https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/treasureplanet2018 A compilation of all the tricky terms you'll often see on Reading/Writing assignments (and how you should respond)! These are the four terms we'll be using on our Extended Reading Project! en-us 2018-01-25 12:50:12 UTC 2025-09-24 02:05:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Planets.png markgiraldi https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/treasureplanet2018/wish/224611611 What is the Author's Message, Theme, or Moral of the Story? Is there something to be learned after reading this story?

LOOK FORS
- a Main Idea statement
- evidence (examples) from the story (2)
- evidence (examples) from personal experience (2)
- explain how they support the main idea

What is the Main Idea of the story Treasure Planet?]]> 2018-01-25 12:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/treasureplanet2018/wish/224611611 markgiraldi https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/treasureplanet2018/wish/224611613 What is the story about? This is very similar to a Recount! Make sure to only include important events (in order), the problem and the solution!

LOOK FORS
- Setting (when and where, descriptive words)
- Characters (main characters only; who they are, what their role is, their appearance and their personality)
- Plot (problem and solution, maximum of three events being explained)

Summarize this story (making sure to use all the 'Look Fors' above)!]]> 2018-01-25 12:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/treasureplanet2018/wish/224611613 markgiraldi https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/treasureplanet2018/wish/224611614 Use clues from the text and your own ideas to predict something about the story; what you're looking for isn't answered in the story, it's relying upon you to figure it out!

LOOK FORS
- two clues from the text
- two clues from yourself
- explain how these clues support your inference

Using clues, infer why...
...Captain Flint is able to protect his treasure, even though he's vanished a long time ago and is thought to be dead!]]> 2018-01-25 12:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/treasureplanet2018/wish/224611614 markgiraldi https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/treasureplanet2018/wish/224611615 Explain the similarities and differences of two of the main characters!

LOOK FORS
- Over four things that are the same (compare)
- Over four things that are different (contrasting)
- Please explain (don't give a one word answer)

Compare the following characters...
1. Jim Hawkins
2. Long John Silver]]> 2018-01-25 12:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/treasureplanet2018/wish/224611615 markgiraldi https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/treasureplanet2018/wish/224611621 Treasure Planet
Author and Publisher - Disney
Date Published - 2002
Padlet Created By - Mr. Giraldi and his class!

For today's exercise you'll be using this Padlet and our story to complete your assigned section to a Level 4 standard (with all the 'LOOK FORS')! ]]> 2018-01-25 12:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/markgiraldi/treasureplanet2018/wish/224611621