The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind by: Ray Bradbury

Vocabulary Portents Acclaimed Vile Pandemonium Ravenous Spurn Page 177

Ray Bradbury Born August 22, 1920 in Illinois He is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, screenwriter and poet Graduated high school He became a fulltime writer in 1943 http://www.raybradbury.com/about.html

Bradbury wrote his masterpiece, Fahrenheit 451, in 1953 Other notable works are I Sing the Body Electric!, Quicker Than the Eye, and Driving Blind He adapted sixty-five of his stories for television's Ray Bradbury Theater http://www.raybradbury.com/about.html

"The great fun in my life has been getting up every morning and rushing to the typewriter because some new idea has hit me. The feeling I have every day is very much the same as it was when I was twelve. In any event, here I am, eighty years old, feeling no different, full of a great sense of joy, and glad for the long life that has been allowed me. I have good plans for the next ten or twenty years, and I hope you'll come along."

Background Who are your rivals? The Cold War U.S. vs. the Soviet Union Cuban missile crisis

Characters/setting/plot Kwan-si vs. Mandarin’s town Emperor Mandarin, Mandarin’s daughter Competition as the only form of interaction is bad Rather than build up defenses, try to work things out

Literary Analysis Fable is a brief story that teaches a lesson. This lesson, or moral, may be directly stated, or it may be shown through the choices the characters make.

Dialogue is a conversation between characters Dialogue is a conversation between characters. It is used to reveal more about a character and to advance a story. In this story it helps reveal the lesson of the fable.

What fables have you read? The moral of these fables can be found very easily and specifically stated or they can be learned through the consequences of characters’ actions.

What aspects of this story make it a fable? Set in a faraway land but undefined time and place and there is mention of magic How do the two places compete? Compete for tourists and travelers

What is the lesson of this fable? The Mandarin’s are learning that to always try to best someone, ruins and hurts others. What do you learn? Peaceful solutions are possible

“One without the other is nothing “One without the other is nothing. Together, all will be beauty and cooperation and a long and enduring life.”

Activities Review and assess on page 182 Good activity worksheet http://www2.informns.k12.mn.us/schoolties/files/2733790/01536/rachelt/711286Golden_Kite-Silver_Wind.doc Review page 183