ASIAD

Make a list of the people, places, and activities that are most important to you. How would your life change if any of these things disappeared?

As you read "All Summer in a Day," you will make notes about how the setting influences the plot in a chart like the one below. Complete the chart with setting details and their influence on the conflict and resolution.

Provide antonyms for the following words: - immense

Provide antonyms for the following words: - resilient

Provide antonyms for the following words: - savor

Imitate the model above to write a sentence of your own that uses a semicolon.

Reread lines 8–10. The author compares the children to roses and weeds. What do you know about roses and weeds? Why does Bradbury use these words to describe the children? Discuss your answer with a partner.

Circle the word that tells you where the story takes place.

Reread lines 56–63. Then, with a partner, discuss how the setting of Venus with its endless rain affects Margot.

PLOT AND SETTING: What is the conflict, or problem, between Margot and her classmates? How does the setting of Venus affect the conflict?