The similarities between "A Garden Together" and "From Seed to Seedfolks" are fairly easy to see. The differences may be a bit less obvious, though. You can learn a lot about the differences between objective and subjective writing, more generally, by comparing the two articles.
Use the activity below to make sure you can identify the most important similarities and differences. Choose the correct or best answer for each question.
What pronoun does the author of Seedfolks use to refer to himself in the novel's afterword?
First-person point of view refers to the narrator as I and me.
First-person point of view refers to the narrator as I and me.
First-person point of view refers to the narrator as I and me.
What is one purpose of the informational article "A Garden Together"?
Informational texts explain something or provide information.
Informational texts explain something or provide information.
Informational texts explain something or provide information.
Which phrase BEST describes the style and tone of Paul Fleischman's afterword, "From Seed to Seedfolks"?
Subjective texts often sound more like conversations.
Subjective texts often sound more like conversations.
Subjective texts often sound more like conversations.
What does Paul Fleischman include in "From Seed to Seedfolks" that is NOT included in "A Garden Together"?
Subjective writing includes the thoughts and opinions of the author.
Subjective writing includes the thoughts and opinions of the author.
Subjective writing includes the thoughts and opinions of the author.
What is included in BOTH "From Seed to Seedfolks" and "A Garden Together"?
Both subjective and objective informational texts include facts.
Both subjective and objective informational texts include facts.
Both subjective and objective informational texts include facts.
What information can be found in "From Seed to Seedfolks" that is NOT included in "A Garden Together"?
"From Seed to Seedfolks" is Paul Fleischman's personal journey of how he came to write this novel.
"From Seed to Seedfolks" is Paul Fleischman's personal journey of how he came to write this novel.
"From Seed to Seedfolks" is Paul Fleischman's personal journey of how he came to write this novel.
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