All Summer in a Day: Author`s Purpose PPT

Author’s Purpose and Setting R7.A.1.6.2 IDENTIFY EXAMPLES OF TEXT THAT SUPPORT ITS PURPOSE R7.B.1.1.1 INTERPRET RELATIONSHIPS AMONG CHARACTERS, SETTING, PLOT, AND THEME IN FICTION AND/OR NONFICTION

Author’s Purpose His or her main reason for writing

Skills and Strategies you will learn:  To recognize details that indicate the author’s

purpose  To use background information to determine the

author’s purpose

Using the Skills and Strategies  In this part you will learn to recognize the author’s

purpose (or reason for writing). The author’s purpose influences what the author says and how he or she says it. You will practice using text clues and background knowledge to determine the author’s reasons for writing.

Some examples of clues to help you determine the author’s purpose Author’s Purpose

Clues

To persuade

Strong language, favors one side of an issue

To entertain

To inform

Silly, humorous, suspenseful, exciting details Facts and details

To reflect on an experience

Descriptions, comments by the writer

Word

Definition

Example Sentence

previous

Occurring before in time or order

The author’s previous works were more persuasive.

recall

To call back; remember

Can you recall the story details?

background A person’s experience or knowledge

The author’s background influences the setting of the story.

establish

Determine; make sure of

Knowing the author’s background helped establish the author’s purpose

prior

Coming before in time; earlier

Prior to reading the story, we learned about the author.

Reading Skill – Author’s Purpose  Fiction writers may write for a variety of purposes.

They may wish to entertain, to teach, to call to action, or to reflect on experiences. Recognizing details that indicate the author’s purpose can give you a rich understanding of a text. As you read, use a chart like the one shown to note details from the story that fit the different possible purposes of the author.

Entertain

Teach

Reflect

Funny details Explanations Details that or details that create a mood create interest

Literary Analysis - Setting  The setting of a story is the time and place of the

action. In this example, the details in italics help establish the story’s setting: As night fell, the hungry raccoons roamed the forest for food.  In some stories, setting is just a backdrop. The

same story events could take place in a completely different setting  In other stories, setting is very important. It develops a specific atmosphere or mood in the story. The setting may even relate directly to the story’s central conflict or problem.

All Summer in a Day BY: RAY BRADBURY

Background  Venus: “All Summer in a Day” is set on Venus,

the second planet from the sun. Today, we know that Venus has a surface temperature of almost 900 degrees Fahrenheit. In 1950, when Ray Bradbury wrote this story, some scientists believed that the clouds of Venus concealed a watery world. That information may have led Bradbury to create a setting of soggy jungles and constant rain.

Venus  Venus is roughly equal in size to Earth. For this

reason, it is sometimes called “Earth’s Twin.” Its climate and atmosphere, however, are unlike Earth’s, and it is unable to sustain life. The atmosphere is primarily carbon dioxide – the gas human beings exhale – and the atmospheric pressure is about ninety times greater than that of Earth. The clouds are around Venus that scientists one thought to be rain clouds are actually clouds of sulfuric acid.

Ray Bradbury  As a boy, Ray Bradbury loved magicians, circuses, and

science-fiction stories. He began writing his own imaginative tales and by the age of seventeen had his first story published in a magazine called Imagination!  In 1950, Bradbury won fame for his book of sciencefiction stories called The Martian Chronicles. One story describes how a group of Earthlings struggle on the rainy world of Venus. Bradbury began to wonder how a child might react to the sun’s brief appearance on Venus. Four years later, he answered his own question by writing “All Summer in a Day.”

Fast Facts about Ray Bradbury  Many of Bradbury’s stories have been

adapted for the television series The Twilight Zone  He has served as a consultant to the

Disney Company, the New York World’s Fair, and a number of architects.

Vocabulary  Slackening – easing; becoming less active  Vital – extremely important or necessary  Tumultuously – Noisily and violent  Resilient – Springing back into shape