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All Summer in a Day

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Imagery is descriptive language that appeals to the five senses and the reader’s imagination to create a mental image for the reader.

Settings1. Using the details you recorded, compare and contrast the settings of these stories. 

 2. How does each author reveal the setting using literary elements such as figures of speech, sensory details, and dialogue? 

3. How do the details the authors use to reveal the setting in these stories affect the mood or atmosphere?

Writing Task 2:  Creative Writing Pretend that you belong to an online fiction writing club and you are writing a short sequel to “All Summer in a Day” to share with club members. Write a story scene that is a continuation of “All Summer in a Day.” In your scene, describe what happens when Margot is released from the closet.

Writing Task 3: Expository Writing Write a brief comparison-and-contrast essay examining the similarities and differences between the settings, points of view, and themes of “All Summer in a Day” and “The Fun They Had.” You may organize your essay either by examining all three elements first in one work and then in the other or by discussing each literary element in turn. Share your work with the class.