A Long Walk to Water Nolan Kelly Dowd by Mrs. Dowd https://padlet.com/pdowd2/9754olc0jd6j7ovx Made with good vibes en-us 2021-11-18 18:29:56 UTC 2021-11-18 18:45:17 UTC hello@padlet.com Memory Moment pdowd2 https://padlet.com/pdowd2/9754olc0jd6j7ovx/wish/1900283014 When the  flow of the narrative is
interrupted by a memory that comes to the character (often taking several paragraphs to explain) before we are
returned to events of the present
moment, you should ask yourself, "Why might this memory be
important?"
The answers to your questions may lead you to understanding:
  • Character development
  • Plot
  • Theme
  • Relationship between character and plot
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]]> 2021-11-18 18:31:08 UTC https://padlet.com/pdowd2/9754olc0jd6j7ovx/wish/1900283014 Again & Again pdowd2 https://padlet.com/pdowd2/9754olc0jd6j7ovx/wish/1900283408 When you're reading and an event, image, or a particular word recurs and starts to seem like a pattern, ask yourself, "Why is the author making this pop up again and again?"
The answers to your questions may lead you to understanding:
  • Plot
  • Setting
  • Symbolism
  • Theme
  • Character development
  • Conflict

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]]> 2021-11-18 18:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/pdowd2/9754olc0jd6j7ovx/wish/1900283408 Contrast & Contradiction pdowd2 https://padlet.com/pdowd2/9754olc0jd6j7ovx/wish/1900283679 When you're reading and a character acts in a way that they don't normally act, or if someone does something that is the opposite of how we would expect people to usually act, ask yourself, "Why is the character doing that?  Why is that happening?" 
The answers to your questions may lead you to understanding:
  • Character development
  • Internal conflict
  • Theme
  • Relationship between setting and plot

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]]> 2021-11-18 18:31:26 UTC https://padlet.com/pdowd2/9754olc0jd6j7ovx/wish/1900283679 Words of the Wiser pdowd2 https://padlet.com/pdowd2/9754olc0jd6j7ovx/wish/1900283997 When the main character and another are usually off by themselves in a quiet serious moment, and the wiser figure shares his or her wisdom or advice in an effort to help the main character with a problem or a decision, you should ask yourself, "What the life lesson, and how might it affect the character?"
The answers to your question may lead you to understanding:
  • Theme
  • Internal conflict
  • Relationship between character and plot
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]]> 2021-11-18 18:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/pdowd2/9754olc0jd6j7ovx/wish/1900283997 Aha! Moment pdowd2 https://padlet.com/pdowd2/9754olc0jd6j7ovx/wish/1900284221 When a character realizes something that shifts his actions or
understanding of himself, others, or
the world around him, or uses phrases like, 
“Suddenly I understood...” 
“It came to me in a flash that...”
“The realization hit me like a lightning bolt...”
“In an instant I knew...”
you should ask yourself,
"How might this change things?"
The answers to your question may lead you to understanding:
  • Character development
  • Internal conflict
  • Plot
  • Theme
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]]> 2021-11-18 18:31:42 UTC https://padlet.com/pdowd2/9754olc0jd6j7ovx/wish/1900284221 Tough Questions pdowd2 https://padlet.com/pdowd2/9754olc0jd6j7ovx/wish/1900284493 When you're reading and a character raises a serious question that reveals his or her inner struggles, you should ask yourself, "What does this question make me wonder about?"
The answers to your question may lead you to understanding:
Internal conflict
Theme
Character development
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]]> 2021-11-18 18:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/pdowd2/9754olc0jd6j7ovx/wish/1900284493 What do you think? What do you like about the author's writing? What events in the book go to your heart? pdowd2 https://padlet.com/pdowd2/9754olc0jd6j7ovx/wish/1900285018 Many of our thoughts while reading fit into a signpost category, but sometimes we are just responding to a text on a very human level. 

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