Bloom - Chapters 1 - 4

Who are the three main characters?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How are the 3 main characters similar? (What do they have in common?)

How do you think the main characters' similarities will be important to the plot?

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What causes one of the main characters to realize something unusual is happening? (Pick any one of the three main characters.)

Of the three main characters, whose challenges seem most formidable to you? In other words, whose problems would you most not want to have to deal with?

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What do you think caused the black grass to grow?

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What do you find most interesting or surprising about the black grass? In other words, what is unusual about it besides the fact that it is black?

How do people try to eliminate the black grass, and what is the result?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2