1. CITY GREEN
Short Story

2. Connect to Your Life
What do you do when you see a problem in your community?
Do you ignore it?
Do you take action yourself or ask others for help?

3. Key to the Short Story Setting is key to events of a story.
Three points of view for writing:
a.) first person  I, me, my, we, us
b.) second person  you (rare)
c.) third person  he, she , it, they

4. Words to know Stoop n. small porch Hardware n. tools
Petition n. written request to the government from a person or group
Discuss Vocabulary Skill Builder & Words to know WS

5. Vocabulary Strategy: Multiple Meanings
A single word can have more than one meaning
Example: BAT
a.) flying mammal
b.) wooden club used in baseball
John had to crane his neck to see the crane wreck the garage.
It’s going to take a lot of work to clean up this empty lot.

6. Pg 210, line 1-24 Read, translate, answer questions
1st CHUNK
Pg 210, line 1-24
Read, translate, answer questions

7. VOCABULARY Line 3: nailed up Line 6: scram Line 7: hard as nails
Line 10: torn down
Line 14: knocked into
Line 19: piece of junk

8. QUESTIONS Literature: Where does this story take place?
How do you think the neighbors feel about losing the building? Find examples in the story to support your answer.

9. Pg 211-212, line 25-65 Read, translate, answer questions
2nd CHUNK
Pg , line 25-65
Read, translate, answer questions

10. VOCABULARY
Line 34: good for nothin’
Line 42: quick as a wink

11. QUESTIONS
Literature: During what season do the narrator & Miss Rosa always create their garden?
REREAD: What do you think Miss Rosa & the narrator will do?
Think it Through: Describe the process of renting an empty lot. Read, translate, answer questions

12. Pg 213-214, line 66-122 Read, translate, answer questions
3rd CHUNK
Pg , line
Read, translate, answer questions

13. VOCABULARY Line 66: I’m up with the sun. Line 70: come on
Line 73: what do you know
Line 92: drop off
Line 97: like he’s swatting a fly

14. QUESTIONS FOCUS: What do you think will happen to the empty lot now?
LITERATURE: Who is the narrator of this story? How do you know?
Miss Rosa says,” Good things take time.” Describe two ways in which her statement could apply to this story.
REREAD: Why do you think more people join the project?
Think it through: Compare your prediction with what happens to the lot. What is the same? What is different?

15. Pg 215-216, line 123-180 Read, translate, answer questions
4th CHUNK
Pg , line
Read, translate, answer questions

16. VOCABULARY Line 109: from two houses down
Line 114: something is going on
Line 124: by the streetlights

17. QUESTIONS Predicting: What do you think Old Man Hammer planted?
Why do you think Marcy wants to keep Old Man Hammer’s seeds safe?
REREAD: What do you think Old Man Hammer means?
Think it through: How does the Old Man Hammer change from the beginning of the story to the end? What causes the change?

18. QUESTIONS
Think it through: How is the setting important to the action of this story?
What message do you think the author wants to share?