https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3 Post questions, comments, insights. Inappropriate or off-topic posts will count against your grade! en-us 2018-04-02 13:12:51 UTC 2018-04-02 14:26:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247792925 Why didn’t anyone try to rise up against the High Council and if they did, why weren’t they successful?]]> 2018-04-02 13:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247792925 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247793205 Why did Ms. Towgate only feel bad about reporting Mittie after her son was in danger of being banished and her family had left?]]> 2018-04-02 13:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247793205 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247793951 Did Ms. Towgate know that there was lead in the paint and it was actually a suicide or was it an accident?]]> 2018-04-02 13:24:51 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247793951 lansvillegm https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247795970 2018-04-02 13:32:35 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247795970 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247796039 Is the new phrase that is going on the statue, “Dead dogs tell no tails”, a reference to Pirates of the Caribbean?]]> 2018-04-02 13:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247796039 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247796824 @Dom, I feel like Ms. Towgate knew there was lead in the paint and committed suicide because she showed the audience how desperate she was for interaction and she didn't really get the attention she needed.

]]> 2018-04-02 13:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247796824 lansvillegm https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247796980 @Riley- I think that the people will be leery of how the High Council will continue on. I think they will stay in the US. ]]> 2018-04-02 13:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247796980 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247797173 Now that no letters are banned again, will the citizens of Nollop return? or will they stay in the United States? ]]> 2018-04-02 13:36:29 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247797173 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247797375 I thought it was ironic how enterprise 32 broke the laws to try to create new ones. ]]> 2018-04-02 13:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247797375 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247797382 why in the world do you think that the citizens of Nollop put up the new phrase? do you think that when the letters fall again, the same process may occur?

]]> 2018-04-02 13:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247797382 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247797449 Dominic. The phrase “Dead men tell no tales” was around before Pirates of the Carribbean but yes, I believe it it based off that phrase.]]> 2018-04-02 13:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247797449 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247797522 Was it way too hard to read the last little bit or was that just me?

]]> 2018-04-02 13:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247797522 bonjeangc https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247797559 I doubt that there is a connection between this book and Pirates of the Caribbean, but it is a coincidence. @Dom]]> 2018-04-02 13:37:50 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247797559 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247797590 Why do you think the author  decided to tell the story through letters between the characters rather than through a more straight forward narrative?]]> 2018-04-02 13:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247797590 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247797602 Is this story meant to represent the sheep like tendency of the masses? Is the cult like worshiping of Nollop a call out to certain religions? Could it be compared to Scientology? Both governments had ridiculous rules that made little sense. It feels like it was control simply for the sake of having control over the general populous.  Letters are a fundamental way to how we communicate. By taking them away you take away most of the rights a person has. Airports take away our right to speak freely due to safety factors. If we were allowed to say as we please it would cause unnecessary security threats and be very much like the boy who cried wolf. Hate speech rules are prominent on college campuses. I personally think it's silly. The real world does not care about your feelings. Even if I don't agree with what you say I'll defend your freedom of speech. :( :) lol that is not a good idea tho to get rid of our rights. Shortening words is prominent in our texting world.

 ]]> 2018-04-02 13:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247797602 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247797622 Do you think the citizens of Nollop will return to the island once the letters are restored? ]]> 2018-04-02 13:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247797622 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247797733 What will the council do in the future if the new sentence starts to loose it's letters.]]> 2018-04-02 13:38:24 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247797733 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247797821 How is Ella Minnow Peaa unconventional? How is it more like a fable than a novel? ]]> 2018-04-02 13:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247797821 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798026 In what ways was the government in Ella Minnow Pea similar to that of 1984]]> 2018-04-02 13:39:38 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798026 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798101 Do you think there is any correlation between our government and the Nollop council?]]> 2018-04-02 13:39:52 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798101 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798138  How does the love relationships in the novel enhance the plot? ]]> 2018-04-02 13:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798138 chavezka1 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798152 @Ashley Yes, I think they will return the island as long as they get their property back ]]> 2018-04-02 13:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798152 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798160 What irony comes from the characters writing letters to each other about the missing letters of the alphabet?]]> 2018-04-02 13:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798160 bonjeangc https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798188 In the end of the story, Nate writes to the tech people and they come up with several sentences. Why didn't they do this from the start?]]> 2018-04-02 13:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798188 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798276 Gino. The last part was very hard to read and I definitely was glad it was only a few pages that were like that.]]> 2018-04-02 13:40:29 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798276 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798291 which letter do you think they cared the most about losing? The Vowels? The first few letters? Other ones?

]]> 2018-04-02 13:40:33 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798291 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798317 @Dom I thought the new one going up was pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs?]]> 2018-04-02 13:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798317 tsuii https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798353 @Ryan I think it was unconventional because it was really whimsical and it seemed like the issue was trivial, However, it contained a deeper, sinister message just like fables usually do.]]> 2018-04-02 13:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798353 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798598 @Adam I think that the council has learned its lesson and if the letters were to fall off, they would recognize the mistake.]]> 2018-04-02 13:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798598 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798662 I think it was interesting how the council allowed the 32 enterprise to be]]> 2018-04-02 13:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798662 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798688 @Gino I think that the letter "Z" was the biggest deal to lose because it meant that all of the libraries had to take out all of the books, all music had to stop being played, etc. All of the letters after that just narrowed Nollopian vocabulary, but did not require the leg work that "Z" did.]]> 2018-04-02 13:41:51 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798688 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798713 I guess I talk too much lol]]> 2018-04-02 13:41:54 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798713 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798743 How does Dunn manage to make Ella Minnow Pea both a whimsical fable and a serious anti-authoritarian satire?]]> 2018-04-02 13:41:59 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798743 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798836 I thought that the way this was written was cool compared to the other books we've read. However, reading everything in the first person left out all personal descriptors about ella and her family. thinks like physical appearance and whatnot.]]> 2018-04-02 13:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798836 bonjeangc https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798876 Was it just me or was reading in the end giving you a migraine? ]]> 2018-04-02 13:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798876 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798908 @Dom I think Ms. Towgate was always a rule follower but didn’t realize that some laws don’t need to be followed until it was her own family that was in danger ]]> 2018-04-02 13:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798908 salaync https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798941 @Gino I believe that they were worried about losing the vowels the most. The other letters weren't as tough to make an adjustment to, and the vowels made it very hard to write and talk without getting caught or turned into the council.

]]> 2018-04-02 13:42:42 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798941 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798966 @Griffin I think they didn't use the technology from the start because that was the easy way out. The council wanted to make it challenging for the citizens and show their dominance. ]]> 2018-04-02 13:42:47 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798966 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798986 @Gino I think the letters that were more impactful to lose were the first ones because it was the first time it had happened and it was the biggest shock.]]> 2018-04-02 13:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247798986 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799015 @Gino 
I think they feared losing the first letters because it was so hard for them to adjust from saying anything they want to having to think about every world they say so they don't get in trouble.]]> 2018-04-02 13:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799015 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799114 What strategies do the islanders use to protest, oppose, and finally overthrow the tyranny of the High Council? How do these strategies create suspense in the novel?]]> 2018-04-02 13:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799114 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799123 Why has Mark Dunn chosen to tell this story through letters rather than a more straightforward narrative?]]> 2018-04-02 13:43:19 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799123 lansvillegm https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799152 @Jaelyn I think it is ironic that they are writing letters to each other about missing letters because they are still using all the letters that are supposedly banned. 

]]> 2018-04-02 13:43:23 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799152 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799228 Gino. I think when the first letters fall they thought of it as a game, but as more letters fell and more people became subject to the punishments they started to care a lot more about when letters fell.]]> 2018-04-02 13:43:39 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799228 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799529 I agree that the governments were the same in acting upon the characters actions but they were both very different

]]> 2018-04-02 13:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799529 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799548 @Kersti I think Dunn chose to write the novel through letters because it allows the audience to understand the character's feelings in a different way and it's more of a unique perspective to a novel]]> 2018-04-02 13:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799548 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799583 I think that the government in LMNOP is most closely related to the government in V for Vendetta because of the complete regulation of the people without them being totally aware in the beginning. Throughout both books, the people become more aware of the power and the government tried to take more.]]> 2018-04-02 13:44:47 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799583 bonjeangc https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799599 @SlickTwillis I think that the falling of the letters is what turned the story into an anti-authoritarian satire, but the story started more whimsical in the land of Nollop. ]]> 2018-04-02 13:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799599 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799805 @gino @will I agree that the first letter could have been the most difficult in a sense that it was something new. Everyone is afraid of change and this is a change that none of them would have ever expected, so it made it more difficult for them to adjust]]> 2018-04-02 13:45:29 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799805 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799828 @Kersti i think that Dunn chose to right through letters because it showed how much the people cared: they were able to show emotion through letters]]> 2018-04-02 13:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799828 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799914 Almost everyone in Nollop seems to be unhappy with the council's decisions but no one was able to effectively resist them, what do you think that says about the true power a totalitarianism government has?]]> 2018-04-02 13:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799914 salaync https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799932 Do you think that Nate helped start the revolution to return Nollop to a "normal" state?

]]> 2018-04-02 13:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799932 chavezka1 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799970 Why didn't the Nollopians all come together to resist the government?]]> 2018-04-02 13:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247799970 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800009 Do you think this satire is successful in pointing out the flaws in totalitarian governments?]]> 2018-04-02 13:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800009 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800191 Do you agree with Ella at the end of the book when she talks about how Nollop may or may not have taken the idea from someone else?]]> 2018-04-02 13:46:44 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800191 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800238 @Will I think the simple idea of the letters falling makes the novel seem a lot like a fable but the punishments and power of the government create an underlying anti-authoritarian message. ]]> 2018-04-02 13:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800238 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800267 The letters N-O-L-P, the letters that spell out Nollop's name never fell. Do you think this was significant to the book or just coincidental? I think it was obvious that he kept LMNOP so that Ella Minnow Pea was able to send her last letter but do you think he came up with the mans name, Nollop, because it has NOLP so he never technically got rid of Nollop's name.]]> 2018-04-02 13:47:00 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800267 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800332 @kat a lot of them were scared of getting punished and some tried to resist but others did not

]]> 2018-04-02 13:47:12 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800332 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800472 I think it was interesting how the council allowed the 32 enterprise to be set since they looked at Nollop as such a god and a higher power. I did not expect them to find a "new god" essentially ]]> 2018-04-02 13:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800472 tsuii https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800507 @Kersti I think Dunn wrote the letters in an epistolary fashion because it shows the different perspectives and reveals how it really impacted each character in their everyday life]]> 2018-04-02 13:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800507 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800634 Do you think it intentional that the letters for spelling Nollop are the ones that remained in tact?]]> 2018-04-02 13:48:08 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800634 bonjeangc https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800672 Is it a coincidence that some of the last letters were L-M-N-O-P? Considering that those letters sound just like Ella's whole name.]]> 2018-04-02 13:48:15 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800672 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800767 I agree with @Dom because I don't think the government would restore the old ways because they saw how many people were banned from the island because of their rules]]> 2018-04-02 13:48:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800767 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800879 @Kat I feel that the people were unsuccessful in coming together because they had no way of keeping the government in check. They weren't able to fight against the well armed government, so they just had to conform to it. 

]]> 2018-04-02 13:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800879 lansvillegm https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800921 This book allowed readers to realize that language can restrict the way we live their lives. I also think the letters make it a more effective way to show how their freedoms are being taken away. ]]> 2018-04-02 13:48:54 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800921 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800957 @katelyn I agree because she said that it may have happened from accident just like her dad made the sentence]]> 2018-04-02 13:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247800957 tsuii https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247801283 I found it surprising that the LEB always enforced the law so quickly and no one ever got away with a slip-up. This could be attributed to neighbors turning on each other. Does this always happen in totalitarian governments? What kind of environment does a totalitarian government foster?]]> 2018-04-02 13:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247801283 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247801397 @Griff
I totally think that it was planned for the her name to be Ella Minnow Pea and they last letter were L-M-N-O-P, this made for a greta ending to the book. ]]> 2018-04-02 13:50:05 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247801397 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247801679 Why does Mark Dunn use letters for the characters to talk instead of a typical narration?]]> 2018-04-02 13:50:52 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247801679 bonjeangc https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247801693 @Gino I think that those letter not falling was a sort of symbol in the book. It could have been the authors choice to try to show the power of that society. ]]> 2018-04-02 13:50:54 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247801693 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247801766 Kat. I think that the people could not come together against the government because they did not have anything to fight with against the government.]]> 2018-04-02 13:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247801766 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247801804 @nick I think nate kinda helped start the revolution because he sparked some ideas in some of the locals heads]]> 2018-04-02 13:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247801804 chavezka1 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247801862 What is the significance of the remaining letters and the title of the book?]]> 2018-04-02 13:51:18 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247801862 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247801920 @Nadia I think this book does successfully show the flaws in totalitarianism government in a very interesting way, the way the author portrayed this had never been done before.]]> 2018-04-02 13:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247801920 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247802285 @Kat I think the significance of the remaining letters had to do with Nollop and Ella because those were just about the only names/words you could say.]]> 2018-04-02 13:52:26 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247802285 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247802304 @ Kat the irony was that it was the letters that spell Nollop and all of the letters that spell LMNOP ]]> 2018-04-02 13:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247802304 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247802373 The loss of letters reaches the reader how much we take our speech for granted and how much our life could change if we had lost letters ]]> 2018-04-02 13:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247802373 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247802401 Having the books written as letters it change how the charters interact with each other and how the author is able  to show how the language effects the people directly]]> 2018-04-02 13:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247802401 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247802987 @Ivy I think the fear created by a totalitarian government causes people to turn on one another ]]> 2018-04-02 13:54:17 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247802987 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247803249 Why do you think the author included the part at the end where the computer generated sentences with all 26 letters?]]> 2018-04-02 13:55:03 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247803249 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247803378 @Nadia I think it's because it proves that Nollop could've done way better and that it was shown as kind of a mock since he got the sentence from a book]]> 2018-04-02 13:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247803378 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247803462 Did Cyberhead know all along that there was a way to make a shorter sentence? If so, why did he not step in sooner?]]> 2018-04-02 13:55:36 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247803462 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247803554 In the book it seems that strongest characters are women. For example, Ella and her cousin Tassie and their  mothers Gwenette and Mittie. The male characters tend to be evil like the Council members, or weak and powerless like Ella’s father Amos, What is the significance of this?]]> 2018-04-02 13:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247803554 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247803647 Who is the Alpha Female/Male in this story? ]]> 2018-04-02 13:56:08 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247803647 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247803664 @sager
I think that the reason why this book was all written in the first person narrative was so that the reader can witness the personal and in depth struggle that the gradual restriction of speech can cause.]]> 2018-04-02 13:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247803664 salaync https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247803848 @Nadia I think that they showed that there can be sentences with 26 letters, because it shows that Nollop could've done better and that there reasoning for getting rid of letters is invalid.

]]> 2018-04-02 13:56:41 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247803848 bonjeangc https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247803883 @Gino The one of patrick hunting spongebob on the rock]]> 2018-04-02 13:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247803883 lansvillegm https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804121 @Gino I think that Tassie is one of the strongest characters because she is not afraid of speaking up. I also think that she inspires Ella to speak up.]]> 2018-04-02 13:57:24 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804121 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804201 Which Spongebob meme is most relevant to LMNOP and why]]> 2018-04-02 13:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804201 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804286 I feel like the book could have used a safe space where people could talk normally]]> 2018-04-02 13:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804286 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804480 I think the book is a series of letters because the author wanted to make it ironic since the book is about letters]]> 2018-04-02 13:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804480 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804571 When no one can come with a 32 letter sentence for the entirety of the book]]> 2018-04-02 13:58:44 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804571 bonjeangc https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804592 @jaelyn I think this was an accident by the author]]> 2018-04-02 13:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804592 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804617 If this was happening in our society, how long would you put up with rules that made absolutely no sense?]]> 2018-04-02 13:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804617 tsuii https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804620 @Gino I think Ella was the protagonist, but Tassie definitely had a stronger voice and opinion as an Alpha Female. However, Ella demonstrates growth as she learns from Tassie and eventually saves their island.]]> 2018-04-02 13:58:51 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804620 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804688 @ Jaelyn I think the significance of this is that the men in this book are afraid to rebel and a lot of times women aren't shown as the strong ones in books and movies. This instance shows that men shouldn't be the only ones in the council. ]]> 2018-04-02 13:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804688 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804737 Adam. I think that if there was a “safe zone” then the entire population would try to live in that zone to escape the threat the government has imposed.]]> 2018-04-02 13:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804737 chavezka1 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804759 Do you think anything good came out of the decrees?]]> 2018-04-02 13:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804759 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804874 I didn’t realize how many rights the nollopians lost. Their freedom of speech was completely gone ]]> 2018-04-02 13:59:38 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247804874 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247805086 @gino Nevin Nollop is the alpha male in this story. The High Council called him "Almighty Nollop" (Dunn 54). "Omnipotent. Omniscient. Omniglorious" (56). The High Council has given him his power because they hold him in a god-like position]]> 2018-04-02 14:00:15 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247805086 bonjeangc https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247805087 Why do you think the author chose to have them find the sentence in the way that they did? ]]> 2018-04-02 14:00:15 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247805087 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247805283 @Kat I feel like the government didn't have any good intentions so nothing good came from it. They wanted control and that led to the citizens being lonely from lack of communication]]> 2018-04-02 14:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247805283 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247805431 This novel helped create a better awareness of language. It helps readers understand how important letters are and how laguage can affect our society in ways we never realized.  ]]> 2018-04-02 14:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247805431 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247805506 yAlL CaNt ComE uP wItH a 32 LeTteR sEnTencE]]> 2018-04-02 14:01:23 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247805506 bonjeangc https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247805880 @Kat I don't think that anything good came from it because there was death and lots of sorrow and hate throughout the whole novel because of the decrees.]]> 2018-04-02 14:02:20 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247805880 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247805962 I agree with Mrs. Vance because it is hard to determine who makes the limits that people are allowed to go with the freedom of their speech]]> 2018-04-02 14:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247805962 lansvillegm https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247806017 It is hard to determine the limits of speech. Even though speech is limited it is hard to change everyone's standards. ]]> 2018-04-02 14:02:43 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247806017 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247806094 USA ]]> 2018-04-02 14:02:59 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247806094 bonjeangc https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247806629 Why did they use glue to hang the signs? ]]> 2018-04-02 14:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247806629 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247806754 Nollop]]> 2018-04-02 14:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247806754 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247806911 How important are the love relationships in the novel–for example those between Tassie and Nate and between Rory and Mittie–to the main action? How do they enhance the plot?]]> 2018-04-02 14:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247806911 salaync https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247807042 @Griffin I think that they used glue to hang up the letters because they didn't think about what would happen if the letters fell off. They probably never thought that they would fall off and cause an issue.]]> 2018-04-02 14:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247807042 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247807396 People can voice their opinions as long as they are not hurting or causing violence towards others. ]]> 2018-04-02 14:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247807396 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247807418 @Kersti I think the love is important in the novel because it was a way to get away from the issues going on and was kind of a safe haven for them]]> 2018-04-02 14:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247807418 bonjeangc https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247807504 @Kersti I think that these relationships were necessary to the novel because in all of the sadness that comes from the letters falling, them finding love makes the novel fell fully completed. ]]> 2018-04-02 14:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247807504 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247807586 do you think that without Nate played a significant role in achieving Enterprise 32? What did he do that was significant to Enterprise 32?]]> 2018-04-02 14:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247807586 tsuii https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247808344 @Kat In any time of trouble, struggle brings people together. I think we saw that through the relationships that were fostered as a result. For example, Nate and Tassie and Ella and Tom never would’ve met if not for their common goal.]]> 2018-04-02 14:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247808344 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247808421 If Mrs. Towgate reported you would you have taken her in and helped her in her time of need without her family?]]> 2018-04-02 14:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247808421 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247808428 when certain letters were dropped, the author would write the word how it sounded. ]]> 2018-04-02 14:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247808428 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247809197 What made the situation of 'using the letter "O" 25% and then 50% less' so fake?]]> 2018-04-02 14:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247809197 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247809462 @Gino I feel like using O less was fake because it wasn't effective. The government couldn't monitor it so the citizens didn't really change anything]]> 2018-04-02 14:12:30 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247809462 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247809485 How does the US government today relate to the council in LMNOP?]]> 2018-04-02 14:12:36 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247809485 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247809618 What would the government do if they never came up with the new sentence? Would there be no one left?]]> 2018-04-02 14:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247809618 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247809795 What Symbolism is shown throughout the book?]]> 2018-04-02 14:13:32 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247809795 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247809833 Why do you think some people stayed in Nollop whereas others left to become free?]]> 2018-04-02 14:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247809833 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247809935 I think that this is a good book to read because it makes people think about what would happen if we lost our language or ability to speak.]]> 2018-04-02 14:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247809935 bonjeangc https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247810019 Which letter do you think was the least important to fall? ]]> 2018-04-02 14:14:12 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247810019 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247810296 @Gino I think Nollop shows symbolism - “Love one another, push the perimeter of this glorious language. Lastly, please show proper courtesy; open not your neighbor’s mail”.
The character Nollop,  is known for making the phrase: ‘The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog”. A sign with this phrase on it was put up in the center of the island, with its letters’ slowly falling off, providing the basis for the book. ]]> 2018-04-02 14:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247810296 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247810527 I think the reason why this book was not a good read is because it lacked a solid plot. The majority of the book is geared towards Enterprise 32, but the descriptions only rarely mention the progress compared to describing the frustration with the lack of progress. Instead of the enterprise being the focus, the relationships surrounding ella is the focus, which is not an effective story line. ]]> 2018-04-02 14:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247810527 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247810537 When people still think Nollop's sentence is still relevant... do you think they were just not caring about the modern form of communication or actually cared that much about Nollop?]]> 2018-04-02 14:15:14 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247810537 salaync https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247811187 Replying to Molly, I believe that this book shows us how important speech is to society and when it's limited, it causes a lot of problems and can destroy a country all together.]]> 2018-04-02 14:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247811187 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247811246 @Gino I think they were brainwashed and cared that much about Nollop because there was not a lot of rebellious actions throughout the novel and if the people broke the rules, it was accidental most of the time. ]]> 2018-04-02 14:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247811246 chavezka1 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247811330 @kiley I think the people who left did it because it was their own way of protest. Instead of remaining and trying to complete enterprise 32, they fled because they were cowards. The people who remained, stayed because they didn't want to leave their home and they knew the only way to get rid of the government was to figure out enterprise 32]]> 2018-04-02 14:17:37 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247811330 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247811520 @Griff they were all just as important because when a letter like "Z" falls, Ella and Tassie show how they can no long "Zip or Zap" through writing letters, what I am trying to say is each letter is just as important as the next :) ]]> 2018-04-02 14:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247811520 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247811592 @ griffin, Even though Ella and Tassie are affected by the letter Z. I think the letter Z was the least important just because its not in a lot of useful words. ]]> 2018-04-02 14:18:27 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247811592 tsuii https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247812110 @Gino I think that Nate was only important in getting them started and helping them along. He didn’t really do much substantively for the cause. In the end, Ella discovered the sentence on accident so I don’t think that his efforts would’ve helped with it. ]]> 2018-04-02 14:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247812110 lansvillegm https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247812254 Restricting someone's vocabulary is just as similar as the government restricting letters because they aren't choosing to be challenged. We don't realize that were are limiting ourselves.]]> 2018-04-02 14:20:39 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247812254 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247812329 Nate helped get everything started and inspired Ella to discover the sentence so in that sense he was important but he wasn't there the entire time]]> 2018-04-02 14:20:51 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247812329 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247813070 I think this is a good book to show totalitarianism in a way that isn't so dark like the other books we have read.]]> 2018-04-02 14:23:21 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247813070 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247813312 Obviously Nollop wasn't controlling the letter and it was a lack of science that allowed the letters to continue to fall... why did the Council look past the science and automatically think that Nollop was controlling the falling of each letter.]]> 2018-04-02 14:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247813312 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247813569 "You know what amazes me? How often people start with the assumption that if the government passed a law, it must be reasonable." I think this is a very interesting quote that can be also related to our society and how if it is a law it must be right.]]> 2018-04-02 14:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247813569 https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247813605 Why did they make new laws when the letters fell off instead of just glueing the letter back on? ]]> 2018-04-02 14:25:00 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247813605 salaync https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247813861 @Kersti I believe that they thought that they needed to makes laws instead of fixing them, because they believed that Nollop was trying to tell them something. I don't think that the council believed that the problem would get to be this bad.]]> 2018-04-02 14:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/shannon_vance/aj1bahr3bjg3/wish/247813861