Seedfolks Character Traits

CURTIS: "I bought him (Royce) a brand new sleeping bag. I gave him money for food that week."

• Curtis is brave

• Curtis is careful

• Curtis is thoughtful

• Curtis is wealthy

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

NORA: "I told all this (about the garden) to out-of town guests, then took them up Terminal Tower. I had to stop myself from pointing out the hidden garden and shouting, 'The Gibb Street garden is there!' "

• Nora is lonely

• Nora is mad

• Nora is proud

• Nora is stubborn

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

ANA: "I looked out and saw something strange. I thought of calling the police. She was crouched down low with her back to me so I couldn't tell what she was doing."

• Ana is clear headed

• Ana is generous

• Ana is suspicious

• Ana is devoted

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

WENDELL: "My phone doesn't ring much. I can't hear it and not jerk inside. Phone calls that wake me up are the worst."

• Wendell is helpful

• Wendell is sick

• Wendell is uncooperative

• Wendell is nervous

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

When LEONA visits City Hall: "I wanted her to see me up close and personal and hear me loud and clear. She just told me to sit down, but I opened my garbage bag and let the stench fill the air."

• Leona is active

• Leona is quiet

• Leona is respectful

• Leona is uncooperative

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

AMIR believes what he has heard: "The object in America is to avoid contact, to treat all as enemies unless they are your friends."

• Amir is trusting

• Amir is friendly

• Amir is fearful

• Amir is excited

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

ANA goes to the vacant lot to investigate: "I stooped down. It was wet there and easy digging. I hacked and dug, but I didn't find anything, except for the large white beans. I tried a new spot and found another, then a third. Then the truth of it slapped me full in the face. I said to myself, 'What have you done?' Two beans had roots. I knew I'd done them harm."

• Ana is amazed

• Ana is regretful

• Ana is bold

• Ana is powerful

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

KIM: Kim plants lima beans and wants her father to see them and be proud of her. She digs in the hardened ground and visits often to make sure that they grow. She cries because she never had the chance to know her father and wants to be recognized by him.

• Kim is angry and bold

• Kim is determined and proud

• Kim is educated and knowledgeable

• Kim is traditional and doubtful

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A description of ROYCE: (from the Amir chapter) "In return, he watered for those who were sick and fixed fences. He always pretended he hadn't done it. It was always a surprise."

• Royce is dangerous

• Royce is careful

• Royce is thoughtful

• Royce is trusting

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CURTIS: Curtis plants tomatoes to win the heart of a former girlfriend--Lateesha. Curtis planted outside the fence of the garden and some of his tomatoes are stolen. So he asks Royce, a teenager who is homeless, to keep watch over his plants. Curtis wants to make sure that nothing bad happens to his plants.

• Curtis is sorrowful

• Curtis is protective

• Curtis is angry

• Curtis is loving

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3