A summer in a day

Which detail points to this story being an example of science fiction?

• It takes place on Venus

• Rain fell for seven years

• Scientists studying the sun

• Children dream of the sun

I think the sun is a flower. That blooms for just one hour.

What figurative language is shown here?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What are the children remembering when they dream of "gold or a yellow crayon or a large coin"?

• Art class

• Their favorite color

• The yellow brick road

• The sun

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

At the beginning of the story, the children are waiting for...

• A rainstorm

• An early dismissal

• The sunshine

• A science experiment

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What helps develop the mood of A Summer In a Day?

• The rain

• An experiment

• Margot

• A puppy