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    This document contains a reading assignment and questions about the short story "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury. The story is about a girl named Margot who lives on Venus where it rains for 7 years and the sun comes out for only one day. On the day the sun comes out, Margot is locked in a closet by the other children who want to play in the sun without her. The questions probe the students' understanding of the story and ask them to make inferences about Margot's feelings and the implications of the other children's actions.

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    This document contains a reading assignment and questions about the short story "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury. The story is about a girl named Margot who lives on Venus where it rains for 7 years and the sun comes out for only one day. On the day the sun comes out, Margot is locked in a closet by the other children who want to play in the sun without her. The questions probe the students' understanding of the story and ask them to make inferences about Margot's feelings and the implications of the other children's actions.

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    This document contains a reading assignment and questions about the short story "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury. The story is about a girl named Margot who lives on Venus where it rains for 7 years and the sun comes out for only one day. On the day the sun comes out, Margot is locked in a closet by the other children who want to play in the sun without her. The questions probe the students' understanding of the story and ask them to make inferences about Margot's feelings and the implications of the other children's actions.

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    This document contains a reading assignment and questions about the short story "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury. The story is about a girl named Margot who lives on Venus where it rains for 7 years and the sun comes out for only one day. On the day the sun comes out, Margot is locked in a closet by the other children who want to play in the sun without her. The questions probe the students' understanding of the story and ask them to make inferences about Margot's feelings and the implications of the other children's actions.

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    Name ________________________________________ Date___________

    “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury Mrs. Stephens

    “All Summer in a Day”


    by Ray Bradbury
    Directions: Read the short story, “All Summer in a Day” and answer the questions below.
    Make sure to use complete sentences, and answer all parts of the questions. When asked
    used EVIDENCE from the story to support your answer. This means using
    paraphrasing, direct quotes, summarizing, and/or paragraph numbers to support your
    answer.

    Pre-Reading Question:
    1. How does the weather affect your mood?

    Post Reading Questions:


    2. Why is the sun important in our lives?

    3. What does the title of the story mean? Is this an effective title? What is another title you
    might give the story, and why?

    4. Why is Margot unhappy on Venus?


    5. Why do the children dislike Margot? Why does she not play their games? Give evidence
    from the story to support your answer.

    6. Find an example of imagery used in the story. Why did this stick out to you?

    7. 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 opinion.

    8. What inferences can you make about Margot’s feelings as she comes out of the closet at
    the end of the story? Provide evidence from the story to support your opinion.

    9. Did the other children understand the implications of what they had done? How do you
    know?

    10. What might be the consequences of what happened in the story for Margot? What might be
    consequences for the other children?
    11. 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?

    WRITING ASSIGNMENT

    Continue writing where Ray Bradbury stopped. Continue the story for at least two
    more paragraphs. What happens next? Keep consistent with the characters already
    created. You may complete this assignment on a separate sheet of paper.

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