The Road Ahead

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The cofounder of Microsoft Corporation makes predictions about the future as he chronicles communication innovations from the past and their impact on society. Bill Gates expresses his belief that “the road ahead” is the “information superhighway” of computer technology and that these future innovations will become the norms in our society. (Prentice Hall Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes, 2002)

This lesson was created as part of the Anthology Alignment Project, during which teachers created CCSS-aligned lessons for existing literary and information texts in anthologies. All page numbers and unit/week designations found in this lesson relate to the edition of the anthology named above. If you are using a trade book or different edition of this title, the page/unit/week references in this lesson will not match. Consult the content referenced in the body of the lesson to determine appropriate page numbers for your text.

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