https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2 Local Literary Critics en-us 2020-10-23 15:12:36 UTC 2026-02-11 04:54:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f437.png amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856148997 How often have you been going outside and getting fresh air now that Fall has started? 
A. Once a day. B. 2 -3 times a day. C. I'm always outside. D. THE SUN MAKES ME MELT. ]]> 2020-10-23 15:15:55 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856148997 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856159009 Rate our class dojo point accumulation. As a class, we have gotten 571 points!! Are you happy with your participation? What advice do you have for yourself or others to get more dojo points? ]]> 2020-10-23 15:18:20 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856159009 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856167658 Why this rating? Any advice for Q2? ]]> 2020-10-23 15:20:27 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856167658 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856172913 Are you attached to a cell phone? Why or why not? What do cell phones reveal (tell you) about teenagers' personalities and priorities in life? ]]> 2020-10-23 15:21:46 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856172913 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856179518 I emailed it! Take it real quick if you haven't. ]]> 2020-10-23 15:23:22 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856179518 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856191168 Learning Target: Identify and explain the meaning of specific symbols by describing how and when it appears in the plot, why it's a symbol, and what it reveals in the story.

Agenda:
1. What's symbolism?
2. Symbols in "This is America" 
3. Symbols in Animal Farm we've seen already. 
4. Symbols in Ch. 8]]> 2020-10-23 15:26:08 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856191168 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856194921 Comment the #]]> 2020-10-23 15:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856194921 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856200119 An object that appears in a story and reveals a deeper meaning about the plot, the setting, the characters, the theme, and/or foreshadows that something is off or will happen shortly. ]]> 2020-10-23 15:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856200119 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856232767 Seen it? Rate it below. ]]> 2020-10-23 15:36:02 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856232767 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856237710 The guitar at the beginning appears during the soft, calm introduction of the song.

The guitar is a symbol because it has a deeper meaning to the story Childish Gambino is trying to tell.

The guitar symbolizes the peace, comfort, and happy times Black folks WISH they could have in life -- but cannot because of racist oppression and violence.

Rate Mr. Madrid's analyis. Do you agree? ]]> 2020-10-23 15:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856237710 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856249928 When and why does it appear? 
Why is it a symbol? 
What does it reveal about the plot, the characters, or the theme, or does it foreshadow anything? ]]> 2020-10-23 15:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856249928 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856262619 When and why does it appear? 
Why is it a symbol? 
What does it reveal about the plot, the characters, or the theme, or does it foreshadow anything? ]]> 2020-10-23 15:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856262619 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856264291 When and why does it appear? 
Why is it a symbol? 
What does it reveal about the plot, the characters, or the theme, or does it foreshadow anything? ]]> 2020-10-23 15:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856264291 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856275815 When and why does it appear? 
Why is it a symbol? 
What does it reveal about the plot, the characters, or the theme, or does it foreshadow anything? ]]> 2020-10-23 15:46:12 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856275815 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856279294 The milk 

When and why does it appear? 
Why is it a symbol? 
What does it reveal about the plot, the characters, or the theme, or does it foreshadow anything? ]]> 2020-10-23 15:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856279294 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856281999 When and why does it appear? 
Why is it a symbol? 
What does it reveal about the plot, the characters, or the theme, or does it foreshadow anything? ]]> 2020-10-23 15:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856281999 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856283230 When and why does it appear? 
Why is it a symbol? 
What does it reveal about the plot, the characters, or the theme, or does it foreshadow anything? ]]> 2020-10-23 15:47:57 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856283230 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856286338 When and why does it appear? 
Why is it a symbol? 
What does it reveal about the plot, the characters, or the theme, or does it foreshadow anything? ]]> 2020-10-23 15:48:34 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856286338 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856289538 We are about to read the ending of Chapter 8. There are several symbols. You are to choose one and explain it, using these prompts:

When and why does it appear? 
Why is it a symbol? 
What does it reveal about the plot, the characters, or the theme, or does it foreshadow anything? ]]> 2020-10-23 15:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856289538 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856326220 When and why does it appear? 
Why is it a symbol? 
What does it reveal about the plot, the characters, or the theme, or does it foreshadow anything? ]]> 2020-10-23 15:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/856326220 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/870164926 Halloween is around the corner y'all. 

What's your take on Halloween? Overrated, That's for Kids, MY FAVE DAY OF THE YEAR, It's fun sometimes. ]]> 2020-10-28 15:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/870164926 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/870179461 Which revolution do you think was ultimately more successful -- the animals' in Animal Farm or the colonists' in America? Either one, both, or NONE. ]]> 2020-10-28 15:49:37 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/870179461 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/870186874 Who was the revolution really for in Animal Farm? The pigs' only or the animals? Did they plan this all along? Why do you say that? ]]> 2020-10-28 15:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/870186874 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/870198643 Why is the author's plot twist about the animals drinking Whiskey important? What does it reveal about the pigs? ]]> 2020-10-28 15:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/870198643 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/870206594 Don't forget! ]]> 2020-10-28 15:55:08 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/870206594 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/870225521 Explain how the plot develops and how it contributes to the overall story in Ch. 9.  ]]> 2020-10-28 15:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/870225521 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/870231220 Why did the animals rebel in the first place? 

Who was an alcoholic? 

Who found whiskey? 

What does this reveal? ]]> 2020-10-28 16:00:19 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/870231220 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/870237722 2020-10-28 16:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/870237722 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/873205045 Explain a specific author’s craft move the author uses in Ch. 8 and the impact this has on the plot.

Symbolism 

Foreshadowing 

DIalogue 

Visual Imagery 

Plot Twists 

Dramatic Irony 

]]> 2020-10-29 14:04:46 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/873205045 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/873220251 Only 17 people made comments on the History padlet. Out of 25 who came. 8 got marked absent. Let's do better right now!!

REFLECT ON POWER: If were somehow given power of the whole school, would you make changes to benefit just you and your friends? Or talk to people to figure out what they need? Why? ]]> 2020-10-29 14:08:13 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/873220251 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/873231367 Which of the following pictures best fits the farm under Napoleon? How did this end up happening?! ]]> 2020-10-29 14:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/873231367 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/873249957 In this chapter, someone is going to go to the KNACKER. See the definition of Knacker below. 

Who do you think it will be? 
Squealer -- Benjamin -- Boxer -- Snowball -- Clover? CHOOSE ONE ONLY and explain why. ]]> 2020-10-29 14:14:50 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/873249957 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/873265697 We as a class are struggling with one of these? What can we do to rise on top by tomorrow? ]]> 2020-10-29 14:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/873265697 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/873270954 Mr. Roehm is visiting us with a Launch donor tomorrow. 

I am also recording the class because I am an anti-racism teacher trainer! We will discussing how Animal Farm fits into race and I want to show it with teachers I work with in California, Texas, and New York! 
Check out my website:
www.macorisdeia.com

What does Tuskegee need to do -- as a class who supports each other -- to be OUTTA THIS WORLD during ELA tomorrow? ]]> 2020-10-29 14:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/873270954 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/873289878 Future Slides are homework. 

Reading Zone by groups. 

Completed Assignments are being graded today. ]]> 2020-10-29 14:23:34 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/873289878 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/873331692 Let's share out example on the mic. 

Example: Foreshadowing -- when he was discussing and how their food supply was going down. 

Dramatic Irony:  When the readers know what's happening but the characters don't. 

Symbol: the ladder. 

Visual Imagery: The parade. 

Plot Twists: Napoleon's dogs.

Foreshadowing: The milk ]]> 2020-10-29 14:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/873331692 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/873896519 2020-10-29 16:29:39 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/873896519 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/876721157 Which type of movies do you prefer -- action, drama, comedy, or horror? Why? ]]> 2020-10-30 15:15:43 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/876721157 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/876754513 Action, drama, comedy, horror? ]]> 2020-10-30 15:23:38 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/876754513 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/876763842 Why would the pigs want Boxer killed if he was on their team with "Napoleon is always right?" ]]> 2020-10-30 15:25:37 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/876763842 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/876782177 What is he trying to demonstrate? ]]> 2020-10-30 15:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/876782177 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/876800276 5. TODAY: BE OUTTA THIS WORLD]]> 2020-10-30 15:34:10 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/876800276 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/876808727 Explain the theme the author George Orwell intended to convey when writing Animal Farm by analyzing the impact of his craft moves. 

Explore other themes that can be interpreted when we view the story through "literary lens" ]]> 2020-10-30 15:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/876808727 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/876821976 The deeper meaning a reader infers from the sequence of the plot, the development of the characters, the author craft moves used, etc. ]]> 2020-10-30 15:39:18 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/876821976 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/876865345 The author's intentions for writing the text of course dictate the theme. They usually drive the point there. ]]> 2020-10-30 15:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/876865345 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/876879979 Your interpretation of a story is valid as long as you can prove it using evidence and strong analysis. ]]> 2020-10-30 15:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/876879979 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/876887644 Literally lens are perspectives by which to interpret texts -- they may or may not give you new meanings and themes.

Example: 
Historical Lens 
Race Lens 
Environmental Lens 
Psychological Lens ]]> 2020-10-30 15:54:44 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/876887644 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/894274743 Who do you trust in this world? 11/5
A) No one. B) Your family only. C) Some friends. D) Anyone really who shows me support. ]]> 2020-11-05 15:02:34 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/894274743 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/894298062 George Orwell did not trust the government and was suspicious of power. Why do people have an issue with government? ]]> 2020-11-05 15:07:11 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/894298062 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/894307986 How would Animal Farm be different if there was a strong woman character? ]]> 2020-11-05 15:09:07 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/894307986 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/894318727 2020-11-05 15:11:16 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/894318727 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/894328099 Explain a theme in Animal Farm and defend it with evidence from the plot development. ]]> 2020-11-05 15:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/894328099 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/894340694 Who's been out of this world the past few days? ]]> 2020-11-05 15:15:36 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/894340694 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/894406611 Thinking about the reading and what it could represent through different perspectives. ]]> 2020-11-05 15:28:10 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/894406611 amadrid10 https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/894419768 What is a theme through a FEMINIST LENS?]]> 2020-11-05 15:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/amadrid10/ELAquarter2/wish/894419768