All Summer in a Day Writing

If you are writing the story from Margot's point of view, which would be good way to start the story?

• Hi, my name is Eden and I’m going to tell you a story about All Summer in a Day and in this story I’m going to tell you about how bullying is bad.

• Today was going to be a great day. The sun was finally going to come out for the first time in 7 years. For me it had been 5 long years since I’d seen the sun, but I could still remember what it looked and felt like. The other kids were only 2 the last time the sun came out for an hour. They thought I was lying when I described the sun. They don’t like me very much because they can tell I don’t like them.

• Margot was excited that she was going to see the sun for the first time in 5 years. It would be the first time she had seen the sun since her parents brought her to Venus when she was 4 years old. The other children didn’t remember seeing the sun because they had all been born on Venus and had only been 2 when it came out for an hour 7 years ago. Margot didn’t fit in very well with the other kids and was bullied by William. I think they were jealous that she had been born on Earth and might even get to return.

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If you are writing the story from Margot's point of view, what would you need to include in the exposition? (click all that apply)

• Underground city on the raining planet Venus

• Margot doesn't fit in with the other 9 year old students

• William locked Margot in the closet.

• It stopped raining and the sun came out.

• The kids all forgot that Margot was in the closet.

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If you are writing the story from Margot's point of view, what would you include that Ray Bradbury didn't?

• Why William is a bully.

• Why people are living on Venus.

• What Margot was doing in the closet while the other kids played in the sun.

• What the teacher was doing while all the kids played in the sun and how she felt when she found out Margot was in the closet.

If you are writing the story from Margot's point of view what details could you add? (check all that apply)

• why Margot doesn't play with the other kids

• how William's family treats him at home

• how the teacher feels about Margot

• The reasons Margot's parents came to Venus, but are now thinking of returning to Earth

• what Margot is thinking, feeling, and doing while locked in the closet

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If you are writing the story from Margot's point of view, what would be a good conclusion to your story?

• "That is all I have so bye."

• "That is my story so THE END."

• "In conclusion I would like to say that bullying is bad."

• "As I ran home I knew that things would never be the same. I hoped that after this my parents would pack us up and take us home, but I knew that even if they didn't things were going to change."

• "Margot looked at the other children with a look that terrified them. She looked insane. She looked like she had lot the human part of her in that closet and was now monster bent on revenge. They would all be sleeping with one eye open."

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