https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/extendedreadingprojectexample An example of the four main sections for Mr. Giraldi's class! en-us 2017-01-27 12:59:12 UTC 2025-09-24 02:05:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Manbag.png markgiraldi https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/extendedreadingprojectexample/wish/149856828 What is the Author's Message, Theme, or Moral of the Story? Is there something to be learned after reading this story?

LOOK FORS
- a Main Idea statement
- evidence (examples) from the story (2)
- evidence (examples) from personal experience (2)
- explain how they support the main idea

Main Idea Statement
     You don't have to try and be someone else! Be happy with who you are!

Evidence from the Story
1. At the end of the story Megamind began wearing black again, and seemed like he was much more happy (and better at being a hero, even though he was dressed in black)!
2. When minion kept the spiderbot (a symbol of Megamind being bad), it cheered him up when he had to be a hero. He realized that the spiderbot wasn't 'bad', it's only 'bad' if you use it for bad things!

Evidence from Personal Experience
1. I'm happier when I wear my normal clothes, and don't have to dress up in a suit. I like dressing comfortably!
2. Bilqissa feels better when she's being herself drawing art. Other subjects, like Science, make her feel less comfortable. She's happiest when she's doing activities that make her feel good.  ]]> 2017-01-27 12:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/extendedreadingprojectexample/wish/149856828 markgiraldi https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/extendedreadingprojectexample/wish/149856830 What is the story about? This is very similar to a Recount! Make sure to only include important events (in order), the problem and the solution!

LOOK FORS
- Setting (when and where, descriptive words)
- Characters (main characters only; who they are, what their role is, their appearance and their personality)
- Plot (problem and solution, maximum of three events being explained)

Setting
      The setting of this short film is in beautiful Metro City. It looks like a big city (like New York or Toronto). This story is in the present, and we know this because they have factories and cars like we have today.

Characters
1. Megamind - His job is to protect Metro City. He's now a hero (he used to be a bad guy)! He has blue skin, a large head, and he likes to wear tight clothing. He comes from outer space. He's silly, smart and funny. He has trouble saying some words though.

2. Minion - His job is to protect Megamind. He is Megamind's best friend. He is a fish, and he wear black, hairy armour with a helmet. He's funny, he's smart and he's kind/friendly. He's very organized!

Plot
1. Problem - The problem of this story is that they're trying to be heroes, and sold off all their 'evil' stuff. When something 'evil' happens though, Megamind has nothing left to help him stop it!

2. Solution - Minion and Megamind use a spider bot (that minion kept), along with a 'death ray' that Megamind couldn't sell off at his garage sale earlier. He also realized that being himself (not trying to be Metroman) is the way to defend Metro City!]]> 2017-01-27 12:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/extendedreadingprojectexample/wish/149856830 markgiraldi https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/extendedreadingprojectexample/wish/149856831 Explain the similarities and differences of two of the main characters!

LOOK FORS
- Over four things that are the same (compare)
- Over four things that are different (contrasting)
- Please explain (don't give a one word answer)

We're going to compare Megamind and Mega Megamind to each other!

Differences
1. Megamind is an alien, and Mega Megamind is a robot!
2. Megamind is a hero, and Mega Megamind is a robotic villain!
3. Mega Megamind is huge (he's very tall) and Megamind is just normal sized!
4. Megamind isn't very strong, and Mega Megamind is incredibly strong!

Similarities
1. Both of them have lots of cool gadgets on them! (Megamind has rocket boots, and Mega Megamind has a car launcher on his arm!)
2. Both Megamind and Mega Megamind say words incorrectly! For example, they don't know how to say 'Hello' correctly!
3. When they're fighting, both of them talk nonstop! They usually try and tell jokes to each other.
4.Both Megamind and Mega Megamind has suits of armour to wear into battle!]]> 2017-01-27 12:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/extendedreadingprojectexample/wish/149856831 markgiraldi https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/extendedreadingprojectexample/wish/149856833 Use clues from the text and your own ideas to predict something about the story; what you're looking for isn't answered in the story, it's relying upon you to figure it out!

LOOK FORS
- two clues from the text
- two clues from yourself
- explain how these clues support your inference

Two Clues from the Story
1. Megamind does good in white (like stopping the Mega Megamind robot) and in black (when he stops the kids from dehydrating all their parents).
2. Megamind also does good in white at his garage sale (selling off stuff to help people, like the chef getting a flamethrower to help him BBQ), and in black also (when he patrols the city to keep it safe at the end).

Two Clues from Us
1. Police men and women are heroes, and they can wear anything! They can wear their uniforms, but some police also are undercover, and wear other clothes. They're still heroes regardless of what they wear.
2. Doctors can wear any clothes too, and they save lives every day! They can wear their hospital clothes, but something they save people when they're not working, and that means they'd be in other clothes!

Inference (Something the story hints at, but we have to figure out for ourselves!)
It doesn't matter what type of clothing you wear, or what you look like, you can still be a hero to other people. Megamind is a hero whether or not he's wearing white or black, and doctors and police men and women can be heroes wearing any type of clothes too.

Another Inferring Example (SR, KM, AA)
https://jamboard.google.com/d/1A5MYwV3g64dqLb9HGr1Y0WJsfmUovm1NNu4kBz66-rg/edit?usp=sharing]]> 2017-01-27 12:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/extendedreadingprojectexample/wish/149856833 markgiraldi https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/extendedreadingprojectexample/wish/149856945 Megamind and the Button of Doom
Author and Publisher - Dreamworks
Date Published - 2011
Padlet Created By - Mr. Giraldi and his class!
Date Created - Monday, January 31st, 2022

Your story will be a novel chosen by you and confirmed by Mr. Giraldi, but for today's exercise we'll be using this short film!]]> 2017-01-27 12:59:49 UTC https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/extendedreadingprojectexample/wish/149856945