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TUTORING SESSION
 ALL
SUMMER
IN A DAY
Ray Bradbury
Brainstorm time
What comes to your mind when
you see the word “summer”?

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Look at this cover of the short
story.

What do you think the story

will be about?
 NOW, LET’S READ
THE SHORT STORY
 01
SUMMARY
What is the story about?
 SUMMARY

“All Summer in a Day” is a science fiction short story by American writer Ray Bradbury. It was
first published in March, 1954, issue of the magazine of fantasy and science fiction.

In the story a group of school children live on planet Venus with their families, or in the author’s
words, a group of rocket men and women who has gone to Venus to set up civilization. The
children, mostly around 9 years old, are waiting eagerly for a special occasion; for the sun to
come out. It has been raining continuously 7 years in Venus. And now the scientists of Venus
have predicted that the sun will come out for a short period of time on that particular day, after
that it’s 7 more years of continuous rain. You can imagine how overwhelmed and excited the
kids must be feeling.
02 AUTHOR
RAY BRADBURY

Do you know this author?

Have you read any other of his stories?

LET’S GET TO KNOW
RAY BRADBURY

Born August 22, 1920, Waukegan, Illinois, U.S. – died June 5,

2012, Los Angeles, California.

- American author: Best known for his highly imaginative

short stories and novels.

- His stories: He blends a poetic style, nostalgia for

childhood, social criticism, and an awareness of the
hazards of runaway technology.
03 SETTING
Where does this story take place?

When does this story take place?

 SETTING

Planet:
VENUS

Time:
In a distant future

Place:
In a school complex
 SETTING OF THE STORY

❏ Can you find any section in the text that describes life in
planet Venus?

❏ What is the weather like in Venus? How long has it been like
that?
 03
CHARACTERS´
ANALYSIS
Who are the main and minor characters
in the story?

How does the author describe them?

 MARGOT
❏ What was she like?

❏ Where did Margot come from? When was that? Why?

❏ How was her relationship with her classmates? Why

was it like that?
SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PLOT
1. How does the weather in planet Venus affect the
children?
2. What is supposed to happen on this particular day?
3. Why are the other children unable to remember the sun?
How many years have passed since its last appearance?
4. What makes Margot different from the other children?
5. Why does this difference cause the other children to
dislike Margot?
6. What do the other children do to Margot?
7. How do the children feel when they get to see the sun
after so many years?
8. How does the story end?
 GATHER TOGETHER
AND DISCUSS

How does she react at first when the children locked her up?

What do you think Margot felt in the end?

Why doesn't Bradbury describe how Margot reacts? Why does the story end that
way?
How would you have reacted if you were in Margot’s shoes?

After the children see the sun, they “could not meet each other’s glances” when
they think what they have done to Margot. Has seeing the sun changed the children
in any way? If so, how? Do the children better understand and sympathize more
with Margot after seeing the sun? Why, or why not?
 04
THEMES
What are the main topics of the story?
 THEMES OF THE STORY

Violence & Bullying

Envy

Alienation from nature

LET’S REVIEW WITH A GAME!

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 Did you like the story? Why? Why
not?
Can you relate this story with any
personal experience?

What do you think about Bradbury’s

view of the future? Do you think it will
be like that?
THANKS