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Final Project:
There Will Come Soft Rains
PART ONE:
Write a short story.
20 points
1. What happened before we entered the story?
What are the people doing? What do they see? What do they feel?
What thoughts do they have?
-OR2. What happens after the story ends?
Describe the landscape. Where does the world go from here?
-OR3. Tell a story from the perspective of the house.
What happens day-to-day? What do you see/think/feel/worry about? What
about the dog?
You must:
___Use alliteration ONE time to evoke/convey an emotion or create an image.
___Use metaphor ONE time.
___Use ONE Word Master word.
___Your story must be RELEVANT to There Will Come Soft Rains
___The story must be one page long, 12 point font, Times New Roman,
double-spaced.
___Include a title

PART TWO:
You Choose
10 Points
1. Write a poem
a. 10 lines, rhymed or free verse

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b. Must be related to the story

2. Draw a picture from the story
a. The house, the world, the dog, the robot mice, the preceding
war, something it makes you think of or feel, etc.
3. Find a song
a. Must be related to ideas/themes in story.
b. Must write one paragraph explaining why you chose the song,
and how you think it relates to the story.
4. Compare this story to another story (1 page min.)
a. How is this story similar to or different than another story?
5. Write a short essay (1 page min.)
a. Analyze some element of the text
i. What the house represents.
ii. What you believed happened to the world.
iii. The relationship between the dog and the house.
iv. Discuss the relationship between man/society and nature.
v. What you believe Bradbury is saying about society.
vi. Analyze the significance of time.
vii. Analyze the relevance of the poem within the story.
viii. Discuss the concept of chaos vs. order within the story.
ix. Discuss what consciousness is.