Ray Bradbury
Teacher Resource File

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Biography

Ray Bradbury Home Page
Ray Bradbury Online
Biography, bibliography, images, quotes

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Lesson Plans - The Drummer Boy of Shiloh

The Drummer Boy of Shiloh
Objectives, grade 8 standards; CyberGuide by Laura Bras
from SCORE
Civil War Literature Circles Virtual Museum
Lesson plans for literature circles, historical fiction
titles on Civil War; by Linda Matlock, SCORE
Causes of the American Civil War
Virtual Museum by Rich Burton, SCORE
Civil War Lesson Plans
Extensive collection of links
Drummer Boy of Shiloh
Language arts, reading, history, math; 8th grade;
by David Smith; from America 2000 Challenge
Student Activities. The Drummer Boy of Shiloh
Lesson plan, resources from Laurel Gruhn

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Lesson Plans - Fahrenheit 451

ClassicNotes : About Fahrenheit 451
Summaries, analyses
Farenheit 451 Lesson Plans
Grade 9; English, language arts; Powerpoint slides, links
at bottom of page; from State University of West Georgia
Historical Backdrop in Fahrenheit 451
Grade 8; technology lesson plan; Nazi Germany
Utopian/Dystopian Literature Study
Senior level; from Brenda Kukla, Collins High School; independent
study unit. Click on title for .txt file. From Ray Saitz's page
Utopia vs. Dystopica Unit
High school English; by Annette Gajewsky, Tegeler Career Center;
teach poetic elements; from University of Houston
Fahrenheit 451 Anticipation Guide #1
High school; questions by Judith Townsend; from KidReach
Fahrenheit 451 Anticipation Guide #2
High School; questions by Stuart Sheriff; from KidReach
Vocabulary from Fahrenheit 451
From vocabulary.com
Teaching Guide. Fahrenheit 451
Grades 10 and 11; censorship and the value of literature;
from McDougal Littell

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Lesson Plans - Short Story

The Short Stories of Ray Bradbury
Language arts; unit plan applicable to any short stories
Utopia vs. Dystopia Unit
High school English; by Annette Gajewsky, Tegeler Career Center;
teach poetic elements; uses There Will Be Soft Rains,
utopian / dystopian short story; from University of Houston
Exploring Internet Filters and Creating School Internet Policies
Grades 6 to 12; civics, language arts, technology; by
Alison Zimbalist and Debbie Branker Harrod; from New York Times

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Something Wicked This Way Come

A Novel Exploring the Dark Side of the Human Mind
Grade 10; English, language arts; from A Sample Core
Curriculum for Michigan Schools

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Other Lesson Plans

Character Education. On the Voyage to Values
Grade 7; interdisciplinary lesson plans, "All Summer
in a Day" from North Carolina State Dept. Educ.

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Lesson Plans - Dandelion Wine

Research Project. Dandelion Wine
Analysis by Patricia C. Johnson

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Lesson Plans - The Martian Chronicles

Study Guide for Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles
By Paul Brians, Washington State University

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Bibliography

Ray Bradbury AuthorSheet
Bibliography of critical works; from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

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