Setting
Plot
Character (Relation to setting)
Vocabulary
Wildcard
100
Identify the setting of the story.
The story begins in Cleveland, Ohio.
100
What is the exposition of the book?
Kim plants some lima bean seeds in a vacant lot one day. She doesn't know it yet, but this little action soon starts up a community garden for the neighborhood. Not too long after, other characters like Ana and Wendell get involved.
100
How did garden affect Kim?
The garden let Kim plant her lima beans letting her touch back to her roots.
100
What is the definition of exposition?
It's the beginning of the book, part of a story that talks about an important background to the readers or audience like for instance, the setting of the story, about the characters, happenings or events that occurs before the main plot.
100
What's Shania's favorite singer?
Justin Bieber
200
What season did the book start in?
Spring
200
What is the rising action of the book?
Some of the plants are growing and some are dying. Plus, as more and more people join in on the community garden, the place starts to get crowded. Some characters lend a helping hand. Others put up barbed wire to keep out their neighbors.
200
What did Curtis plant in the garden?
Curtis planted tomatoes.
200
What is definition of the rising action?
Rising action is the events leading up to the climax, which is the moment of highest tension in the story.
200
Kanye or Trump? If you get the right answer you get an extra 200 points, and if you get it wrong you loose 200 points. (Answer is based on majority of people in class)
Kanye O_o
300
What did the farming ground remind the characters of?
The farming ground reminds the characters of their home.
300
What is the climax of the book?
Some of the plants grow really well (like Curtis's tomatoes) and some die (like Virgil's lettuce). But amid these triumphs and heartbreaks, the people in the garden really start to get along. In fact, many of them actually become friends and help each other out.
300
Are the characters in conflict with the setting?
Yes, the characters are in conflict with their poverty stricken community.There is trash everywhere in the community because no one wants to clean it.
300
What is the definition of climax?
The high point in the action of a story.
300
Give 200 points to any team
You mad or nah? lol
400
How would you describe the atmosphere or mood created by the setting? For 100 extra points, give an example from the novel.
I would describe the mood to be casual in seedfolks. For example Leona says “You ever watch a sax player close? They push down a key and way at the other end of the instrument something moves. That's what I was looking for—the key that would make that trash disappear.” Notice how Leona uses the word “you”. Its basically like shes talking right to us in a nice casual tone.
400
What is the falling action of the book?
People are still getting along in the garden. The characters even have an impromptu party where they share lots of their fruits and veggies. But the weather is getting colder so this lets us know that growing season is winding down.
400
What feelings or attitudes do the characters reveal toward the setting?
The characters community is in poverty, due to that the characters were being suspicious,gloomy,and even greedy
400
What is the definition of the falling action?
Falling action is the events leading to the resolution of the story.
400
What happens twice in a week, once in a year but never in a day?
The letter "e"
500
How does the setting change and develop throughout the novel?
The way the setting changes and develops through the story is that more people come to the garden and plant their own things so the garden will expand and develop.
500
What is the resolution of the book?
After a cool fall, the garden gets covered with snow for a long and freezing winter. This means there's definitely nothing growing and no gardeners out and about. Finally, winter passes and it's April again. Kim is back in the lot with her lima beans. After all, this garden will grow and die year after year.
500
*DAILY DOUBLE* How many characters were involved with the garden?
13 characters
500
What is the definition of resolution?
The part of the story in which the problems are solved and the action comes to a end.
500
Take away my first letter, and I still sound the same. Take away my last letter, I still sound the same. Even take away my letter in the middle, I will still sound the same. I am a five letter word. What am I?
EMPTY
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