Unlocking the Prompt: "The Pedestrian"

10-Literary Interpretation for

Share ideas about sensory details that can be used to respond to the prompt, and confer with your classmates to gain a deeper analytical understanding of the text. You all will do wonderfully! If you have challenges that your classmates may not be able to clarify, e-mail me at carmen.sanders@pgcps.org. Be sure that your email has a title in the subject box and that use formal writing in the e-mail (NO TEXT TALK). 

Animated Version of "The Pedestrian"

The selection is more in-depth, but this is GREAT! Watch it! ;-)
I have also posted the Vocabulary Worksheet for "The Pedestrian" under the English 10 Homework tab. Complete the worksheet and submit it according to the specified dates. 

Introduction to "The Pedestrian"

We have finished with "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury and we are moving forward with another selection that he has written entitled, "The Pedestrian". Read Mr. Daniel Gilbert's view of "The Pedestrian".

An Essay on the Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury, an essay fiction - FictionPress.com

I believe this essay is a great primer for the selection and highlights several themes and critiques of society presented by Bradbury. Leave a comment and let me know what you think of the essay and its contents after you read it. 

Study Tool: "A Sound of Thunder" Pre-test

A Sound of Thunder Pre-Test- Use this as a study tool.

Graduate School Victories!

I know you all have been worried about me, but more than half of my battle is over. I submitted my Capstone Final Project on Tuesday, November 1, 2011! I feel like a humongous weight has been lifted off my shoulders. :-) Now besides coursework and another Administrative Internship Portfolio, graduation is imminent! I thank you all for being such GREAT students and for being super supportive. You all ROCK! ;-)

Grammar Rocks! Back to the Parts of Speech!

Ray Bradbury's Contribution to Science Fiction

"A Sound of Thunder" Presentation

Use the presentation and active reading notes as part of your study tools. :-)






We are beginning the science fiction selection, "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury. During pre-reading, I am dedicated to: introducing you to interesting information on an author and his/her muse, familiarizing you with the literary devices you will see in the selection, and giving you an opportunity to connect to the ideas about society and people that the author illustrates within his/her work. 


This is an awesome interview (for lack of a better word) that I found on YouTube by Ray Bradbury that explains his love for books, writing, and his family. Watch it and let me know what you think. Leave a statement from the clip that resonated with you. 



Comenzamos la selección de ciencia ficción, "un Sonido de Truenos" por Ray Bradbury. Durante la prelectura, soy dedicado a : la introducción de usted a la información interesante en un autor y su/su musa, familiarización de usted con los dispositivos literarios que usted verá en la selección, y darle una oportunidad de unirse a las ideas sobre la sociedad y la gente que el autor ilustra dentro de su/su trabajo. 


Este es una entrevista imponente (por falta de una mejor palabra) que encontré en YouTube por Ray Bradbury que explica su amor por libros, escritura, y su familia. Mírelo y avíseme lo que usted piensa. Deje una declaración del clip que resonó con usted.