There will come soft rains. By: Ray Bradbury

chimed means

• rang; made the sound of a bell

• being present; taking care of things

• carefully; with grace and gentleness

• waved gently

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

attending means

• rang; made the sound of a bell

• being present; taking care of things

• carefully; with grace and gentleness

• waved gently

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

delicately means

• being present; taking care of things

• waved gently

• carefully; with grace and gentleness

• managed or controlled through clever moves

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

fluttered means

• waved gently

• managed or controlled through clever moves

• Trembling; quivering; timid; fearful

• carefully; with grace and gentleness

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

manipulated means

• carefully; with grace and gentleness

• waved gently

• Trembling; quivering; timid; fearful

• managed or controlled through clever moves

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

tremulous means

• carefully; with grace and gentleness

• waved gently

• managed or controlled through clever moves

• Trembling; quivering; timid; fearful

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How does the reader learn where and when “There Will Come Soft Rains” takes place?

• The date and location are burned into the side of the house.

• The reader must figure it out using a variety of clues throughout the story.

• An electronic device states the time, date, and location at the beginning of the story.

• There is a newspaper on the kitchen table that shows the date and location of the story.

. Where are the human beings in “There Will Come Soft Rains”?

• They are at work or at school.

• They have moved to a different city

• They have been killed by a nuclear bomb

• They are being held prisoner in the basement of an automated house.

Which details show what has happened to the owners of the house in “There Will Come Soft Rains”?

• The stove prepares a breakfast that goes uneaten.

• Mrs. McClellan likes to listen to poetry in the evenings.

• The house keeps itself clean and protects itself from harm.

• The shapes of four people are burned into the side of the house.

How does the automated house “die” in “There Will Come Soft Rains”?

• . It is blown up in a nuclear blast.

• The electronic mice tear it down.

• It catches on fire and is unable to put the fire out.

• The owners move away, and the house stops functioning