All Summer in a Day

Assignment Sheet Apogee Communication Arts 6/Mrs. Proehl Name: _________________________________ Hour: ________ Date: __________________ 1. Read Ray Bradburys All Summer in a Day in your Autobiographies text on pp. 31-37. Have this story read for ______________________. 2. Fill out a Literature Web as you read or after you read. 3. Take out the Change Matrix weve been recording throughout the unit so far. Fill the sections out for All Summer in a Day. 4. In your table groups, complete a vocabulary web on two of the following vocabulary words: concussion apparatus tumultuously slacken wavering consequence repercussions resilient bore (verb)

5. Prepare to answer these discussion questions in small groups: Literary Response and Interpretation Questions: ! Why is the sun important in our lives? ! What does the title of the story mean? Is it an effective title? What is another title you might give this story, and why? ! Why is Margot unhappy on Venus? ! Why do the children dislike Margot? Why does she not like to play their games? Give evidence from the story to support your ideas. ! Explain the meaning of the words reasons of big and little consequence. Think of other examples of situations in which reasons that seem small are just as important as those that seem to be larger. ! Find examples of imagery used in the story. What were some images the author created which seemed especially vivid? Reasoning Questions: ! Did the children mean to leave Margot in the closet, or did they only forget about her in their excitement? Use evidence from the story to support your point of view. ! How was the concept of jealousy important in the story? How was the idea of being different important? ! What inferences can you make about Margots feelings as she comes out of the closet at the end of the story? Provide evidence from the story for your point of view. ! Did the other children understand the implications of what they had done? How do you know? ! What might be the consequences of what happened in the story for Margot? What might be consequences for the other children?

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Assignment Sheet Apogee Communication Arts 6/Mrs. Proehl Change Questions: ! How does the concept of change function in this story? How do the five generalizations of change relate to the storys events? ! Margot changed in many ways when she came to Venus from Earth, mainly because the weather did not change. How can an environment in which things do not change cause negative changes to those within that environment? Why is change important? ! How might the story have been different if it had rained only once in seven years of sun? Would the story have been happier, or would other problems have made the circumstances just as unfortunate? 6. WRITING ASSIGNMENT: due _______________________ Write an alternate ending for the story, one as such that we find out Margots reaction when she comes out of the closet. The ending need only be one well-written paragraph REMEMBER to focus in on your ideas. 7. READING ASSIGNMENT: due _____________________ Compose a book of illustrated similes and metaphors from All Summer in a Day. You should have a minimum of 4 similes and 2 metaphors (there are double the amounts in the actual story). This book can be done on Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Word, Pages, or hand-drawn. 8. Research Assignment: due:____________________ In teams of five people, use the library and the internet to find out about the following topics, and fill out the Bibliography Sheet about your sources. Take the rest of the hour to do this, and we will share during the block. Team A: During the early years of space study and exploration, it was thought that Venus might be a planet upon which we could someday create a colony from Earth, because initial perceptions of its atmosphere suggested it might be a twin to Earth. Find out what discoveries eliminated this possibility, and what aspects of the climate of Venus that make it completely uninhabitable by life a we know it. Explore the climates of the other planets of the solar system to see which if any of the others might be considered possibilities for future communities. How long does summer really last on Venus? What determines the beginning and end of summer in our solar system? Team B: In certain areas of the world, daylight hours are extremely short during the winter. Many people who move to these areas suffer physical and mental health problems as a result of the limited sunlight. Find out about why the daylight hours are so short in these areas, what health problems might result, and how these health problems may be treated. What other countries have summer all year long? What causes the four seasons? 9. In your Writers Notebook, make sure to include this Response Journal Prompt: How does the weather affect your feelings and activities? 2