TE 448 Contemporary Conversation Padlet by Morgan Rebecca Blair https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu First, pose a question you have from your discussion notes about Brown Girl Dreaming. Second, answer a question that somebody else posed. en-us 2022-01-30 18:28:18 UTC 2022-02-01 22:58:25 UTC hello@padlet.com Family https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024397249 Jackie refers to her grandfather as "daddy", because that is what she hears her mother call him. Even though he is not her father, she looks to him like he is.]]> 2022-02-01 22:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024397249 Jackie's Family nickshan https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024397355 What impact did Jackie's parents love for different places (Ohio vs. South Carolina) have on her as an adult, and as a child?]]> 2022-02-01 22:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024397355 Home https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024397947  “And now coming back home isn't really coming back home at all.”

This quote is an example of how Jacqueline does not ever feel truly at home as home for her is not truly a place/geographical location.
]]> 2022-02-01 22:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024397947 https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024398471 Before you even get into the book there is a family tree to allow readers to know where she came from, as well as her family members. ]]> 2022-02-01 22:53:38 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024398471 Faith coryoliv https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024398484 It is uncommon to hear about children as young as she was wanting to experiment with different religions. Why did she become interested in that so young?

]]> 2022-02-01 22:53:39 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024398484 North vs South https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024398515 What side do you think she most identifies with?

]]> 2022-02-01 22:53:41 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024398515 hardeyma https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024398724 In the section “Poem on Paper,” Jacqueline’s mother tells her that writing poems and stories is fine as long as she doesn’t write about her family. This part did confuse me because I don’t know why she would advise against that. I feel like that advice is telling Jacqueline to not be proud of her story. What do you think it meant?]]> 2022-02-01 22:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024398724 Faith https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024398750 Jackie's grandmother finds it important that they practice their faith. Her mother says they should be able to decide their faith when they are older, but her grandmother is persistent about them practicing faith at a younger age.]]> 2022-02-01 22:54:00 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024398750 Writer https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024398890 From the beginning of the book, Jaqueline incorporates her future identity as a writer, what are some key moments where you can see this identity and love of hers blossoming?]]> 2022-02-01 22:54:10 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024398890 Judged https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024399304 “We are not thieves or shameful or something to be hidden away … we're just people.”

This is a quote that demonstrates her frusteration about indviduals around her. She is a human being and wishes to be treated as such.
]]> 2022-02-01 22:54:18 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024399304 Supportive Family franceas https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024399318 We see Jackie's mom move them to the South where there's this supportive family. Jackie feels supported and loved by her grandparents. Jackie's mom feels that support of being somewhere that feels like home.]]> 2022-02-01 22:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024399318 https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024399411 How would this story change if the perspective was written from an adult reflective point of view? from an authentic child storytelling? ]]> 2022-02-01 22:54:27 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024399411 Identity https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024399543 Woodson uses her poetic identity to overcome obstacles throughout her life. Do you think her life would be different if she hadn't found her love for poetry?]]> 2022-02-01 22:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024399543 https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024399586 What age do you think Woodson best felt herself?]]> 2022-02-01 22:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024399586 Faith https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024399863 Does her history of being a Jehovah's Witness have an affect on her in her adult life? ]]> 2022-02-01 22:54:58 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024399863 franceas https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024400333 Jackie almost inherits that search for a sense of belonging from her mother. Modeling this concept that home can be many places, but sometimes you have to want that place to be home. ]]> 2022-02-01 22:55:31 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024400333 Belonging https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024400414 Where do you think Jacqueline feels most at home? 
Where do you think she feels as though she most belongs?]]> 2022-02-01 22:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024400414 hardeyma https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024400581 I think the chapter “on paper” is interesting. I am intrigued with how she goes from writing just her own name in elementary school on paper and then feels as if she has the capability to do it all. 
“If I wanted to, I could write anything.” ]]> 2022-02-01 22:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024400581 https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024400698 I enjoyed the dual nature of Jacqueline's religion and no belief, and also picking up practices of new religions. I find this openness to exploring faith very powerful ]]> 2022-02-01 22:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024400698 moayeris https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024401399 How do the strong bond and relations between Jacqueline and her family members connect to an overarching theme of the story? ]]> 2022-02-01 22:56:50 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024401399 robe1117 https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024401492 “But on paper, things can live forever. On paper, a butterfly never dies.”
I chose this quote because the amount of death she dealt with as a child may explain some of the reasons why she was so drawn to writting ]]> 2022-02-01 22:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024401492 Convo with Daddy (Grandpa) https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024401942 During her younger years her and her sisters are conversing about the marchers and their purposes. Its told to her she better be prepared to die for her rights and beliefs and she responded with “none of us can imagine death, but we try to imagine it anyway”. How might this have empowered her from a young age yet also given her a different outlook on death?]]> 2022-02-01 22:57:30 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024401942 Listener https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024402412 Throughout the book she continues to refer back to "how to listen #__". I believe just like she identifies as a write she also identifies as a listener. How do you think this developed throughout the book?]]> 2022-02-01 22:58:03 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024402412 https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024402692 There are 10 versions of the poem "how to listen". Do you think the poems titled "how to listen" reflect her age each time a new one is written? ]]> 2022-02-01 22:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/blairmor/ch5v4xfxzqyhpmyu/wish/2024402692