Close Reading of 'A Sound of Thunder' - Week 4 Insights

The video tutorial covers a review of last week's edits, focusing on grammatical errors and corrections. It then moves on to analyze student work, providing proofreading tips. The discussion shifts to characterization and similes in 'A Sound of Thunder', followed by an exploration of imagery and figurative language used in the story. The video concludes with details of an assignment for students to create their own monster using descriptive language.

What is the correct way to format the title of a short story?

• Bold it

• Put it in quotations

• Underline it

• Italicize it

Which punctuation is needed after 'Ray Bradbury' in the sentence?

• Colon

• Semicolon

• Comma

• Period

What should be done to the title of a magazine in a typed document?

• Bold it

• Underline it

• Italicize it

• Put it in quotations

What is the correct way to show possession for a group of hunters?

• Hunter

• Hunter's

• Hunters

• Hunters'

What is the purpose of using ellipses (dot dot dot) in a quotation?

• To show a pause

• To end a sentence

• To indicate omitted text

• To emphasize a point

Which word best describes Eccles when he first exits the time machine?

• Cavalier

• Determined

• Anxious

• Contemplative

What literary device is used in the phrase 'delicate watchmakers claws'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

What does the phrase 'thick ropes of muscle' help the reader visualize?

• The T-Rex's strength

• The T-Rex's speed

• The T-Rex's size

• The T-Rex's color

What is the effect of Bradbury's use of figurative language in the T-Rex description?

• It confuses the reader

• It makes the T-Rex seem friendly

• It shortens the description

• It helps the reader visualize the T-Rex

What is the assignment for next week?

• Describe a monster using figurative language

• Create a timeline of events in the story

• Write an essay on 'A Sound of Thunder'

• Summarize the story