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    All Summer in A Day Recap

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    This short story summary analyzes Ray Bradbury's 1952 science fiction story "All Summer in a Day". The story is set on Venus where it rains for 7 years and the sun comes out for only a brief period. The main conflict is between a group of students who have never seen the sun versus Margot, a new student who has. When the sun finally comes out, the jealous students gang up on Margot and prevent her from experiencing the sunlight. The themes explored are the dangers of groupthink and "othering" those who are different.

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    All Summer in A Day Recap

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    This short story summary analyzes Ray Bradbury's 1952 science fiction story "All Summer in a Day". The story is set on Venus where it rains for 7 years and the sun comes out for only a brief period. The main conflict is between a group of students who have never seen the sun versus Margot, a new student who has. When the sun finally comes out, the jealous students gang up on Margot and prevent her from experiencing the sunlight. The themes explored are the dangers of groupthink and "othering" those who are different.

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    This short story summary analyzes Ray Bradbury's 1952 science fiction story "All Summer in a Day". The story is set on Venus where it rains for 7 years and the sun comes out for only a brief period. The main conflict is between a group of students who have never seen the sun versus Margot, a new student who has. When the sun finally comes out, the jealous students gang up on Margot and prevent her from experiencing the sunlight. The themes explored are the dangers of groupthink and "othering" those who are different.

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    All Summer in A Day Recap

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    Dani Soltero
    This short story summary analyzes Ray Bradbury's 1952 science fiction story "All Summer in a Day". The story is set on Venus where it rains for 7 years and the sun comes out for only a brief period. The main conflict is between a group of students who have never seen the sun versus Margot, a new student who has. When the sun finally comes out, the jealous students gang up on Margot and prevent her from experiencing the sunlight. The themes explored are the dangers of groupthink and "othering" those who are different.

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    Short Story: Science Fiction

    “All Summer in a Day” by ray bradbury (1952)

    This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

    FIRST IMPRESSIONS:
    OVERALL, WHAT WOULD YOU RATE THIS SHORT STORY? (HIGHLIGHT YOUR ANSWER)
    1 STAR 2 STARS 3 STARS 🌟🌟🌟 4 STARS 🌟🌟 5 STARS 🌟🌟
    🌟 🌟🌟 🌟🌟 🌟🌟🌟

    Did you enjoy the story? Why or why not?

    1. PLOT STRUCTURE: Map out the plot of the story on the following chart (bullet points are
    fine)
    1. EXPOSITION ●
    BEGINNING/
    INTRODUCTION

    2. RISING ACTION ●
    EVENTS LEADING TO
    CLIMAX

    3. CLIMAX ●
    THE TURNING POINT/
    MAJOR ACTION
    4. FALLING ACTION ●
    EVENTS AFTER THE
    MAJOR ACTION

    5. RESOLUTION ●
    SOLVING OF
    CONFLICTS/PROBLEM
    S

    2. SETTING: What is the setting of the story? Where does the majority of the action/dialogue
    take place? What time period is the story set in?

    3. CONFLICT: What is the MAIN CONFLICT or PROBLEM in this story? (Think: _____ vs.
    _____) Are there any other types of conflict or minor conflicts present in the story? List below:
    MAIN CONFLICT:
    ●

    MINOR CONFLICTS:
    ●

    4. CHARACTERS/CHARACTERIZATION:
    MARGOT: STUDENTS
    (including William):
    What traits/adjectives
    would you use to
    describe each
    character group?

    Copy and paste a


    quotation from the
    story that
    characterizes each
    character and
    highlight which
    trait(s) from the list
    above the quote
    proves:

    5. LITERARY ELEMENTS/DEVICES: (IMAGERY/SENSORY DETAIL)


    Find a quote/line from the story where Bradbury uses rich imagery and sensory detail to engage
    each of the five senses:
    SIGHT SOUND TOUCH TASTE SMELL

    COPY &
    PASTE
    QUOTE
    HERE:

    6. POINT OF VIEW: What point of view is the story written from? Highlight below:
    ❏ FIRST PERSON ❏ SECOND PERSON ❏ THIRD PERSON

    7. THEME (THE MESSAGE): Use the following chart to help you determine the overall
    theme of the story.
    STEP 1: Create a list of TOPICS/big ●
    ideas/subjects covered or touched on in the
    story (Ex: Love, Greed, Sacrifice,
    Technology, Death, Power, etc.)

    STEP 2: Select the strongest, most prominent ●


    topic from the list.

    STEP 3: Write a sentence about what the The author believes that…
    author of the story believes about that topic or
    the message the author communicates (based
    on the characters, plot, conflict, resolution,
    etc.)

    STEP 4: Cross out or delete “the author FINAL THEME STATEMENT:


    believes that” & revise the sentence. That is
    your theme statement!
    8. TEXT CONNECTIONS:
    TEXT-TO-TEXT: Have you read any
    other books/stories or seen any movies,
    plays, or TV shows with a similar
    warning about the dangers of groups?

    TEXT-TO-SELF: Who do you relate to


    in this story? The children? Margot?
    (Think: Have you felt like a group treated
    you badly because you were different?
    OR Have you treated someone differently
    because you couldn’t relate to them?)

    TEXT-TO-WORLD: Bradbury wrote


    this story in 1950. Do you think
    technology today has brought people
    together or made the ”othering” or people
    easier?

    WHEN FINISHED, SUBMIT TO SCHOOLOGY!

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