3. “All Summer in a Day” Before Reading Author: Ray Bradbury American Born in 1920, still living!! (90 years old) “All Summer in a Day” published in 1959 Mostly writes Science Fiction concerned with the impact of technology on everyday life
4. “All Summer in a Day” After Reading Briefly: Think about the title. How does it relate to the story? How might Margot’s experiences be similar to yours or mine?
5. “All Summer in a Day”Vocabulary Activity Work with your partner to complete “Understanding the Words in the Story (Multiple Choice).” 2. You may use a dictionary and the story to help you answer the questions. Explain your choices to each other. You have 10 minutes. We will go over the answers together.
6. Understanding the Words, p. 100 concussion h. disturbance consequence e. importance muffling j. deadening (softening) repercussions a. reflections of sound (repetitions) resilient g. leaping back (springing back) savored b. enjoyed slackening c. slowing down solemn f. serious suspended d. held in position tumultuously i. in a riotous way (in a stormy or chaotic way)
7. Understanding the Words, p. 100 I will assign each table a word. Work together to look up the word and write a sample sentence for your assigned word. You have approximately 5 minutes to do this. resilient (adj.) savoured (v.) solemn (adj.) consequence (n.) tumultuously (adv.)
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9. My sister is so moody, but fortunately she is resilient.
16. “All Summer in a Day”Reviewing Story Elements In pairs, share your ideas *BRIEFLY* You have approximately 30 minutes to do this We will review together
17. Reviewing Story Elements Point of view Is the story told from first person or third person? Does this affect how we view the protagonist? How? It is told from third person – the narrator tells the story using “he/she.” The narrator describes the characters actions and behaviour, so we can judge the characters by what they say and do. We understand the characters from the narrator’s opinion or point of view.
18. Reviewing Story Elements Setting Where and when is the story set? The story is set on Venus – as the author imagines it – in an underground city, in a school, a classroom, and a closet It takes place on the day the sun comes out after 7 years How does this setting affect the story? Does the story have to take place in this setting? No - The theme of this story (seeing is believing) could be developed in other settings. Yes – The events of the story must take place in an extreme environment or situation – or it wouldn’t be as believable or dramatic if it took place on Earth Yes/No – It needs to be in a setting without any diversity – a place where everyone /the culture is “the same”
19. Reviewing Story Elements Characters Is the main character flat or round? (Do we know much about the character?) She’s calm, she’s isolated, she’s depressed, she’s sensitive, she’s creative, she’s stubborn if we see these as very similar traits we might say she is flat; but if we see them as separate and different, she is round. She seems to be a mix of positve and negative characteristics so she could be considered round dynamic or static? (Does the character undergo a change in their beliefs or outlook?) We don’t have enough information – according to what we know about her (i.e., stubborn) she probably doesn’t What about other characters in the story? The words and actions of the other children at the end of the story show they regret what they did. It is likely that they have been changed by this experience and will treat Margot differently in the future.
20. Reviewing Story Elements Conflict What kind of conflict(s) is/are present in the story? Internal or External? What type (character vs. . . .) External Margot vs. society – Margot does not feel part of the society on Venus, others do not accept her either Margot vs. her classmates - Margot vs. her parents – hinted at, but not very developed Margot vs. environment – Margot feels depressed by the lack of sunshine and the difference between Venus and her home town of Ohio Internal Margot vs. herself – she doesn’t want to be there but she has to be there -she doesn’t feel like she belongs but she has to try to fit in
25. the other children realize they were wrong about her and can change the way they treat her; she might not be alone, she might have friends afterwards and be able to tolerate her situation
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27. We shouldn’t make judgements in ignorance/ when we don’t have knowledge/information
28. If somebody has additional knowledge and states it and stands on his or her idea she/he may be penalized or in a closed atmosphere (isolated).
29. Sometimes people have an opportunity in life but don’t understand the value of their position and lose their personality in front of the others and feel stubborn or selfishness. [If someone insists on their idea(s) they may become isolated.]
30. In society you have to stand up for yourself or you may be bullied or isolated.
