Seedfolks
What does the word tend mean in the sentence: She tended her garden?
Why does Tío Juan wander around all day like a baby?
He doesn't speak the same language as the other people so he can't communicate with them.
Describe character vs. character conflict.
two characters have really different opinions on something; example: a superhero wants to save the world while the other character wants to destroy it
The girls (sing/ sings) everyday on the way to work
sings
My sister and my parents (call/ calls) me on Sunday.
call
Describe the neighborhood where Seedfolks takes place.
poor, run down, no one takes care of it
What does it mean if something is "transformed?"
Something has been changed in a big way (dramatically changed).
Describe person vs. self (character vs. self)
the character is having internal conflict with themselves; usually involving some type of moral conflict (feeling like they want to do something bad, but not doing it OR knowing they should do something good, but not wanting to do it)
My Class (is/are) at 2:30pm.
is
We (live/lives) near the place she (work/works) at.
How do the people feel about their individual parts of the garden?
They take really good care of their part of the garden, it is really important to them.
What is transfored in Seedfolks?
a vacant lot
Describe person vs. society conflict (character vs. society)
The character has a conflict with the way things have always been/tradition or the way that society wants to handle something
The Outsiders (is/are) My students’ favorite novel.
is
The student (learn/learns) from Mrs. Clay, she (teach/teaches) Science.
The student LEARNS from Mrs. Clay, she TEACHES science.
What does the word vacant mean? Example: a vacant house
empty, nothing there; example: no one lives in the house
Describe the characters in Seedfolks. Are they mainly the same nationality or do they come from different cultures?
They come from many different cultures.
Describe character vs. fate
The character is wrestling with what they are destined to do; knowing they should do something and wrestling with the fact they need to do it
Ellen and Katie (read/ reads) a lot of historical fiction.
read
Why didn't the city clean up the neighborhood?
The city has somewhat given up on the town. They only see the neighborhood as poor and run down, not something that is worth cleaning up.
In Seedfolks, what is the main point? Why is planting the garden important for the town?
It helps the town to come together and work together.
Describe character vs. supernatural conflict
any time in a story where the character has a conflict with something that isn't real like a ghost, vampire, monster.
The teachers (tell/tells) us that we should walk in quietly.
tells