A+Sound+of+Thunder+by+Ray+Bradbury

= You now have TWO pieces of homework that are due in for THURSDAY 26th APRIL. = =Hi guys,= =Your homework is to write a **100 word essay** (no less than 100 words, try not to go over that limit either!) on your chosen post-it note topic.= =//Your essay must be relevant, concise and it must make an attempt to analyse your assigned topic.// //It must be 100 words (105 max) so make every word count!//**Do not mention the essay task OR the title of the book OR the author. In other words, don’t waste your word count!**= = = =**HOMEWORK to be COMPLETED and HANDED in on THURSDAY 26th APRIL 2012**=
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Name_____ Period_ Study Guide for Bradbury’s “A Sound of Thunder” I. VOCABULARY : Be able to define the following words and understand them when they appear in the story or class discussion. annihilate expendable infinitesimally primeval resilient revoke_____ sheathed subliminal taint_ undulate II. LITERARY TERMS : Be able to define each term and apply each term to the story. foreshadowing_____ Describe what is foreshadowed in this story:_ _____ simile example: __****_____ ** **__

metaphor example:_____ protagonist Who is the protagonist of this story?___ III. QUESTIONS : Answer the following questions. 1. What company does Eckels visit? 2. What are the penalties for disobeying instructions? 3. About what is Eckels thankful? 4. What did some people want to do if Deutscher had won the election and why? 5. What does the man behind the desk tell Eckels happened last year that makes Eckels think about going on the safari? 6. Who is the Safari Leader? 7. How many people besides Eckels are on the trip? Name them. 8. What does Travis tell Eckels is the best way to kill a dinosaur? 9. When the hunters arrive at their destination, what does Travis tell them hasn’t happened yet in history? 10. How many years did the men travel? 11. What is the antigravity metal path and why must the men stay on it? 12. What happened to the machine and the men’s clothes before they made their journey? 13. Why do the men wear oxygen helmets? 14. What is unique about the dinosaurs that the men can shoot? 15. What is a paradox? 16. What does Eckels jokingly pretend to do? 17. How does the reader know Eckels is afraid? 18. What does Eckels say when he sees the size of the dinosaur? 19. How do the men know which dinosaurs they can shoot? 20. Where was Eckels on his way to when he stepped off the path? 21. What do Billings and Kramer do after the dinosaur is dead? 22. What does Lesperance offer Billings and Kramer that they turn down? 23. What does Travis tell Eckels they are going to do to him? 24. What does Travis make Eckels do in order to go back with them? 25. What does Eckels notice about the sign on their return? 26. What does Eckels find on the bottom of his boots? 27. What does Eckels learn about the election? 28. What is the reader to infer that Travis does to Eckels?

= = =**Homework for Thursday 1st December 2012**= 5.4 Textual Analysis Task
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You will find the answers to these questions on Pages 111, 112 and 113. Read these pages before you attempt the questions.

b) Look at his first words. What do they show about his character? Explain clearly. a) Who won? b) Give reasons why they are glad that his opponent did not succeed. **Answer in your own words**. a) How does the writer use STRUCTURE/WORD CHOICE to suggest the journey through Time? b) Is it effective? Explain why or why not.
 * 1) “A Sound of Thunder”. Suggest possible meanings for this title. Is it effective? Try to give clear reasons.
 * 2) Look at the simile in the first line, “seemed to quaver under a film of sliding warm water”. What is being compared? Is it effective? Explain what it shows about Eckels’ feelings.
 * 3) Look at the sign Eckels reads. Name three different ways the writer makes it stand out from the rest of the text.
 * 4) a) Pick out two phrases from the second paragraph and say how each one adds to our impressions about his feelings (think abut ideas, word choice, structure, use of punctuation).
 * 1) ** Answer in your own words ** : what two consequences may result in failure to follow the instructions?
 * 2) Re-read the description of the Time Machine. What technique does the writer use to suggest its complexity? (Consider word choice, structure, repetition, imagery etc.)
 * 3) Re-read the first section of page 112 “A touch of the hand...” **In your own words**: in what way does this suggest that the machine is easily controlled?
 * 4) How had Eckels heard about the Time Safari? How do you know it had made an impression on him?
 * 5) In this same paragraph the author presents a number of images of Time running backwards. Choose three of these images and explain how the author makes them effective **(use the Imagery formula here)**
 * 6) Eckels discusses the result of the election.
 * 1) How does Eckels react when the official warns him about the dinosaurs? Give textual proof (quotations) to back up your answers.
 * 2) How does Eckels react when he offers to tear up the cheque? Give proof.
 * 3) Look at the paragraph beginning “First a day...”
 * 1) Read the paragraph beginning “Eckels swayed...” How does he feel? How does the author emphasise the character’s feelings? **Answer in your own words.**

Hello Class,

Here are the three parts of the televised version of 'A Sound of Thunder', based on the short story of the same name, by American writer Ray Bradbury.

A caveat (warning): Use the text of the story as your source for information. This film version is a director's interpretation of the story - in other words, it stays true to the text for the most part, but not the whole way through! The most notable part is the very final scene. Eckels is shot by Travis. The story does not state this. The end of the story is (perhaps deliberately) ambiguous - we never find out who dies...

May I remind you, this is low budget - please don't mock the SFX too much! Enjoy! Ms Kirk

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