Read the stories of Amir and Florence from "SeedFolks"

Jot important information about each character.

​Use the document in Google Classroom to read an interview, "Both Community and Garden Grow in Seed folks," from the author of Seed folks, Paul Fleischman. During the read aloud, think about how the experiences of the characters in Seed folks are similar to the experiences of the immigrants in Shutting Out the Sky.

Jot these on the next slide!

​How are the experiences of the characters in Seedfolks similar to the immigrants in Shutting out the Sky?

​Exit Ticket

​Complete the given sentence stem using because and but.

1. The immigrant experiences in Shutting Out the Sky and Seed folks are similar because ______________.

2. The immigrant experiences in Shutting Out the Sky and Seed folks are similar, but ______________.