PM Spadefoot Toads - Voice Thread by Leonor Burton https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p Let's talk about how Bill Harley crafted a great narrative story. en-us 2020-10-15 14:59:02 UTC 2023-04-16 07:40:49 UTC hello@padlet.com What message does the author want the readers to walk away understanding after reading this story? What are some of his big ideas and his purpose for writing this book? lburton821 https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/832624287 2020-10-15 14:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/832624287 Voice Thread from Mrs. B. lburton821 https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/832624289 2020-10-15 14:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/832624289 Every great story has a problem that needs solving. Talk about what the problems were in this story and how Bill Harley had his characters work through them. lburton821 https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/832624293 2020-10-15 14:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/832624293 Voice Thread from Mrs. B. lburton821 https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/832624295 2020-10-15 14:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/832624295 We talked in class about how the author describes what the characters can see, hear, smell, touch, and taste. That helps to bring the story alive! Share some examples here of how Bill Harley does that. Quote directly from your text and list the page numbers. lburton821 https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/832624308 2020-10-15 14:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/832624308 Voice Thread from Mrs. B. lburton821 https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/832624311 2020-10-15 14:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/832624311 lburton821 https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/832624314 he did that by saying when Ben felt a cold feeling and like what he saw and what he tasted]]> 2020-10-15 14:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/832624314 Great narratives have a clear beginning, middle, and end. In this thread, talk about how Bill Harley set that up for his readers. How can we do that too as writers? lburton821 https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/832624320 2020-10-15 14:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/832624320 Voice Thread from Mrs. B. lburton821 https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/832624325 2020-10-15 14:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/832624325 In this thread, please describe the characters in the story and what we know about them. How did Bill Harley describe their WORDS, ACTIONS, THOUGHTS, & FEELINGS to help the readers get to know them better? lburton821 https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/832624334 2020-10-15 14:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/832624334 lburton821 https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/832624336 2020-10-15 14:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/832624336 Ben- by Byron lburton821 https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833473341 Ben love nature.  In the story he is always exploring outdoors and is fascinated by animals and rocks and plants.  We can hear Ben's thoughts throughout the whole story.]]> 2020-10-15 18:08:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833473341 Nora lburton821 https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833481946 2020-10-15 18:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833481946 Ryan by lila https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833718077 Ryan is a hyper kid, wanting to be ben's friend. Ryan seems to be very fascinated by the toads ben brings in. ]]> 2020-10-15 19:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833718077 Byron read more https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833720727 2020-10-15 19:17:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833720727 Byron https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833723460 he haerd a sound outside]]> 2020-10-15 19:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833723460 Rae https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833725964 Ben is new and is kinda alone but as we get to the middle of the book Ben sorta likes his new home and is determent to help save the spade foot toads.at the end of the book Ben is able to help Mrs.Tibbets save the animals.]]> 2020-10-15 19:18:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833725964 Byron https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833728880 when the place were the frogs were was in danger and that he had to do something about it ]]> 2020-10-15 19:19:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833728880 Olivia- all about ms tibbites https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833728943 2020-10-15 19:19:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833728943 Carlo https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833729162 Ben goes to a new school and he did not like where he is living then later he made friends and he liked where he was living at the end he was trying to save the spade foots and then he saved them. ]]> 2020-10-15 19:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833729162 Ryan by Byron https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833737470 hes aye patch on hes glassesand Ben was pretectin him]]> 2020-10-15 19:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833737470 Byron that moving to some where else can be good https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833744342 2020-10-15 19:24:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833744342 Rae https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833751563 Bill Harley made the story kind of come to life. you could hear thoughts and the settings were alive.]]> 2020-10-15 19:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833751563 Rae https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833769061 CHARACTERS in the book help save the animals.

]]> 2020-10-15 19:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833769061 Rae https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833779319 you can hear thoughts their are more advanced words in the book]]> 2020-10-15 19:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833779319 Rae https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833786098 Bill Harley wants to explain the the natural habitats matter and animals matter. ]]> 2020-10-15 19:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833786098 julian https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833805842 firs Ben is kind of sad and lonley then he stats making friends and he also wants to save the toads finaly he is happy in Masachusetts and saves the toads.   we should read more books like spadefoot toads so we learn  more


]]> 2020-10-15 19:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833805842 lila https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833811083 Bill does a very good job of writing what bens feeing and thoughts are]]> 2020-10-15 19:46:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833811083 Carlo https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833813822 on page number ]]> 2020-10-15 19:47:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833813822 lila https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833816207 throughout the book ben starts to like massachusetts.]]> 2020-10-15 19:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833816207 lila https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833818392 something about the spadefoots]]> 2020-10-15 19:49:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833818392 lila https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833819629 change]]> 2020-10-15 19:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833819629 julian https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833831905 2020-10-15 19:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lburton821/4bbz0odkc4st610p/wish/833831905