The Other Wes Moore by Meredith Saladis https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT This is the story of 2 men with the same name who experienced 2 different fates. Essential Questions: What composes our identity and our personality? How and why do personal values change from person to person? How do our decisions impact our lives? en-us 2017-03-04 15:28:52 UTC 2025-10-01 12:00:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png Part 2#1 msaladis4 https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/157864629 "When did you feel like you became a man?" Wes asked me, a troubled look on his face" (66). Elaborate on your definition of what it means to be "a man." How does this fit into aspects of personality and identity?]]> 2017-03-05 18:19:22 UTC https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/157864629 Part 2 #2 msaladis4 https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/157864903 How does author Wes respond to the question about becoming a man? Evaluate what we can infer about his personality from his response. (66)]]> 2017-03-05 18:23:03 UTC https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/157864903 Part #3 msaladis4 https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/157865312 What does Wes mean that the "promotion to adulthood" can be so "jarring" that we can become "undone by it?" 
Also, discuss the connotation of the word "jarring" and provide examples of how one can become "undone" by suddenly moving into adulthood. (66)]]> 2017-03-05 18:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/157865312 Part 2 #4 msaladis4 https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/157865593 Wes Moore has chosen to structure the text by placing this short conversation piece at the beginning of Part II called Choices and Second Chances. How does the placement of this mini-story impact the upcoming themes and messages in the text?]]> 2017-03-05 18:31:31 UTC https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/157865593 Ch. 4 p. 69-72 msaladis4 https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/158657269 Discuss the conflict between Tony and Wes. Evaluate who you think is correct and why. ]]> 2017-03-08 14:13:42 UTC https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/158657269 Ch. 4 p. 69-72 msaladis4 https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/158658265 Discuss Tony's internal conflict (p. 72). What does this reveal about his personality and identity?]]> 2017-03-08 14:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/158658265 Ch. 4 p. 69-72 msaladis4 https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/158659175 Discuss Wes's internal conflict (p. 72). What does this reveal about his personality and identity?]]> 2017-03-08 14:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/158659175 Exit Task 3/8/17 msaladis4 https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/158660700 Explain the following quote and how it connects to Tony and Wes. ]]> 2017-03-08 14:21:47 UTC https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/158660700 3/15/17 Ch. 4 msaladis4 https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/160043312 1. p. 71 Reread paragraph 1. Evaluate Mary’s internal conflict and her reasoning for being “blind” to Wes’s activities. 

 

]]> 2017-03-14 16:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/160043312 3/15/17 Ch. 4 msaladis4 https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/160068581 2. p. 71 paragraphs 2-3. Evaluate Tony’s internal conflict. Analyze what it means for him that “He realized he was staring at a mirror image of himself” (71). 

]]> 2017-03-14 18:10:30 UTC https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/160068581 3/15/17 Ch. 4 msaladis4 https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/160068812 3. p. 73 paragraphs 1-2. Evaluate Mary’s solution to Wes’s drug dealing. Was this the best decision she could make to solve this conflict? (Consider Wes’s response and his choices p. 73-74) Can the 2 of them resolve their conflict? Explain. 

]]> 2017-03-14 18:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/160068812 3/15/17 Ch. 4 msaladis4 https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/160068992 4. p. 74 bottom paragraph to p. 75. Analyze Mary’s internal conflicts and how she can possibly overcome them. ]]> 2017-03-14 18:11:38 UTC https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/160068992 3/15/17 Ch. 4 Exit Task msaladis4 https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/160069190 Explain this quote and how it connects to Mary. ]]> 2017-03-14 18:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/160069190 3/16/17 Ch. 4 p. 75-79 msaladis4 https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/160355438 1. p. 76 3rd paragraph: Analyze Wes’s obsession with Hip Hop and the conflict between Wes and his mother. Then make a connection. What music or artist speaks to you? Why? ]]> 2017-03-15 19:06:22 UTC https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/160355438 3/16/17 Ch. 4 p. 75-79 msaladis4 https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/160355793 2.  p. 77 Evaluate Wes’s decision to skip school regularly.  What were his motivations for doing this? (Remember the school he attends!) How is this adding to conflict in his family and how does it have the potential to cause more conflicts down the line?

 

]]> 2017-03-15 19:07:54 UTC https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/160355793 3/16/17 Ch. 4 p. 75-79 msaladis4 https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/160356134 3. p. 78-79. Explain the incident with Shani and evaluate Wes’s response to this conflict.  Compare and contrast this incident with the other Wes (knife incident).  

 

]]> 2017-03-15 19:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/160356134 3/16/17 Ch. 4 p. 75-79 msaladis4 https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/160356388 Exit Task: Explain this quote and how it does or does not apply to Wes in this chapter. ]]> 2017-03-15 19:09:55 UTC https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/160356388 https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/365566822 2019-06-04 12:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/365566822 ewfgrfvcsderfuck https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/1416167519 2021-04-14 12:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/msaladis4/TOWMBSMT/wish/1416167519