She is the mother in 'The Veldt.' She and her husband worry about their children's attachment to their automated home, the 'Happy-life home.' She feels lost and purposeless now that their home has taken over all of the domestic duties. He dies at the hands of the nursery's lions. Click here to find an interactive introductory lesson for F451 and click here for a helpful pack of study question worksheets to guide students through the novel.He is the father in 'The Veldt,' and his family lives in an automated home called the 'Happy-life home.' At first in denial, he grows concerned with his children's fixation on the violence of the African savannah, which they visit in their technologically advanced 'nursery.' He and his wife are now powerless after essentially being replaced by their home. These materials for 'The Veldt' also make a terrific lead-in lesson for a larger study of Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. Please note: This lesson is NOT included in my 4-week Short Story Unit bundle. No need to purchase the item on this page separately if you buy the money-saving bundle of lessons. Want more Sci Fi lessons at a 20% discount? Click HERE to check out my budget-priced two-week Science Fiction Mini-Unit, which includes this lesson. One-minute news clip on a related topic (link included)Ģ pages of student handouts – one is set of literary analysis questions requiring students to analyze the text as well as make modern connections to Ray Bradbury’s story and the other is a brief 'into' activity where they help design a home of the futureĢ pages of detailed answer keys to help you easily grade students’ work and guide in-class discussionĪll student handouts are included in both PDF and Google Drive format. The materials (5-page PDF with links to online media and Google Drive versions of all student handouts) were designed to help middle and high school students sharpen their literary analysis skills while also making personal connections to Bradbury’s eerily prophetic tale.ġ page detailed suggested lesson plan notes with online multimedia links Sound familiar? This compelling 90-minute lesson will get your students reading, thinking, and discussing the consequences of our tech-dependent culture. Ray Bradbury’s chilling futuristic short story, “The Veldt,” gives us a glimpse of a world where children love their devices more than their families.

If your students can’t go an hour without looking at their phones, they need to read “The Veldt.”

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