"All Summer in a Day" Setting Map

Settings help to bring the reader into the story and they really come alive when you use a storyboard to illustrate them. In this activity, students will identify the setting of "All Summer in a Day", and support their choices with details from the text.

Sights and Sounds

• The story is set on the planet Venus, but it is a fictional version of it, as it does not have the environment which we know it to have.
• There is constant rain and near hurricane forces at all times.
• Most of the story shows the characters in their concrete, drab, underground schoolroom with some mention of the tunnels and other underground living areas.

Student Instructions

Create a storyboard illustrating the setting of "All Summer in a Day."

1. Use the template provided by your teacher.
2. Describe the different aspects of setting in "All Summer in a Day".
3. Illustrate each aspect of the setting with appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
4. Save and submit your storyboard.