https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91 Start by listening to the short Podcast on Octavia Butler's letters, life & legacy. Then, read Octavia's letter to the future. Share: WOW - What stands out? WONDER - What would you ask Octavia Butler? en-us 2021-02-08 19:33:36 UTC 2021-02-09 19:52:46 UTC hello@padlet.com jgerosa https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179009774 PODCAST - "Octavia Butler: Writing Herself into the Story" ]]> 2021-02-08 19:37:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179009774 jgerosa https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179014126 LETTER TO THE FUTURE - "Read Octavia Butler's Inspiring Message to Herself" ]]> 2021-02-08 19:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179014126 jgerosa https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179021254 OCTAVIA - Song by Jamila Woods, inspired by Octavia Butler]]> 2021-02-08 19:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179021254 naia_rivera https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179445516 Wow — She began writing si-fi after watching a bad movie 
          — Her main characters used to be white because people didn’t believe that they would sale if the characters were black
          — People believed that alien characters would be accepted faster than black characters 

Wonder — How did she cope with rejection? (I’m guessing many publishers didn’t believe in her)]]> 2021-02-08 21:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179445516 https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179454377  Wow ~ she wrote her books as if she was the role model]]> 2021-02-08 21:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179454377 https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179454992 -adaesha]]> 2021-02-08 21:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179454992 https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179461891 Emmy
Wow: 
She had to investigate a lot for Kindred to make sense
Wonder: How much time did she spend writing her stories?]]> 2021-02-08 21:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179461891 https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179465579 Wow- she saw that sci-fi authors were mostly dominated by whites and she wanted to break that by becoming a sci-fi author-Camilo ]]> 2021-02-08 21:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179465579 https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179471915 Wow- She was unimpressed by the existing sci-fi, so she created her own]]> 2021-02-08 21:32:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179471915 cesar_argueta https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179473058 I wonder how she was able to work around the publishers saying to add white people on covers]]> 2021-02-08 21:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179473058 https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179474559 wow - She planned things for herself in the future and did all she wrote for herself wonder- how long did it take to get to the final product - noel]]> 2021-02-08 21:33:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179474559 marcell_murillo https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179476178 wow- very amazing of what she did bring her lifetime.]]> 2021-02-08 21:34:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179476178 https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179478870 wow-she didn't like the current sci-fi so she created her own sci-fi-johan]]> 2021-02-08 21:34:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179478870 marcell_murillo https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179479151 wonder -i wonder what would she do if she hasn't past away]]> 2021-02-08 21:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179479151 https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179479753 wow- she wasnt very impressed by sci-fi so she created her own  
K]]> 2021-02-08 21:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179479753 https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179481951 wonder- has there been ANY sci-fi she was happy with
K]]> 2021-02-08 21:35:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1179481951 https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184183499 Wonder-why wasn't she impressed with those current sci-fi movies and stories and what made her's better]]> 2021-02-09 19:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184183499 christopher_villamil https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184187976 Wow - Butler was dyslexic yet despite this the stories thy wrote were so realistic and vivid ]]> 2021-02-09 19:18:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184187976 jackson_flemings https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184191926 Wow- She was one of the first Black sci-fi authors, especially female and to take it in a different direction.
Wonder- How bad was her dyslexia? I have it too, but I know some people have it much worse than others.]]> 2021-02-09 19:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184191926 https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184198540 Wow: she didn't want to be a back sicenfiction writer she wanted to be a writer ]]> 2021-02-09 19:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184198540 jennifer_reyes_villatoro https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184207297 WOW- Her award winning writing inspired many other people of color to write within the genre of sci-fi. WONDER- When did she know it was time to include black people in her books?  ]]> 2021-02-09 19:21:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184207297 jennifer_reyes_villatoro https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184211072 2021-02-09 19:22:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184211072 christopher_villamil https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184211300 Wonder - her books were very sci fi yet she didnt seem to want to be a sci fi writer does that mean she viewed the average life of african americans as alien or something akin to a sci fi work of fiction]]> 2021-02-09 19:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184211300 https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184213121 wow : she wanted to be a writer not just a black writer ]]> 2021-02-09 19:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184213121 https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184256637 Wow: Even though she was dyslexic she didn't let it stop her from writing such vivid stories]]> 2021-02-09 19:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184256637 jayden_paradise https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184259454 Wow: Her motivation comes from looking towards the horizons and imagining herself as how she wants to become and eventually becoming what she wants to become, much like how manifesting works. ]]> 2021-02-09 19:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184259454 jackson_flemings https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184350096 Wow, she seemed like she really knew what she wanted to do and was going to do; OG of manifestation I guess!]]> 2021-02-09 19:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184350096 jamaya_pace https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184375362 wow: in her writing she basically manifested her success and I think that's important because you can really see her determination and drive to help others who don't have the right help]]> 2021-02-09 19:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jgerosa/22nm5g2j3sx1wn91/wish/1184375362