https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff Please post your name in the subject line. en-us 2019-01-08 12:22:05 UTC 2019-01-08 13:21:28 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318262260 The theme can be the brave ones are the people who try to make a change in the correct way, by staying silent and taking the suffering. Other ways of doing so have been fighting back physically, which usually just makes the situation worse. But when these people fought back, they fought by keeping calm and taking the pain, because they knew it would be better in the long run of things. ]]> 2019-01-08 12:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318262260 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263075 The poet seems to be thankful to those who started and participated in the sit-in. The first four lines of the poem are a darker, more aggressive tone. The last 6 lines of the first stanza have a different tone, a more uplifting sound to the words. The poet uses the line, "...defy their dissonance of hate"(line 1) and then at the end says, "The first bright ones to fling your names across pages"(line 5) These two quotes have a drastically different tone. Dissonance is when things clash and aren't harmonious. And the word bright is much more positive. There is also a second shift in tone at the start of the second stanza. The poet writes about "Lord Jesus, Bold Young Galilean"(line 11)  and essentially writes a short prayer asking God to be with all who are a part of the protest. Galileans were, in biblical context, removed from their hmes and told that they were unwanted. Their entire population was replaced. The poet is connecting Jesus to how many black people felt during this time.]]> 2019-01-08 13:00:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263075 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263176 We know that the speaker is a woman who supported the Greensboro Sit-In. In the text she says, "The first to blaze a flaming path for justice," which shows that the speaker believes the Greensboro Four were fighting for justice and not just their own selfish wants. The speaker is writing a poem in as if she is speaking to the four young black men, also known as the Greensboro Four.  In the quote, " You were the first brave ones to defy their dissonance of hate... With your willingness to suffer without violence," The speaker is saying that the Four were brave and selfless because they were willing to suffer to nonviolently stand up against segregation. ]]> 2019-01-08 13:00:17 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263176 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263310 This poem makes me feel courageous or rebellious. It does this by noting how "you were the first to defy their dissonance of hate" and "flinging your name across a new page of history. It also touches on the perceived odds of the movement having an effect by using imagery of a single light burning in the dark. Or in their words "a flaming path of justice." But this lack of good odds only makes the task seem more noble.]]> 2019-01-08 13:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263310 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263383 The tone of this poem seems to be along the lines of appreciative and awarding. The author, Margaret Walker Alexander, uses the word, "your" frequently, and follows it with compliments like, "your willingness," "with courage and faith," etc. She is talking to the African-Americans who did protest in peaceful ways and did indeed end up making a change. Her tone shifts I feel like at the last two lines where out of the blue she starts using biblical terms such as "Galileans." This refers to people who were not originally accepted but did things that gained their acceptance over time.]]> 2019-01-08 13:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263383 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263400 The Greensboro Sit-in was an eye-opening protest against racial discrimination.This brought attention to the problems within the lunch rooms and just anywhere. The idea of this poem is to pursue you to be strong and speak your mind.  Violence is not the answer the protest was peaceful, but lead with them being forced out in handcuffs which is violent and unfair for their freedom of speech.]]> 2019-01-08 13:00:45 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263400 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263444 We know that the speaker supports the people who participated at the sit-ins and we also know that the speaker wants peaceful protests when she said. "You were the first brave ones to defy their dissonance of hate. With your silence. With your willingness to suffer. Without violence." The speaker seems to be speaking to the protesters themselves as the speaker says "you" a lot.

]]> 2019-01-08 13:00:53 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263444 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263503 The theme of this poem is that one act of bravery provides an easier path for others that can't always be brave. In the poem the poet describes the act in Greensboro and describes how it got the message out to others when they let the papers use their names and not giving up or being violent when they were confronted by media or bystanders. When the movement spread, it lead to even larger protests that ended segregation, making life easier for younger generations and the future.]]> 2019-01-08 13:01:02 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263503 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263569 The students that participated in the sit in were protesting without violence. Even though the protests were met with malice, the protesters continued to stay peaceful. Because of this, these young men and women likely played an influential role in the fight against segregation in the south>]]> 2019-01-08 13:01:15 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263569 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263664 The speaker supports the actions made by the four black students who were responsible of the Greensboro Sit-in. This is because the speaker quotes " You were the first brave ones to defy their dissonance of hate," meaning the four students were the first people to do such a thing regardless of the result. The speaker also seems to praise the four students because they quote " With courage and faith, convictions, and intelligence."

]]> 2019-01-08 13:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263664 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263676 What is happening on a literal level is that there is protest going on and the students were non-violently protesting. ]]> 2019-01-08 13:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263676 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263738 On a literal level, the students participating in the sit-in were not afraid to stand up for what was right by using a non-violent way of protesting. The peaceful protesting allowed them to make a difference in the world of segregation, and later on be remembered for it.]]> 2019-01-08 13:01:41 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263738 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263796 The sit-in was the first of many peaceful defiances against segregation. This poem tells how it was the basis to the eventual end of racial segregation. ]]> 2019-01-08 13:01:49 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263796 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263893 Words i would use to describe how the poet feels about this situation is ambitous and grateful. The poet seems as if she feels proud of what her people have done and honors them. The first line in the text, " You were the first brave ones to defy their dissonance of hate". This piece of text evidence shows the emotion of the poet.]]> 2019-01-08 13:02:04 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263893 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263898 This poem makes me feel inspired. The way the author wrote this describes how the four students courageously rebelled, and made such a huge impact without violence or making a big scene. Margaret (author) tells about how they made their protest quietly without disruption "with your silence.....without violence". it also uses imagery talking about a flame and stones.]]> 2019-01-08 13:02:04 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263898 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263923 The speaker is talking to the people who took part in the sit-in. She seems to be inspired by the sit-in and how it was done. Margaret says things like " Without violence" and  "With your willingness to suffer." She shows that she agrees with the cause by saying " The first to blaze a flaming path for justice."]]> 2019-01-08 13:02:07 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318263923 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318264018 This poet seems to be paying homage to those who first started the Sit-In protests, the tone is respecting and admirable of the actions of "the first brave ones" who "blaze a flaming path for justice." this tone becomes more solemn with "Awaken consciences Of these stony ones" as it is a mournful reflection of how much had to be done to move those who opposed them, or to get others to support their cause. This helps show the culminating goal of these protests; to insight change through belief and action, as well as changing the ideas of others. It demonstrates how necessary each and every peaceful act of protest was to the movement.]]> 2019-01-08 13:02:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318264018 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318264025 The theme of this poem is that people who say what they believe and make it so that others can too, will make a difference. Margaret Walker Alexander creates this meaning by calling these people brave and emphasizing their willingness to suffer and by doing this she is trying to make us understand that they will do what they can to make a change.]]> 2019-01-08 13:02:26 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318264025 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318264799 This poem makes me feel inspired. It does this by using figurative language such as, "The first to blaze a flaming path for justice."  ]]> 2019-01-08 13:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318264799 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318264933 The poet begins the writing with a tone of darkness and pain. These first four lines paint an image of suffering and silence due to her use of words like  "hate", "willingness to suffer", "silence" and "non-violence". After those lines the author writes in a way that shows admiration and how "in awe" she is at their incredible act of courage. She uses words like "first bright young", "new southern history", "courage", "faith", "intelligence" and the line "The first to blaze a flaming path for justice". Then, in the last two lines of the stanza, the poet takes a metaphorical step back and recognizes the effects as a whole. She switches her attention from the suffering and the glorification, and looks at the long-term effects. She writes about "awakening consciences of these stony ones." This refers to how the actions of the people in the sit-ins has metaphorically opened the white person's eyes. Referring to the white people at the time as "stony" shows some of her emotion. The poem then closes with an allusion to the Bible. It writes about how the actions of these people would be impossible without faith. It illustrates how important Jesus is to this movement.]]> 2019-01-08 13:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318264933 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318265531 2019-01-08 13:06:15 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318265531 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318265995 hearing about all these heroic events it makes me want to something to make a change as well.-]]> 2019-01-08 13:07:41 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318265995 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318266127 The theme is that courage is shown when a different way is taken. These children acted in a way that was different from the others, but in the end, they made an impact upon everyone else. Not long after many other young students got involved in this movement which also showed courage. ]]> 2019-01-08 13:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318266127 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318267120 2019-01-08 13:10:57 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318267120 https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318267314 On a literal level the protest was non violent. ]]> 2019-01-08 13:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/gretchen_griffith/8isknvbfg3ff/wish/318267314