Name: ______Period: ______Date: ______

Directions: Read Ray Bradbury’s short story, “The Pedestrian.” Complete the following activities before, during and after you read it.

Before Reading Activities for “the Pedestrian”

VOCABULARY:

Word / Know It / Don’t Know It / Meaning/Illustration/Example/Sentence
Revue
Halt
Dystopia
Conflict
Murmur
Antiseptic
Tendencies
Totals:

Directions: Fold the paper in half and check the appropriate box for each term.

Then..

I know 6-7 Words: Without support, complete the fourth column.

I know 3-5 Words: With a device or dictionary, complete the fourth column.

I know 0-2 Words: With a device, a dictionary or your notebook, complete the fourth column.

Prewriting: Write 2 - 3 sentencesanswering the following prompt: Imagine the future of this world. Write about what you think the world will be like in 50 years. How might new technology revolutionize your everyday tasks?

During: While Reading “the Pedestrian”answer the following questions.

1. What did Mr. Leonard Mead most love to do?

2. What year is the story set?

3. Why did Mr. Leonard Mead change to sneakers?

4. How do people react when they see Mr. Leonard Mead walking?

5. Who does Leonard Mead ask, “What’s up on channel 4, channel 7, channel 9?”

6. What is Mr. Leonard Mead’s attitude toward the shows on television? Provide support (quotes from the story) in your answer.

7. How many years has Leonard Mead been walking has he does?

8. How many people live in the city?

9. How many police cars are there?

10. Where was Mead on his way to when he was stopped by the police car?

11. What is Mead’s profession?

12. Why does the voice from the police car respond “No profession”?

13. What does Mead’s profession reveal about his character and his place in society?

14. What is significant about the following simile? How does it add to the mood and/or theme?

The light held him fixed, like a museum specimen, needle thrust through chest.

15. What does Mead realize about the car?

16. Where is Mr. Mead going to be brought?

17. What crime did Mr. Mead commit?

18. What do you thinkBradbury is telling us about television’s role in society through this story? (HINT: What is Bradbury’s message or moral in this story, what is he warning the reader about?)

After Reading “the Pedestrian” Answer the following questions.

I. LITERARY TERMS: Be able to define each term and apply each term to the story.

simile______

●example:______

metaphor______

●example:______

setting______

●What is the setting of the story?______

protagonist______

●Who is the protagonist of this story?______

antagonist______

●Who is the protagonist of this story?______

theme______

●What is the theme of the story?______

II. UTOPIA VS. DYSTOPIA:Fill in the following chart with specific examples from the story.

●In the LEFT SIDE of chart below, list three qualities of the society described in “the Pedestrian” which are ideal or utopian and briefly explain why these qualities are positive.

●On the RIGHT SIDE of the chart below, list three qualities of the society described in “the Pedestrian” which are scary/negative or dystopian & explain why these qualities are negative.

Utopian Qualities / Dystopian Qualities