“The Fun They Had” By: Isaac Asimov

Please click on the next button to begin the lesson. Click on this button to return to the title page Click on this button to return to the main menu Click on this button to go to the next slide in the lesson Click on this button to go to the previous slide in the lesson You are about to complete a self-guided cyber lesson that will teach you about Isaac Asimov’s short story “The Fun They Had.” To begin this lesson you will need to learn how to navigate through it. Below is an explanation of each of the buttons that will help you as you go through the lesson.

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You will now begin this lesson by clicking on the book below. Please read the story carefully. Once you have read the story close the internet browser to return to this page. Now that you have read the story please return to the main menu and proceed to the related materials section of this lesson.

Please read any one of the following articles.  Article One  Article Two  Article Three Once you are done reading one of the articles please return to the main menu and proceed with the lesson by answering the post reading questions.

Post Reading Questions To begin, click on the link at the bottom of this page and then print the questions. Now answer the questions. When you have answered each question, please print your answers and turn them in to me. Post Reading Questions

“The Fun They Had” 1. What is the setting of “The Fun They Had?” (Include Time and Place) 2. Describe Margie’s teacher using at least three details. 3. Describe Margie’s attitude toward school using at least two supporting details. 4. In the story, what kind of fun were the kids in the past having? 5. Based on the article that you read, list two advantages and two disadvantages of cyber schooling. Please indicate which article you read. 6. Given the choice, would you attend a cyber school? (give at least two reasons) 7. Make two connections between the story, the article that you read, and this lesson.. Post Reading Questions

Quiz 1. In the story, Margie feels that school is __________. A.PerfectPerfect B.FunFun C.TerribleTerrible D.UselessUseless

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2.What does Margie’s mother say about education _________________? A. Each child needs to be taught differently.Each child needs to be taught differently. B. No child could learn with others there to distract them.No child could learn with others there to distract them. C. All children need to interact with other children to learn.All children need to interact with other children to learn. D. Teachers that are human could never be as good as the robots.Teachers that are human could never be as good as the robots.

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3. Tommy found this in the beginning of the story. A. a way to hack into the grading component of the teachersa way to hack into the grading component of the teachers B. a book containing an account of the schools of old.a book containing an account of the schools of old. C. a letter that his grandfather wrote to him about schools in the pasta letter that his grandfather wrote to him about schools in the past D. his great-grandfather’s notebook that had stories about school in ithis great-grandfather’s notebook that had stories about school in it

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