Do Now:Imagine you could go back in time and see

yourself again as a 3rd grader. On your Do Now paper, answer these questions:What is different about the way you dress? Why?What is different about the way you talk? Why?What is different about your personality? Why?What is the same about your personality? Why hasn’t

that changed?

Look at your reading journal. In what ways did Sae Young change when she joined the garden?

Cause, Effect, & ChangeWhat kinds of things cause people to

change their personalities, their motive, or their points of view?

DEJ: Seedfolks: “Nora” & “Maricela”Read these two chapters in Seedfolks.Write in your journal as we have been doing

all along.Keep your eyes open for the ways these two

women change (or don’t change) in the story.Keep your eyes open for why these women

change (or don’t change) in the story.Also include journaling about all the other

aspects we’ve been talking about—questions, inferences, motives, etc.

Turn and TalkHave an authentic discussion with your

elbow partner about these two characters. Discuss the changes you noticed in each of them and discuss what events in the story caused those changes.

Cause & Effect Graphic OrganizersDiscuss with students how they could create a

graphic organizer that would show cause and effect.

One possibility is before-event-after:

Personality or

attitude at the

beginning of the story

Event that

caused the

change

Personality or

attitude at the end of the story

Graphic OrganizersSometimes more than one event causes the

change:

Before1st

Event2nd

Event3rd

EventAfter

Graphic OrganizersSometimes one event causes more than one

change:

Before Event

Change 1

Change 2

Change 3

Turn to a new page in your journal…Choose a character from Seedfolks who has

changed because of the community garden.Think about how and why that person changed.

Choose a character trait before, an event (or events) and a character trait (or more than one) after.

Create an appropriate graphic organizer to illustrate that change. Put details in each of the flow chart boxes.

Discuss your chart with your elbow partner or small group.

Class Discussion: VoiceHow does Marciella’s voice change in her

chapter?Why do you think Marciella listened to Leona

when she’s ignored so many others’ voices?How do you decide who to listen to?

What is the effect of Mr. Myles’ lack of voice?How is Curtis’ voice “silenced” by Lateesha?What are ways peoples’ voices are silenced in

the real world?