Session #1 - The Blind Men and The Elephant by NISD MS ELA https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1 "You can think of note taking as evidence; it means that you are making sense of what you are reading. It is a way to communicate the thoughts you have when you read." - Motley, Talk Read Talk Write pg. 47 Below are a few strategies good readers use when reading. Re-read the poem and complete the sentence stems to record and share your thinking. en-us 2021-07-28 20:32:57 UTC 2023-02-06 23:42:04 UTC hello@padlet.com MS_ELA https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1663419750 2021-07-28 20:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1663419750 I wonder why... MS_ELA https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1663419869 2021-07-28 20:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1663419869 When I read this, I thought of ____________ because... MS_ELA https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1663420172 2021-07-28 20:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1663420172 So the author is basically trying to say... MS_ELA https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1663420611 2021-07-28 20:38:56 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1663420611 https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667002458 I thought about the importance of collaborating. If the men would have combined their observations and discussed their findings they may have determined that it waas an elephant. ]]> 2021-08-02 18:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667002458 https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667002825 You can't make sense of something if you only have small pieces of it, you need all of the pieces to complete the whole puzzle to see the bigger picture. ]]> 2021-08-02 18:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667002825 The author is basically trying to say that because of what they were able to touch they had different perspectives. https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667002930 2021-08-02 18:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667002930 https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667002954 Individuals will view things differently. 

]]> 2021-08-02 18:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667002954 https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667002985 Depending on a persons standpoint they will observe and form an opinion different from others. Their view is still valid, but not necessarily correct. ]]> 2021-08-02 18:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667002985 I wonder why the men do not listen to each other's views. Is this a truly innocent denial of the whole truth or does each man have their own agenda? https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667002986 2021-08-02 18:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667002986 https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667003077 everyone has their own opinions and viewpoints and just because yours may be different than another's, doesn't mean either of you are correct

]]> 2021-08-02 18:37:43 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667003077 https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667003351 I wonder why the men decided to believe that each were right in their judgement, instead of taking their wisdom and trying to see the bigger picture. ]]> 2021-08-02 18:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667003351 https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667003373 When I read this I thought about the fact that what you feel and what comes in your life influences your perspective. 

]]> 2021-08-02 18:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667003373 I wonder why the men didn't move about the elephant to discover more. https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667003477 2021-08-02 18:38:27 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667003477 https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667003486 small details add up to the whole picture

]]> 2021-08-02 18:38:29 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667003486 One's opinion is based on what he/she hears in a conversation on any given topic. https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667003643 2021-08-02 18:38:39 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667003643 I was wondering why they did not listen to each other in order to get the full understanding of the object. (elephant) https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667003664 2021-08-02 18:38:41 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667003664 https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667003917 Today as I was driving here, people were only concerned about themselves and their destination. This made the roads unsafe. People need to look at the whole picture and consider all the moving parts.]]> 2021-08-02 18:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667003917 https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667003975 That the combined thoughts of many minds, is capable of producing an even better understanding. ]]> 2021-08-02 18:39:15 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667003975 https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667004208 I wonder why the blind men do not move around the elephant]]> 2021-08-02 18:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667004208 https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667004412 Consider all perspectives]]> 2021-08-02 18:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667004412 https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667005384 When I read this I thought about behavioral students, because one teachers perspective or history with a child should not lead to future assumptions or treatments. They only had one viewpoint of their life. Don't be blind to teacher gossip.]]> 2021-08-02 18:41:51 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1667005384 Everyone will have different perspectives https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1669021959 2021-08-04 15:20:04 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1669021959 Summary https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1669022181 Six blind men each examine a different part of an elephant, and describe it in six different ways. In the end, all of them are wrong because they only "see" a part, not the whole.]]> 2021-08-04 15:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1669022181 https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1669022592 I wonder why the men only touched one part of the elephant and not feel around more.]]> 2021-08-04 15:20:46 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1669022592 I wonder why... https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1669022705 I wonder why they didn't cooperate and pool their information.]]> 2021-08-04 15:20:50 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1669022705 Each of the men had a different interpretation and understanding of the elephant. Though, if they would have shared their perspectives, they may have come up with a clearer picture of the elephant. https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1669023668 2021-08-04 15:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1669023668 Why didn't the men work together and take a different perspective https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1669024033 2021-08-04 15:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1669024033 Teams https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1669024052 I thought back to when we taught on teams, and it was easy to compare notes about students to get a bigger picture of what their learning was like.]]> 2021-08-04 15:21:39 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1669024052 https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1669024078 In able to see the entire picture, you need to look at all the parts.]]> 2021-08-04 15:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/MS_ELA/session1/wish/1669024078