All Summer in a Day
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English
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4th - 6th Grade
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Cathy Troia
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12 Slides • 21 Questions
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All Summer in a Day
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Look at the Title and Picture - What do you think this story will be about?
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The children pressed to each other LIKE so many roses, so many weeds, intermixed peering out for a look at the hidden son.
this is a Simile - uses the work Like to describe
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How do these words by the author create a feeling of anticipation? Why does the author create this tone?
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Bradbury's description of the children as "roses" highlights their innocence
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Bradbury also compares them to "weeds". This emphasizes their wild, unruly nature.
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What planet do these children live on?
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How often does the sun come out on Venus?
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Metaphors used to describe the rain
drum and gush of water
sweet crystal fall of showers
concussion of storm
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What do these metaphors tell us?
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On Venus the sun comes out 1x every 7 years - the children have never seen the the sun
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How old are the children in this story?
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One child had seen the sun before, and was very excited to see it again.
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Another Simile - The children remembered warmness LIKE a blushing in the face, arms and legs
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More Metaphors & Similes
They turned on themselves LIKE a feverish wheel - "LIKE" - simile
Margo was an old photograph dusted from an album (NO LIKE or AS") -metaphor
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The sun was the color of bronze and the sky around it was a blazing blue tile.
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When will the children see the sun again?
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They stood, like someone had driven them with so many stakes into the floor.
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