Lit Terms
Setting of "There Will Come Soft Rains"
Allendale, California in August 2026
Haunches
hind legs
unaware, aloof
Function of robot mice
cleaning and putting out fire
A dependent clause...
cannot stand alone, has to attach to an independent clause
Theme of "There Will Come Soft Rains"
Technology outlives humans
opposite of PURIFIED
What is one advantage and one disadvantage that is mentioned in "Your Coffee Maker is Watching You"?
Invasion of privacy, infringing on security, robot nagging you to clean something
Theme of "By the Waters of Babylon"
Knowledge and Technology can lead to destruction
A sentence is_______...and has a _______.
a complete thought and has a subject & verb
The biblical reference of "By the Waters of Babylon" in the title (PSALM 137)
Example of marginal in a sentence
There has been only a marginal improvement in her condition.
The poem by Sara Teasale from "There Will Come Soft Rains" is about _________
nature
What does John realize about the gods?
They were humans
A fragment is...
group of words that does not express a complete thought
something that you conclude based on information given
Create a sentence using TRAJECTORY.
Answer varies.
In order to become a certified yoga instructor, one must follow a certain trajectory.
"Your Coffee Maker is Watching You" relates best to which short story?
"There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury
Name the 5 factors in Diamond's five point framework
environmental damage, climate change, hostile neighbors, decreased support of friendly neighbors and cultural, political and social attitudes
add to an idea and cannot stand on its own
Give an example of personification from "There Will Come Soft Rains" and "By the Waters of Babylon"
What does manipulated mean?
handle or control in a skillful manner
Why does Diamond want to find out what causes societies to collapse?
to identify and mitigate dangers to our own civilzation
Compare and Contrast Non-fiction excerpt of "Collapse" and Fiction short stories "There Will Come Soft Rains" and "By the Waters of Babylon"
Ends of civilizations
Sentence or Fragment? How do you fix it if it needs fixed? Jude wanted pancakes. That had chocolate chips in them.
Fragment