You had the entire hour to learn a bit about our new author. You read 474-478 in your lit. books and answered the following questions:
Ray Bradbury Author Study: Complete answers on another sheet of paper.
“In Love With the Future”
- What does Bradbury specifically like and what evidence is provided to prove it?
- Who admires Bradbury?
“When I was 19, I sold newspapers”
- Briefly summarize Bradbury’s early years.
“I was literally writing a dime novel”
- What is a dime novel?
- What novel of his was a dime novel? Briefly explain what this novel is about.
“Future Worlds, Present Reality”
- When you read science fiction, what should you pay attention to?
Page 478
- In your own words, what is THE RED PLANET?
- Focus your reading: Describe the two types of plots. What type of plot will Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed have?
- What is visualizing; what does visualizing ask the reader to do?
Define the vocabulary words in the story: amiss, forlorn, recede, dwindle, flimsy
We will begin our new adventure to the planet Mars tomorrow!!! :)
