BY RAY BRADBURY

MICHELLE F.JOEY R.

ANDREW R.JUSTYNNE R.

GRACE J.LA/HR 3

All Summer in a Day.

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Summary

The summary for “All summer in a day” by Ray Bradbury is that everyone is located on the planet Venus at this point in time. The story is vague and people live in underground tunnels to escape the cold hard rain that lasts for seven years time except for one fateful day it comes out for one hour. The main character(s) would be Margot, a pale almost lifeless girl, William, her classmate whose name was specifically mentioned, and her classmates and teacher. The kids practically hate her because she’s so depressed and does not participate in games and such , she came to Venus at four unlike them, but most of all the fact that she could possibly go to Earth again ,with all the beloved sun she could get. The sun she remembered drew her away, the sun they didn’t know of. So, after some ganging up on Margot the whole class agrees to lock in the closet on the day where the sun will come out. The teacher didn’t know and all forgot about her. After the few so time the sun was out and the rain came back the kids suddenly realized what they did and that Margot's views on the sun were right and they took her chance away from her they finally let her out the reader doesn’t know what happened afterwards.

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Focus Question

Q:How does weather affect people?

A: Have you ever said you were under the weather? Weather can greatly affect a persons attitude. If it is sunny, then a person can become very happy and unpleasant. But if it is rainy, then someone can become very unpleasant. Especially if it rains for 7 years on end with only one hour of sunshine per seven years.

Exposition

Initial Characters: Margot: Sad, lonely, and very unpleasant.

TeacherWilliam: Mean, rude, inconsiderate, stubbornClassmates: Just take sideshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?

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Initial Action

Initiating Action: The initiating action iswhen the classmates lock Margot in the closet.

Setting

Initial Setting: In the story “All Summer in a Day”, the setting takes place on a the planet Venus. On Venus, It rains for 7 years on end. After 7 years, the sun comes out for only an hour. During this time, kids go out into the jungle from the underground tunnel everyone works and lives in to have fun and get some exercise in.

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Rising Action

Margot is locked in the closet. Classmates get angry at Margot because

she says the sun is like a penny… like a fire in the stove.

Class mates surround Margot. They seize her and locker her in the closet.

•The sun comes out.

•The kids forget about Margot•They go out and have fun running around playing games.

Climax Definition

Climax is when a signifigant change is due Like-A decision is reachedA disxcovery is madeOr a realization is found

This starts resolves the conflict.

Climax

The climax for “All Summer in a Day”, by Ray Bradbury, is expressed when Margot’s classmates are embarrassed and sad because they had locked Margot up in the closet, so she won’t get to see the sun for another seven years.

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Falling Action Definition

Lose ends tied up.Story comes to a close.

Falling Action

The children in the classroom finally unlocked the closet door and slowly let Margot out.

The story ends with this the reader has to infer the feeling that Margot has afterwards.

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Sci Fi Elements

Takes place in the futureIs on VenusGives description of peoplePeople live undergroundIt is raining for 7 years straight

Story Responses

“This story portrays a good example of regular human nature (besides the sci fi elements) kids our age are usually friends with people like them and if there is a person separate in personality, people would usually separate them from the crowed. But when someone starts to make fun of them, others join in just to stay with the crowed and not look different. (Andrew, Michelle, Justyne, and Joseph)