Seedfolks is a wonderful multicultural fiction book by paul fleischman. Sae young, by joining the gardening community, learns how to be part of. Multicultural means from different cultures and lifestyles and by the time you finish this book you will know everything about someone you arent. Overview of seedfolks the chart below is a brief overview of the stories in seedfolks. Oct 08, 2017 its a really great book for diverse classrooms, as it represents a lot of different cultures black, guatemalan, korean, mexican,vietnamese etc. To test your memory on seedfolks by paul fleischman, please take this quiz. It can also serve as a template for a student activity. Saeyoung always many people in my house when i was young. Set in cleveland, newberyawardwinning author paul fleischmans poignant book is a large lesson in connectedness and community for all. The author, paul fleischman is from santa monica and now lives in aroma. Get ready for a veggiefilled journey across one single year.
It all starts with a young vietnamese girl who decides to surreptitiously plant a very small crop of lima. Published in 1997, seedfolks is a childrens novel written by newbery award. One day, sae is robbed at gunpoint and beaten and naturally this doesnt make her too keen on society. May 18, 2015 ch 8 sae young seedfolks willow anderson. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of seedfolks by paul fleischman.
The books short length, diverse cast, and suitability for adults as well as children have led it to be used in countless onebook reads in schools and in cities across the country. Each chapter in seedfolks is told in first person by a different. Read 3302 book talk seedfolks by paul fleischman duration. Sae young, an older korean woman, explains how she used to love being around people, this changing one day when she is robbed at her store. Its about a very diverse neighborhood coming together in the making of a community garden.
Welcome to match fishtank, where you can view, share, and download the curriculum we use every day at match charter public school, the prek12 charter public school that we opened 20 years ago in boston. Why did sae young select hot peppers to grow in her small garden plot. The characters are richly drawn in short monologues that comprise each chapter. Sometimes authors themselves are unaware of what lies behind a book. Each chapter is a wonderful short story in itself, a study of individual characters and circumstances, and how they relate to the growing garden. Tesol wps 9 12 seedfolks hawaii pacific university. His novels built from monologues include bull run, a 16character account of the civil wars first battle, and seedfolksthe chronicle of the first year of a cleveland community garden. Seedfolks by paul fleischman isabelle read this book for school in 7th grade, but im not too keen on it. One copy of seedfolks for each student in class postit notes to mark each chapter. Chapter 7how was sae young helpful to the community garden.
After she and her husband moved to america they started a dry cleaning business. Her husband died at age thirtyseven of a heart attack, but sae young continued to run the drycleaning business. He has a history of gardening and there are some good gardening facts in the book. Sae young tells us that sam starts a contest with the kids to see if.
Its about a group of people in a small community who dont really interact, until a girl plants a bean. Then i leave korea with my husband to come to america, for work. Seedfolks by paul fleischman 1997 synopsis, discussion questions and activities. Seedfolks is just a slip of a book but a very interesting story well told. Buy a cheap copy of seedfolks book by paul fleischman. Seedfolks 9 curtis by paul fleischman curtis deltoidsawesome. The text seedfolks was chosen not only because of its portrayal of the power of community, but also because of the unique structure of the text. So now sae young doesnt like to be around people, and we cant blame her. Sometimes, even in the middle of ugliness and neglect, a little bit of beauty will bloom. Seedfolks organization makes it ideal for new readers, also, since each chapter is only a few pages long, but still gives a great portrait of each character. Especially to a neighborhood of strangers where no one seems to care. Sae young the narrator of this chapter is an adult from korea. Apr 11, 1997 seedfolks is a wonderful multicultural fiction book by paul fleischman.
In the book, seedfolks, how does the garden change sae young. In the eighth chapter, we meet sae young, a korean immigrant who came to america with. His interest in theater inspired his young adult novels minds eye, seek, and breakout, all of which revolve around the spoken word. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Oh, and then she got robbed and beat up in the dry cleaning shop she own. Sae young, from korea, ran a drycleaning shop with her husband. She reflects how she never got to meet him, and how he was a farmer. Until one day, a young girl clears a small space and digs into the hardpacked soil to plant her precious bean seeds. Its a really great book for diverse classrooms, as it represents a lot of different cultures black, guatemalan, korean, mexican,vietnamese etc. Sheet copies of 5 questions about chapter read in seedfolks, 1 per student time needed.
You will learn about direct and indirect characterization, round and flat characters, and static and dynamic c. Seedfolks begins with 9 year old kim, a young vietnamese girl, who stands before the family altar paying respect to her dead father. Her entire chapter is written in broken english with poor grammar. Though other narrators are also immigrants, this is the only chapter written in poor english. It feels like the literary equivalent of the onscreen asian character having an accent. I was nine years old and still hoped that perhaps his. The author does not underestimate his young adult audience. Seedfolks by paul fleischman 1997 synopsis, discussion.
Introduce of book seedfolks by paul fleischman lesson. They are begging us to read more and more of the book aloud to them. What does amir mean by the gardens greatest benefit, i feel, was not relief to the eyes, but to make the eyes see our neighbors. Myles, maricela, amir, asked in books and literature who is sae young from the book seedfolks. A vacant lot, ratinfested, and filled with garbage, looked like no place for a garden. She ran a dry cleaning shop and was robbed one day and has been afraid to go out anywhere. Like rivers, many tributaries flow into them, streams that might have begun running in childhood along with others no more than a few months old. A vacant lot, ratinfested and filled with garbage, looked like no place for a garden. Sae young, who grew up in korea, had trouble conceiving a child with her husband. You will learn about direct and indirect characterization, round and flat characters, and static and dynamic characters.
Choose from 34 different sets of seedfolks sae young flashcards on quizlet. Sae young became afraid of people because one afternoon, a man walked into the shop with a coat to clean, but under the coat there was a gun. This study guide consists of approximately 42 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of seedfolks. They couldnt have children, and her husband died of a heart attack at age 37. An old man seeking renewal, a young girl connecting to a father she never knew, a pregnant teenager dreading motherhood, are just a few of the voices that tell one story of the flowering of a vacant city lot into a neighborhood garden. I just got on here after reading the best chapter ever. Students will grapple with how being part of a community can help a person change and evolve as they discover new things about themselves.
Seedfolks by paul fleischman is a 1997 childrens book about the impromptu creation of a community garden in an innercity cleveland. The seedfolks community note includes chapter by chapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. Sae young hopefully you have enjoyed working on the layered curriculum for sae youngs chapter and it has given you the opportunity to think about her in more detail. Awardwinning writer paul fleischman dazzles us with this truth in. We will discuss the skill of characterization and how the writer reveals the personality of the characters in a story. Even though they all possessed different cultures and races. Another member of the neighborhood is sae, a young korean woman whose husband owns a dry cleaners. This unit serves as a launch to fifth grade literature. Seedfolks tells the story of how a diverse group of people, inspired by a young girl called kim, come together to transform a vacant lot into a community garden. The man took out the money and started yelling at her with bad words and started. Seedfolks by paul fleischman, judy pedersen, paperback. As an ongoing assignment, respond in your journal to the prompts provided. Get an answer for in the book, seedfolks, how does the garden change sae young.
Apr 11, 1997 i think that something unique about seedfolks is that each chapter switches from different characters points of view. Each chapter in seedfolks focuses on an individual character. She tells her story in chapter one and the chapters that follow are the voices of the other gardenersspanning all ages and many nationalitiesand how they came to be a part of the garden and the new community spirit that blossomed there. I think that something unique about seedfolks is that each chapter switches from different.
Write your own chapter in seedfolks by using a narrative structure to develop imagined experiences based on the events of the text. She had always enjoyed being with people and she had five sisters. Kim, wendell, gonzolo helped his uncle plant, leona, sam, virgil, sae young, curtis, nora and mr. The following version of the novel was used to create this study guide. I stared at my fathers photographhis thin face stern, lips latched tight, his eyes peering permanently to the right. Just like wendell, sae young has lost important family. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. By reading the core text, seedfolks, students will explore what it means to be part of a community and how the actions of one person can positively impact an entire community. Seedfolks addresses big issues like poverty, immigration. We used it as a readaloud book and then discussed each chapter afterward. To curtis, who believes he can win back lateeshas heart with a harvest of. When a derelict vacant lot is gradually transformed into a community garden in inner city. One day she sees a little vietnamese girl picking lima beans inference to kim.
They overcame it the above quote means when gonzalo first moved here from guatemala he was the only one able to speak english from watching tv he had to do things for his father like such as make phone calls. Learn seedfolks sae young with free interactive flashcards. Introduce of book seedfolks by paul fleischman lesson plan. Published in 1997, seedfolks is a childrens novel written by newbery awardwinning author.
As it comes alive, it breathes new life into an erstwhile. After being robbed at gunpoint and attacked, sae young can barely bring herself to leave the house. Old, young, haitian, korean, hispanic, tough, haunted, and hopefulnewbery medal winner paul fleischman. Yep, this book takes place within one year, and it all starts on a super cold april day in cleveland, ohio. The teacher can create a similar table and provide the information about kim, but leave the rest blank.
Newberywinning author paul fleischman uses thirteen speakers to bring to life a community gardens founding and first year. Sae young is robbed at gunpoint in her dry cleaning shop one day. Already pretty tough, but then, the unthinkable happened. Seedfolks has been drawn upon to teach tolerance, read in esl classes, promoted by urban gardeners, and performed in schools and on stages from south africa to. Sae young the narrator of this chapter is from korea.
Narrator plants family origin personal information. The garden helps her become part of a community again. Overall, the intent and the message of the book are positive. Oh, and then she got robbed and beat up in the dry cleaning. It tells the story from characters perspective and gives you a real understanding of community.
Is her contribution more or less important than sam or leonas contribution. I think that something unique about seedfolks is that each chapter switches from different characters points of view. The result is a graphic organizer that students complete as they read the book. Chapter 2what did ana buy so she could see, kim better. Cant help being born with this body, or living three doors down form kapps gym. Each chapter is told from a different characters point of view and shows how as the garden grows, the characters hearts grow bigger and their worldview and compassion grow. Seedfolks 8 sae young by paul fleischman saeyoung a lways many people in my house when i was young.
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