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The Veldt
Click here to read about Ray Bradbury's life.
1. veldt - elevated open grassland in southern Africa veld, grassland - land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life
"The Veldt" was first published in 1951 in a collection of short stories titled The Illustrated Man.





Open response in support of the parents being good parents.

Like a foghorn cutting through a dismal November morning on Nantucket Sound, the evidence in Ray Bradbury’s short story, “The Veldt” is loud and clear – the Hadleys are bad parents.
our evidence for the above topic sentence is...
Nothing is too good p. 2
The room is their mom and dad p. 16
The kids called and said they’d be late so eat alone p. 6
Cite and explain each quote and then write a clincher.
The question and paraphrased directions
After reading “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury and using evidence from the story, decide if the Hadleys were good or bad parents

After reading “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury and using evidence from the story, decide if the Hadleys were good or bad parents. Cite two specific and relevant pieces of evidence from the story to support your decision.

After readingThe Veldt” by Ray Bradbury and using evidence from the story, decide if the Hadleys were good or bad parents. Cite two specific and relevant pieces of evidence from the story to support your decision.

I must read the story “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury. I must decide if the Hadleys were good or bad parents. I must base my decision on two pieces of clearly defined and connected evidence in the story. I must back up my claim by using direct quotes from the story.

After reading “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury and using evidence from the story, decide if the Hadleys were good or bad parents. Cite two specific and relevant pieces of evidence from the story to support your decision.

Like a foghorn cutting through a dismal November morning on Nantucket Sound, the evidence in Ray Bradbury’s short story, “The Veldt” is loud and clear – the Hadleys were bad parents.

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Updated: August 18, 2007  



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