Ray Bradbury

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All Summer in a Day.

• By
• Ray Bradbury
• Michelle F.
• Joey R.
• Andrew R.
• Justynne R.
• Grace J.
• LA/Hr 3

http//www.youtube.com/watch?v0usteYZgJHU
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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 shes 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 didnt 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 didnt 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 doesnt know what
  happened afterwards.
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vezMVjDJcJW8

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Focus Question

• QHow 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.

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Exposition

• Initial Characters Margot Sad, lonely, and very
  unpleasant.
• Teacher
• William Mean, rude, inconsiderate, stubborn
• Classmates Just take sides
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Initial Action

• Initiating Action The initiating action is
• when the classmates lock
• Margot in the closet.

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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.
• http//www.desicomments.com/desi/rain/

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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.

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Climax Definition

• Climax is when a signifigant change is due
• Like-
• A decision is reached
• A disxcovery is made
• Or a realization is found
• This starts resolves the conflict.

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Climax

• The climax for All Summer in a Day, by Ray
  Bradbury, is expressed when Margots classmates
  are embarrassed and sad because they had locked
  Margot up in the closet, so she wont get to see
  the sun for another seven years.
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vIkbQ71K3n1M

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Falling Action Definition

• Lose ends tied up.
• Story comes to a close.

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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 future
• Is on Venus
• Gives description of people
• People live underground
• It is raining for 7 years straight

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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)