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DIRECTED READING
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A Short Story by Isaac Asimov
BEFORE READING
The Fun
looking, because he was busy reading. “In the
attic.”
“What’s it about?”
“School.”
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Margie was scornful.2 “School? What’s
there to write about school? I hate school.”
Margie always hated school, but now she
hated it more than ever. The mechanical
teacher had been giving her test after test in
A Short Story by Isaac Asimov geography, and she had been doing worse
1. telebooks. Books displayed on a television screen
2. scornful. Having an attitude of dislike or disgust
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W How do you feel about a system of education where students learn only
IRRORS by computer? What do you think the advantages and disadvantages of
W INDOWS such a system would be for middle school students?
84 UNIT 1 FICTION
Compare Literature
Setting The setting of a work of fiction is often 1. Using the details you recorded, compare
revealed through descriptions of landscape, and contrast the settings of these stories.
scenery, buildings, clothing, the weather, and the 2. How does each author reveal the setting
season. Setting can also be revealed through using literary elements such as figures of
dialogue, or conversation involving two or more speech, sensory details, and dialogue?
characters. Use your comparison chart to answer 3. How do the details the authors use to
the following questions. reveal the setting in these stories affect
the mood or atmosphere?
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