1. Vocabulary Unit 5 Fill in the Blanks

2. Journal Prompt:
If you could have a “smart house” that was able to do numerous things for you, (Examples – cook your food, clean itself), what would you want your “smart house” to do for you?

3. While we read “There Will Come Soft Rains,” find moments of contrast.

4. Post-Reading Reflection Questions:
Answer the following questions in your journal, then, submit your journal to Mr. Anderson to be checked and graded:
What do you think the theme of this story is? In other words, what do you think the writer wanted his readers to take away from reading this story?
What is one of your moments of contrast that you noticed? Why do you think it matters to the overall text?
What point of view did the author use?
How does the point of view contribute to the author’s use of irony?