All Summer in a Day Questions

All Summer in a Day (Answer Key) Text-dependent Questions Evidence-based Answers Bradbury provides a vivid description of life on Venus. Describe the setting and how it affects the mood. Why does the author begin the story this way? It was “non-stop rain for 7 years, thousands upon thousands of days” on Venus. “Storms are so heavy they were tidal waves” that “came over the islands”. The mood is dreary/ gloomy. The author begins the story this way to show how the setting contributes to the kids misery because of the constant influx of rain. In the beginning of the story, “the children are pressed to each other like so many roses, so many weeds, intermixed peering out for a look at the hidden sun” through the window. How do these words by the author convey tone? Why does the author create this tone? There is gloom on Venus but the children are excited to see the sun. All of the children are excited about seeing the sun. In the beginning of the story the children are discussing the hope of being able to see the sun. By gathering so close together, the author creates a tone of excitement and high anticipation. The tone creates a similar reaction for readers. It creates a high anticipation. Readers want to know if the students on Venus are going to be able to see the sun. What does the reader learn about Margot’s character? What does the author imply about Margot's character? Margot is depressed and feels alone. She has been “weakened” by lack of sun. She is emotionally distraught because of nature, and her inner struggle with contending with her surroundings and peers. Bradbury states, "She was an old photograph". What can the reader infer about how the other students view Margot based on the metaphor? This paragraph explains how Margot looks to others, including the narrator. She is not like the other children who are vibrant, excited for their first glimpse at the sun. She is like an old photograph with no color. She continues to stand, “separate”. This is the author's 2nd time repeating the sentence of “Margot stood alone”. “Aw, you didn’t write that!” and “What’re you looking at?” are the first responses that William utters to Margot. Why does William have these reactions? William is jealous of Margot’s experiences on Earth and her history of the sun. He is angry that he isn’t able to specifically articulate his feelings about the sun like she can because he never experienced the sun. What evidence shows that it is vital for Margot to Margot is frail, depressed, doesn’t want to play games, stands return to earth even though it may result in the loss alone silently and as a result has no friends. Even when songs of thousands of dollars to her family? are sang about the sun, she doesn’t raise her voice in singing; she only moves her lips. Consequence in the context means “importance”. Little consequence/importance – pale snow face, waiting, The levels of importance vary. Bradbury states, "and silence, thinness the children hated Margot for all the big and little Big consequence/importance – her possible future; she will be consequences”. Some were not very important able to escape life without sun and return to Earth where she reasons while one was especially an important will grow. They will be left behind. reason to the children. What are these “big and little consequences?” Bradbury states," the students surge about her" to The big and little consequence –her possible future. She shove Margot into the closet. What motivates them remembers life on Earth, where she could see the sun most to do this act? days and where rain wasn’t always pouring down the way it is on Venus. The other children are jealous of her memories, they don’t like her because she is different from them because of those memories. Bradbury carefully chooses his words. Connotation Bradbury's use of vocabulary creates intensity. For example, means the emotional feeling attached to a word. surge creates more intensity than flood, gush, or flow; bore What is the connotation of the words surge, bore creates intensity rather than surrounded; and protesting and protesting? creates intensity rather than yelling or disputing. What theme can be inferred by the students’ wickedStudents are wickedly happy to have Margot locked away by smiling? their own hands. Envy can lead people to commit awful acts. Compare how the children walk away from the door They stood back, wickedly smiling, proud of their actions after when they push Margot into the closet with how shoving her in the closest. At the end of the story, they walk the children walk back to the closet to let her out at hesitantly to the door, stood at it with “lightning on their faces, the end. blue and terrible, and slowly opened the door.” They realize the gravity of their actions. Why are the children able to empathize with MargotThey were able to experience the joy that the sun brought into at the end of the story? their lives. They could also empathize with her noting “the girl”[…] “began to cry looking at it (rain)” once the sun vanishes. Additionally, the children stand in similar stance as Margot “like so many stakes, into the floor”. Now, “their faces were solemn and pale and they looked at their hands and feet, their faces down”. The children have lived without the sun for 7 years. It shocks them back to the reality of their situation. It helps Why did “a boom of thunder startle them”? What them to be able to share the same external conflict with is the BEST answer? Margot. Differences between people often cause conflict. How does Margot contribute the conflict she is having with the other children? Margot refuses to play games like tag with the other students, she does not sing songs in class about happiness and life, she responds to social situation awkwardly such as her shower incident, her depression doesn’t make her much fun to be around. Tier II/Academic Vocabulary slackening seized protested muffled solemn concussion civilization stir compounded frail vital crushed savagely savored surged resilient tumultuously consequence bore apparatus repercussions Culminating Writing Task  Prompt o The theme of this story is that envy can lead people to commit awful acts and cause internal shame. Write an explanatory essay about how the conflicts the characters face develop that theme. Text-dependent Questions Bradbury provides a vivid description of life on Venus. Describe the setting and how it affects the mood. Why does the author begin the story this way? In the beginning of the story, “the children are pressed to each other like so many roses, so many weeds, intermixed peering out for a look at the hidden sun” through the window. How do these words by the author convey tone? Why does the author create this tone? What does the reader learn about Margot’s character? What does the author imply about Margot's character? Bradbury states, "She was an old photograph". What can the reader infer about how the other students view Margot based on the metaphor? “Aw, you didn’t write that!” and “What’re you looking at?” are the first responses that William utters to Margot. Why does William have these reactions? What evidence shows that it is vital for Margot to return to earth even though it may result in the loss of thousands of dollars to her family? Consequence in the context means “importance”. The levels of importance vary. Bradbury states, "and the children hated Margot for all the big and little consequences”. Some were not very important reasons while one was especially an important reason to the children. What are these “big and little consequences?” Evidence-based Answers Bradbury states," the students surge about her" to shove Margot into the closet. What motivates them to do this act? Bradbury carefully chooses his words. Connotation means the emotional feeling attached to a word. What is the connotation of the words surge, bore and protesting? What theme can be inferred by the students’ wicked smiling? Compare how the children walk away from the door when they push Margot into the closet with how the children walk back to the closet to let her out at the end. Why are the children able to empathize with Margot at the end of the story? The children have lived without the sun for 7 years. Why did “a boom of thunder startle them”? What is the BEST answer? Differences between people often cause conflict. How does Margot contribute the conflict she is having with the other children? Tier II/Academic Vocabulary slackening seized protested muffled crushed savagely savored Culminating Writing Task solemn concussion civilization stir compounded frail vital surged resilient tumultuously consequence bore apparatus repercussions  Prompt: The theme of this story is that envy can lead people to commit awful acts and cause internal shame. Write an explanatory essay about how the conflicts the characters face develop that theme. Writing Task: Use the guided paragraph above and your OWN thoughts to write a summary of how you feel the movie version of this story compared to the short story.