Strategies to Find Theme
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Strategies to Find Theme
The Last Seed
Aaliyah found a packet of sunflower seeds in a kitchen drawer. She wanted the tallest sunflower in the neighborhood, so she planted every seed in one crowded pot. She watered it every day, but the seedlings grew thin and tangled. “I guess I’m not good at gardening,” she sighed. Her neighbor, Mr. Lee, looked at the pot. “Plants need room, just like people need space to grow,” he said. Aaliyah gently moved most of the seedlings into separate pots. She gave a few away to friends and kept one for herself. Weeks later, Aaliyah’s sunflower was healthy, though it was not the tallest on the block. When a strong wind bent its stem, Aaliyah tied it to a stake and checked it each morning. By summer, it stood upright beside the sidewalk. Aaliyah smiled as neighbors stopped to admire it. She realized that caring patiently mattered more than winning a contest.
Find clues and infer a theme
Answer in complete sentences when asked. Use evidence from the story to support your thinking.
- They grow thin and tangled because they are crowded.
- A neighbor takes all the seeds.
- The pot blows off the sidewalk.
- Aaliyah forgets to water them.
- She changes from wanting to win with the tallest flower to valuing patient care.
- She changes from enjoying gardening to disliking all plants.
- She changes from sharing seeds to hiding them.
- She changes from wanting to grow flowers to wanting to grow vegetables.
- She ties it to a stake and checks it each morning.
- She gives some seedlings to friends.
- She wants the tallest sunflower in the neighborhood.
- She finds the seed packet in a drawer.
- Patient care can matter more than winning.
- The tallest plant is always the healthiest.
- People should never ask neighbors for advice.
- Sharing makes every problem disappear immediately.
- Gardening
- Sunflowers
- Patience and care can help something thrive.
- A pot and some seeds
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