Week 3, Day 13

After an all-time high score (60 hits!) with Moon Ball, we continued to discuss the short story, All Summer in a Day. What did you think of the ending?

Today, students wrote alternate endings to the story. Here are a few:

"When Margot found out that she was not going to see the sun she started to cry. After awhile she looked around the closet and found a door in the roof, and got to see the sun for a short time. When the class opened the door, they saw her on the roof, but they still said they were sorry and everyone was OK. The End."-Isaac

"They unlocked the door, even more slowly, and let Margot out. Then Margot ran into the room and looked out the window. All she saw was lightning and rain. All she heard was thunder. Margot felt tears go down her face. All she wanted was to see the sun one more time. All the kids in the class felt so bad for locking her in the closet. Especially William. All of them saw Margot cry. They apologized. But Margot would not accept it, because this would probably be the last time she would be able to see the sun again. All she did was sit at the window and wish for the sun to come out. She keeps talking to herself describing what the sun looked like and how it felt outside. It seemed that Margot would be in sorrow forever."-Brooke

"Margot said, 'I told ya.' She laughed but cried. The class apologized with a lot of 'sorries'. Margot said, 'It's OK. I've seen it for a whole year.'"-Matt

"She punched William in the face, then went to earth. The earth exploded and everybody dies, because of aliens from Venus."-Korey

"She got up very slowly, and with a blank stare. She walked over to the window, then went back to her seat until it was time to go home. She ran the whole way. She told her parents what happened, and they took her to earth the next day, and saw the sun."-Emily

We then discussed this quote: "Wherever you go, there you are." And, the parable of the good Samaritan. Then students created snack bags for the Neighbors' House Summer Reading Vacation at Gideon Court.