Name: Packet “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury Invitation to Learn: Quickwrite and Share a. What movies, television shows or books have you read about time travel? b. If you could go back in time, where and when would it be? Why? c. In “Back to the Future,” how did Marty McFly travel back to 1955? What happened when he met his parents? What did Marty have to do in order to save his own existence? Building Vocabulary: Complete the graphic organizer. Words From Text aurora Meaning from context Root Prefix Suffix aurora (Latin) dawn Eckels glanced across the vast office at a mass and tangle, a snaking and humming of wires and steel boxes, at an aurora that flickered now orange, now silver, now blue. Your Definition: Create a new sentence Words From Text graft Meaning from context Create a new sentence Words From Text annihilate Meaning from context Root Prefix Suffix Unknown origins We have to pay big graft to keep our franchise. Your Definition: Root Prefix Suffix Nihil (Latin), nothing ad–, to –ate, cause to become With a stamp of your foot, you annihilate first one, then a dozen, then a thousand, a million, a billion possible mice!" Your Definition: Create a new sentence Words From Text expendable Meaning from context Root Prefix expendere (Latin) to weigh Suffix able-, capable of And the caveman, please note, is not just any expendable man, no! He is an entire future nation Your Definition: Create a new sentence Words From Text depression Meaning from context Root deprimare (Latin) press down Suffix ion-, action, condition, result or effect A dead mouse here makes an insect imbalance there, a population disproportion later, a bad harvest further on, a depression, mass starvation, and finally, a change in social temperament in far flung countries. Your Definition: Create a new sentence Prefix Words From Text paradox Meaning from context Root paradoxon(Greek) contrary opinion doxa( Latin) opinion Prefix Suffix para (Latin) distinct "That'd be a paradox," said the latter. "Time doesn't permit that sort of mess-a man meeting himself. Your Definition: Create a new sentence Words From Text resilient Meaning from context Create a new sentence Words From Text remit Meaning from context Create a new sentence Words From Text revoke Meaning from context Create a new sentence Words From Text primeval Meaning from context Root salire (Latin), to jump Prefix re-, back Suffix ent-, that has, shows, or does It came on great oiled, resilient, striding legs. Your Definition: Root mittere (Latin), to send Prefix Suffix Prefix Suffix re-, back We'll remit half your fee." Your Definition: Root They might revoke our license to travel Your Definition: Root aevum (Latin), an age Prefix primus-, first Suffix al-, of Eckels turned slowly to regard the primeval garbage dump, that hill of nightmares and terror Your Definition: Create a new sentence Words From Text subliminal Meaning from context Root limen, limin (Latin) threshold (limit) Suffix sub-, below Eckels stood smelling of the air, and there was a thing to the air, a chemical taint so subtle, so slight, that only a faint cry of his subliminal senses warned him it was there. Your Definition: Create a new sentence Prefix thrh Comprehension of Text (TDQ): Remember you must use “text evidence” to support your ideas. 1. Describe how Bradbury uses words, details, and figurative language create the setting. 2. How does Eckels feel about “Time Safari, Inc.’s” rules regarding time travel? 3. How does Bradbury’s use of similes and metaphors help the reader imagine the time machine? 4. Bradbury creates a vivid picture of Tyrannosaurus Rex with words. What effect does this have on the reader? Explain. 5. What makes Eckels change his mind about killing the Tyrant Lizard? 6. What is the significance of the altered sign for “Time Safari, Inc.?” 7. What does Bradbury want the reader to believe about Eckels? 8. Describe your understanding of the “Butterfly Effect” based on the text evidence in the story? 9. What is the central theme of “A Sound of Thunder?” How do you know? 10. How does Travis react to Eckel’s behavior on the Safari? How does this support the central theme of the story? Thinking Critically: Analyze the movie version of the story with the original text. Element that was changed or kept the same Effect of this decision on the telling of the story Preference: Did this decision increase your understanding of the story Most Important Important Somewhat Important Not Very Important Closing Out the Learning: Choose a symbol that represents this story and explain. Explanation: Symbols: My Choice: