Formative Assessment 1: Explaining and Justifying (A.i.); Researching (A.ii.

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In class, we will take about 25 minutes to read and/or listen to the short story “All Summer in a Day.”
Story Text Story Audio

Take the important qualities of this story and boil them down into just a few simple phrases. These are your BIG IDEA WORDS

Answer each question below with a few sentences. When needed, use examples from the book to back up Protagonist Margot
what you are saying. name(s)

Antagonist Rain/William
name(s)

Who is the protagonist, (good guy) and Margot is the protagonist. She came from earth and she remembered the Protagonist Wants her friends to
what do they want? feels of the sun. Her classmates on Venus don't appreciate her and she wants wants see the sun
(Just a few words is fine) them to see what the sun looks and feels like. 3 words or less

Who is the antagonist, (bad guy) and William does not entirely believe what Margot has said about the sun and he Antagonist Wants to prove
what do they want? wants to see it himself so that he could prove Margot wrong. He is also wants margot wrong
(Just a few words is fine) 3 words or less
skeptical that the sun won't come out.

Describe the type of conflict that is used In the story there is conflict from the side of the students against margot. And Type of Verbally
in this book. How do you know? also the conflict between the children and the sun. The conflict between conflict Menatally
3 words or less
Margot and the other students is mostly fighting verbally. The conflict against
the weather is more of a conflict in their mind hoping if the sun would come
out.

How does the main character change After she was pushed into the closet she realized that the kids on mars aren't Character More
from the beginning to the end? How do open to her ideas at all so she thinks she shouldn't be a part of them and she change isolated/disappointed
3 words or less
you know? is disappointed that she couldn't make good friends on venus.

Is there an object or symbol in the book In this book the biggest symbol would be venus as the setting takes place on Object or Rain
that carries particular significance? venus. Another major thing is the rain as it is always raining on Venus and the symbol Venus
Examples: 3 words or less
sun only comes out once a year. The rain could represent sadness. A minor Closet
Hunger Games: Bow/Arrow or Mockingjay
Ready Player one: Keys but important object is the closet, that is the closet where conflict between
Harry Potter 4: Wand, Glasses, or the Cup Margot and the children escalated and they decided to push her into the
closet.

Where and when does the book take The book has a sci-fi theme where humans civilized mars and built cities and Setting A school on Venus
place? (Setting) schools on it. The story takes place at one of the schools there.
3 words or less

Describe a moral or lesson of the book. IT isn't good to bully others because we will feel bad for ourselves when we Moral or Bullying is not good.
are proven wrong. Like when they pushed Margot into the closet and they lesson
3 words or less
quickly ran to get her out after they had seen the sun.
Describe some of the emotions you felt The students had a strong envy/jealousy because Margot remembered what Emotion(s) From Angry and pity
while reading this book the sun was like so didn't want to believe Margot. This makes me feel like to happy
3 words or less
these kids are ignorant and they are not open to Margot. I felt angry at the
kids and felt bad for Margot but I'm happy everyone learned their lesson at the
end.

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