Feb23 RC LTD WS Activity 6B.2 Why Do Writers Write? by MOE CPDD GEB-EL https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl This padlet is view-only. Facilitators should duplicate the padlet for their own use. en-us 2023-02-24 03:17:48 UTC 2025-12-31 14:14:51 UTC hello@padlet.com Task moe_cpdd_gebel5 https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493400388
  • Read one of the articles below, to find out more about what motivates writers to write.
  • Type your group's responses to the questions in a new post.
  • Be sure to indicate the following:
    • In the title of the post, list your group number, names of your members
      e.g. Group 1 (Bella, Cherry, Maddie)
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    • ]]>     2023-02-24 03:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493400388     Article 1: Walter Dean Myer's biography moe_cpdd_gebel5 https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493400390 2023-02-24 03:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493400390 Article 2: Pandemic Diaries: Letters, videos and illustrated poetry from migrant workers moe_cpdd_gebel5 https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493400391 2023-02-24 03:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493400391 Article 3: Tekka toy shop inspired migrant worker's prize-winning poem moe_cpdd_gebel5 https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493400393 2023-02-24 03:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493400393 Article 4: Prize winning poetry from the supermarket moe_cpdd_gebel5 https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493400395 2023-02-24 03:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493400395 Article 5: Keeping a diary makes you happier moe_cpdd_gebel5 https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493400397 2023-02-24 03:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493400397 Article 6: Fukushima Poet: 'Every time I felt the aftershocks, there was something that swayed and that something became words' moe_cpdd_gebel5 https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493400398 2023-02-24 03:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493400398 Article 7: The Late Walter Dean Myers Wrote In The Language of Teens moe_cpdd_gebel5 https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493400399 2023-02-24 03:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493400399 Article 8: Lee Tzu Pheng moe_cpdd_gebel5 https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493400400 2023-02-24 03:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493400400 Group 2- Article 1 https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493586991 The writer was inspired by his English teacher and James Baldwin's short story.]]> 2023-02-24 08:02:02 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493586991 Group 3 - Article 1 https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493588587 Mr Myer's teacher and Mr James Baldwin inspired him to write. He also wrote to survive (make ends meet).]]> 2023-02-24 08:04:01 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493588587 Group 5 - Article 3 https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493588843 The writer was inspired by everything around him, his experiences of life.
    He missed home..by writing poems enable him to reconnect with his memories from his hometown. ]]>     2023-02-24 08:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493588843     Group 6- Article 7 https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493589602 A teacher recognized and encouraged him. Death of his uncle and his dysfunctional family allowed him an outpouring and an outlet. 
    Growth - to provide a voice for his theme on Black young American - to be there for the forgotten teenagers. (outliers of society - not to give up)
    He was also inspired by Dean who wrote the poem and he was captured by it. ]]>     2023-02-24 08:05:34 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493589602     Group 1 (Article 3) https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493589608 The writer wrote about toys in a toy shop. His intention was to relive his childhood and reminisce about the childhood he had. ]]> 2023-02-24 08:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493589608 Group 2- Article 1 https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493589694 Like Jack, he has an English teacher who motivated him. Similar to Jack, who was inspired by the Walter Dean Myers (WDM), Walter Dean Myers himself was inspired by James Baldwin. Both Jack and WDM, they had to navigate through grief as one of their core life experiences. 



    ]]>     2023-02-24 08:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493589694     Group 9 - Article 7 https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493590111 Having multiple negative experiences, real life events and having a someone to look to (another author - James Balwin)
    A teacher encouraged him to pursue writing]]>     2023-02-24 08:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493590111     Group 7 - Articles 1 & 7 https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493590193 His teacher was his main source of inspiration, who encouraged him to continually write. She recognised his talent from an early age. 

    He was also inspired by James Baldwin, which led to the writer penning down his personal experiences as a person of colour. ]]>     2023-02-24 08:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493590193     Group 10 - Article 7 https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493590271 He was inspired by the short stories from James Baldwin as well as his own experiences as a troubled boy. ]]> 2023-02-24 08:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493590271 Group 1 (Article 3) https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493590431 The writer was inspired when he saw some toys on display.]]> 2023-02-24 08:06:39 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493590431 Group 5 - Article 3 https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493590532 Poetry allows us to express our feelings and emotions.

    ]]>     2023-02-24 08:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493590532     Group 4 - Article 1 https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493591737
    Writing about how he used his life experiences as sources of inspirations on his writing journey. 
    - what inspired him to write 
    - his teacher, who was a key figure in his writing journey 
    - his initial exposure to the world of words by his mother
    - how he used writing as an coping tool to overcome difficult times 
    - using words as an outlet to speak and be heard due to his speech impediment ]]>     2023-02-24 08:08:21 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493591737     Group 9 - Article 7 https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493592715 Jack had a teacher that encouraged him and Jack also had an author that inspired him. Similarly, for WDM, also had a encouraging teacher and an author which inspired him]]> 2023-02-24 08:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/2493592715 What do the writers in your article write about? What do they hope to achieve through writing? moe_cpdd_gebel5 https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/3212857622 2024-11-12 09:54:11 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/7t3pijb4gurs3mnl/wish/3212857622