Venn Diagram Comparing Settings

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Skills from Tennessee Blueprint - 6th Grade

Discuss similarities and differences in events and characters from different reading selections.

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People of Sparks Page 24
They went down a dusty street, past buildings that looked as if they'd been made out of the same brown earth that was underfoot. They were heavy-looking, imperfect buildings:  their walls were fat and lumpy, rounded smooth at the corners.

Discussion

  • How are the two towns, Ember and Sparks, alike and different?
  • Why do you think the buildings in Sparks look "primitive"?
Sparks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Both


 

 Ember


 

 

 

 

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Answer Key
Sparks

imperfect dirt homes
no clear plan to buildings
dusty streets
gardens between houses
trees
animals
fences
bright and hot
disorderly
 

 Both

buildings
streets
homes
center gathering area
both have town halls
 

 Ember

planned town with blocks
only plants mold and fungus
cold and dark
orderly