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TEKS Grade 8 ELA - [110.24.b.7] Literary Elements 2: [110.24.b.7.a] Themes, [110.24.b.7.b] Characters Influence Plot, [110.24.b.7.c] Non-Linear Plot Elements, and [110.24.b.7.d] Influence of Setting on Characters

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Grade 8
English Language Arts and Reading
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

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  • Q1
    At the end of the second paragraph, Kim says, "My own tears had then come as well, but for a different reason." What is this different reason?
    She feels sad that she never knew her father and is afraid that he doesn't know her.
    She feels like her dad never liked her or cared enough about her when he was alive.
    She is afraid that she will forget about her father since he died so long ago.
    She is sad that her mother and sister didn't seem to care that she wasn't crying with them.
    30s
    110.24.b.7
  • Q2
    Why does Kim choose to plant lima beans when thinking of her father that morning, rather than honor him in some other way?
    Because he was a farmer, and would be pleased to see her working hard, growing things as well
    Because she wants to do something connected to her father without her sister and mom.
    Because she has no other choice
    Because he valued patience over everything else so she wants to show him that she is patient.
    30s
    110.24.b.7.b
  • Q3
    What is the difference between how Kim feels inside at the alter versus outside planting beans?
    She feels nervous at the alter, but more at ease when she is planting.
    She feels sad and concerned at the alter, but nervous and frustrated when she is planting.
    She feels disappointed at the alter but motivated and determined when she is planting.
    She feels sad and concerned at the alter, but motivated and determined when she is planting.
    30s
    110.24.b.7.d
  • Q4
    What theme does this excerpt convey? I dug six holes. All his life in Vietnam, my father had been a farmer. Here our apartment house had no yard. But in that vacant lot he would see me. He would watch my beans break ground and spread, and would notice with pleasure their pods growing plump. He would see my patience and my hard work. I would show him that I could raise plants, as he had. I would show him that I was his daughter.
    Hope
    Farming
    Disappointment
    Loneliness
    30s
    110.24.b.7.a
  • Q5
    What does this scene foreshadow about what might happen in the story after this scene?
    It shows that Kim will become a farmer like her father.
    It shows that Kim will work to take care of her lima beans.
    It shows that Kim's father will show his connection with her later in the story.
    It shows that Kim will teach other how to plant lima beans.
    30s
    110.24.b.7.c
  • Q6
    This passage is the first chapter about a novel that focuses on how many different people add to a community garden that starts with Kim's lima beans. If this is the main plot of the story, what would be considered a subplot?
    The story of Kim's father's life as a farmer back in Vietnam.
    The story of the way that all of the people in the neighborhood add to a community garden.
    The story of how Kim grows and changes throughout the story.
    The different types of plants that each person chooses to grow.
    30s
    110.24.b.7.c
  • Q7
    What theme(s) does this excerpt convey? I thought about how my mother and sisters remembered my father, how they knew his face from every angle and held in their fingers the feel of his hands. I had no such memories to cry over. I’d been born eight months after he’d died. Worse, he had no memories of me. When his spirit hovered over our altar, did it even know who I was?
    Moving on and overcoming hardship
    Connecting with family
    Dealing with jealousy and frustration
    Determination, motivation and hope
    30s
    110.24.b.7.a
  • Q8
    What is Kim's primary reason for planting the lima beans?
    To show her mother and sister that she was patient and hardworking
    To bring her neighborhood together
    To try to connect with her father's spirit and help him to know her
    To prove that she could grow plants just as her father did in Vietnam
    30s
    110.24.b.7.b
  • Q9
    The setting of this story is spring time in Chicago. However, it is still cold outside. How might this setting impact a story about a group of neighbors planting a community garden?
    No kids will be able to participate since this is happening during the school year.
    Chicago is a dangerous city, so the characters will be in danger throughout the story.
    The seasons will allow their plants to grow and bloom, and the warming weather will bring more people outside to participate.
    The setting doesn't make a huge difference in this story.
    30s
    110.24.b.7.d
  • Q10
    What lesson can we learn from Kim?
    If something bothers or upsets you, doing something about it will make you feel better.
    Family members are not going to know you if they died before you were born.
    Planting beans is the best way to deal with feelings.
    Vietnam and Chicago are very different.
    30s
    110.24.b.7.a

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