“The Pedestrian” Stations
Station 1. Who was Ray Bradbury?
Use One Search to visit the Biography Resource Center Database to find the answers to these
questions. http://teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/librarians/smart_h/licwebsiteIndex.html
1. What kind of writer is Ray Bradbury?
2. What other kind of literature did Bradbury write?
3. What book established Bradbury’s reputation as a sophisticated writer?
4. Where have Bradbury’s stories appeared on television?
Go to http://www.noodletools.com/login.php Create an account using the green sheets at your
station. Create a citation for the article you just read and paste below:
Station 2. Video Blog
Watch the video in this link about Ray Bradbury: www.tinyurl.com/pedestrianpreview
What would you do if you had to stay inside and could only “enjoy” your television? How do
you think your life would be different?
Once you have responded to the question please log into Edmodo and paste your response into
the class blog. Please respond to at least one classmate. Remember to use your online blogging
manners.
Station 3. Catalog Scavenger Hunt
Using the clues below, use the library catalog to find the call number of each book and then find
the book in our library. Once you find the book, open up the front cover and record the clue
written on the post-it for each book. Once you find all of the clues, solve the question below.
1. What is the call number and title of the George Orwell book with a numerical title? Hint:
not a paperback
2. What is the call number of the book whose subject is “social change” with bowling in the
title?
3. What is the call number for the book titled Robot Dreams?
4. What is the call number of the book Ross Gregory wrote on the Cold War?
5. What is the call number for the Ayn Rand biography? Hint: you may need to search by
subject
6. What is the call number of the collective biography when you search for “nuclear energy” as
the subject?
7. What is the call number of the reference collective biography titled Notable American
Novelists that contains Ray Bradbury’s biography? Hint: You may need to go to the shelf to
find which volume contains Bradbury’s biography.
Question: Who has the best books?
Write Phrase Here:
__________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________
Station 4. Citizen of 2053
In the space below brainstorm a possible list of characteristics for a citizen in 2053. For
example, watches TV constantly, ignores environment, does not go outside often.
Now that you have a list of characteristics draw a picture of your “citizen” and write a short (3 –
5 sentences) paragraph describing your citizen.
Station 5. Book Scavenger Hunt
Using the clues below, use each book on the table to find out the answers. Once you have found
all of the answers use the key to solve the question below.
1. What is the title of Part 2 in the Contents of Feed?
2. According to the Chronology of The Baby Boom, what year did American families own 4.4
million televisions, and the US census showed 152 million people living in the United
States? Hint: The Chronology section starts on page 200
3. On what page does “Tyrannosaurus Rex” start in The Stories of Ray Bradbury?
4. Find Ray Bradbury’s section in Major 20th-Century Writers. What is the title of the first of
Ray Bradbury’s plays listed?
5. According to the glossary of the George Orwell biography, what is the definition of
“parapet?”
6. Using the Index of Writers in the back of the book, what pages can you find Ernest
Hemingway referenced in The Lives of Writers?
7. According to the Genre Index of The 100 Most Popular Young Adult Authors, who is the
fifth author under the genre of science fiction?
Question: What is Mrs. Smart’s favorite book?
Write Phrase Here:
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Assessment
Once you complete all stations please click on this link and complete the survey.
http://tinyurl.com/pedestrianassessment