/verse/ http://www.teaneckschools.org/schools/bf/ resources/webquests/softrains/softrains.htm