Next, they will analyze the character of Margot to gather information to help them decide what happens next after see walks out of the closet door. In the second read, students will dig deeper into the story using some guiding questions. ➁ “All Summer in A Day” Close Reading Activity: During this scaffolded close reading activity, students will first read the story to get the gist of what is happening and will use this information to write an objective summary of the short story. You can read more about this strategy on pages 87 - 95 of that book, which is available in e-format at.
➙ ➙ “The original template for Probable Passage is from When Kids Can’t Read/What Teachers Can Do by Kylene Beers. The final step in this pre-reading activity requires students to use their categorization to create a prediction on what they think will happen in this short story. Once students have categorized their words, they will develop questions that they have based on the words or the story. ➀ “All Summer in A Day” Probable Passage: Students are given several words from the short story and must categorize them into one of five categories: Setting, Character, Conflict, Outcome, or Unknown Word. ⭐⭐⭐ Grab the All Summer in A Day Task Cards for CCSS-aligned questions and creative projects that students can create to show their new learning and understanding of the story! ✍ This resource covers the following Common Core Standards: ⚠️ BUY the BUNDLE and SAVE: Get 36 Print and Digital Task Cards too! In addition, everything that teachers needs to implement this unit, from teacher models, teacher tips, and a detailed presentation, is included in this download. This will help students not only tackle complex texts, but also create a logical narrative that is based upon what they have learned from reading the short story. Teachers will LOVE that this unit contains scaffolded close reading activities that are designed to help students deeply analyze the characters and events in this short story. Students will LOVE that they are in control of deciding the resolution to this short story.
TASK 4 ALL SUMMER DAY FINAL DRAFT ESSAY FULL
This week long scaffolded and rigorous unit is full of high quality and critical thinking reading comprehension activities to accompany this timeless short story. Are you looking for a short story unit that will pique your students’ interest and encourage their curiosity while reading "All Summer In A Day" by Ray Bradbury? How about a futuristic short story set on another planet that discusses relevant topics for today’s students, like bullying and being different? Look no further than this “All Summer in A Day” Short Story Unit that is is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade ELA.
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