https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc Students will respond in the outer circle. en-us 2017-08-28 16:36:00 UTC 2017-08-28 16:54:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183171039 -I agree that the author was not focusing directly on the fishing aspect as much as the beauty of the fish and nature. 
-I think the speaker respected the fish. 
-The author was trying to portray the idea of looking at things on a deeper level and understanding.  ]]> 2017-08-28 16:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183171039 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183171138 The fish told a story.]]> 2017-08-28 16:43:30 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183171138 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183171258 I agree, and think most of the poem was written in admiration of the fish and all that it had been through.]]> 2017-08-28 16:43:49 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183171258 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183171263 The poem is less about catching the fish and more about it's wisdom and age and the reverence she gives the fish.

]]> 2017-08-28 16:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183171263 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183171422 I agree with Sara that the speaker started to admire and respect the fish. She released it back into the world because she saw the power it had held.
The shift is when the speaker begins to few the fish in great detail. They almost offended the fish at first but then it shifts to something more joyful and amazed in the fish's beauty.]]> 2017-08-28 16:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183171422 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183171450 I agree with the summary but I would include that she felt somewhat sympathetic towards the fish]]> 2017-08-28 16:44:16 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183171450 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183171518 Connotation is how you view something.
The speaker was in awe of the fish.  The author was trying to convey respect for nature.
I think a big shift happened at the line "and then I saw it. I stared and stared." because she stopped looking at it just as an ugly old fish and started viewing it with respect.
I agree with Phiper, but also think the theme is to respect nature.]]> 2017-08-28 16:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183171518 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183171543 I agree with william but i think it is more about how the speakers tone affects the story.

]]> 2017-08-28 16:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183171543 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183171608 I found the poem mostly being about pity for the fish and describing the fish in general. Mostly about it's old age and it's beauty. I agree with Amrit that the poem is about respecting others (Like the fish in this case).]]> 2017-08-28 16:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183171608 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183171739 I think an example of connotation is the phrase tremendous fish because it means tremendous in character and spirit not physically tremendous.]]> 2017-08-28 16:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183171739 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183171923 Coleman: Grunting weight]]> 2017-08-28 16:45:48 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183171923 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183172200  The speaker is in awe of the fish and the many battles its fought which ties into the lines "medals with their ribbons" and "victory filled up"]]> 2017-08-28 16:46:45 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183172200 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183172319 I agree that the speaker was more humbled by the fish then wanting to kill it.]]> 2017-08-28 16:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183172319 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183172406 I think the speaker had a great admiration for the fish while the author had a great appreciation for nature and was maybe trying to show how we, as humans, abuse/disrespect nature.]]> 2017-08-28 16:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183172406 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183172414 It was a humbling experience in the end ]]> 2017-08-28 16:47:26 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183172414 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183173231 I think that the speakers attitude shifts throughout the poem as she gains more and more respect for the fish and realizes the struggles its been through]]> 2017-08-28 16:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183173231 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183173308 There is a shift when the fish is actually out of the water, because it goes from a battle to an appreciation.]]> 2017-08-28 16:49:23 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183173308 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183173691 The title uses the word "the" to indicate that it is not any fish but a wise creature that she had a lot of respect and deference to]]> 2017-08-28 16:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183173691 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183173722 it uses the word choice "the" in the title because it is a special fish like no other]]> 2017-08-28 16:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183173722 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183174048 I think a good example of connotation is "grunting weight" because in these terms, ]]> 2017-08-28 16:51:15 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183174048 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183174088 It's THE fish, he is like an elder to the other fish because of all of his experience.]]> 2017-08-28 16:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183174088 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183174401 The poem betrays that wisdom comes through trails and a break in the storm will eventually come.]]> 2017-08-28 16:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183174401 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183174669 I think the theme is primarily about respecting others, especially ones who've lived a long life (like the elderly.)]]> 2017-08-28 16:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183174669 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183174707 I think the theme is that beauty can be found in the most unlikely of places]]> 2017-08-28 16:52:57 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183174707 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183174716 You should respect others and the experiences of others]]> 2017-08-28 16:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183174716 https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183174965 You do not need to win in order to be happy]]> 2017-08-28 16:53:34 UTC https://padlet.com/amy_elliott/b33bwdj71syc/wish/183174965