My Reading Circles Journal - Frindle by GEB https://padlet.com/moegebr/RCFrindleJournal This padlet is view-only. Facilitators should make a padlet for their own use. en-us 2021-06-16 08:14:01 UTC 2026-03-15 05:43:25 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/916003235/bf1277e96036269b178415bbfa4a117c/illustration1.png Session 1 - Activity 1.4: Food for Thought moe_gebr https://padlet.com/moegebr/RCFrindleJournal/wish/1609524948 You can choose to respond to any of the following prompts. Use a new post and indicate the prompt (1, 2, or 3) that you are responding to:
  1. Would you like to live in the world of Frindle? Why or why not?
  2. Would you like Nick as a classmate/friend? Why or why not?
  3. Would you like Mrs Granger as a teacher? Why or why not? How would you behave and feel in her class?

]]> 2021-06-16 08:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/RCFrindleJournal/wish/1609524948 Facilitators, please read this moe_gebr https://padlet.com/moegebr/RCFrindleJournal/wish/1609528456 This is an example of how Padlet could be used as a journalling tool.
There are many other tools, such as edublogs or even features within SLS, that you can use.

The important considerations are access and ease of use for participants and facilitators (in terms of providing feedback and tracking progress of participants).

Important notes on setting up Padlet for journalling:
  • Please DO NOT reveal all the journalling prompts to participants — these should be updated session by session.
  • Not all prompts are meant for all participants, so you will need to choose which to assign: 
    • For prompts from Sessions 5 and 6 - Choose those  corresponding to the areas of inquiry (5A, 5B, 6A, 6B) pursued by your Reading Circle. 
    • Some prompts are marked "advanced".  These "advanced" versions should be assigned only to RC participants with the appropriate readiness level.  Remember to remove the 'advanced' label before publishing those prompts. 
  • Include instructions for your participants, such as on  
    • creating accounts, Padlets and new posts
      • Login using Student ICON Google accounts and create a linked account to Padlet. 
      • Where there is more than one journalling prompt to choose from, students need to state the prompt they are responding to.
    • submission guidelines
      • Include instructions on deadlines and where they can find the journalling prompts (e.g. check SLS) if you are not posting the prompts for them. 
    • Managing Padlets
      • Please refer to our post on Managing Padlet which you can access from each Module Resource Padlet. 

Highlighted text in subsequent posts are meant only for facilitators.  Please REMOVE highlighted text in posts meant only for participants.

]]> 2021-06-16 08:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/RCFrindleJournal/wish/1609528456 Session 2 - Activity 2A.5: Response Task 1 moe_gebr https://padlet.com/moegebr/RCFrindleJournal/wish/1609544230 To capture changes in their understanding over time, participants are to write three response tasks over the eight sessions.

For Response Task 1, participants write a short creative response piece, from the perspective of either Nick or Mrs Granger’.

Choose one of the prompts to write a response to.

You are Nick: 
  • (Group A) What do my classmates think of me after my oral report?
  • (Group B) How do I want my classmates and the school to see me?

You are Mrs Granger:
  • (Group A) What do my students think of me after Nick’s oral report?
  • (Group B) How do I want my students and the school to see me? 
]]> 2021-06-16 08:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/RCFrindleJournal/wish/1609544230 Session 3 - Activity 3.4: Food for Thought moe_gebr https://padlet.com/moegebr/RCFrindleJournal/wish/1609548435 Use a new post and respond to the following:  
  • What new insights have you gained from the Circle of Viewpoints activity?
  • Explain with examples in your response.  
]]> 2021-06-16 08:34:09 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/RCFrindleJournal/wish/1609548435 Session 4 - Activity 4.4: Response Task 2 moe_gebr https://padlet.com/moegebr/RCFrindleJournal/wish/1609550174 To capture changes in their understanding over time, participants are to write three response tasks over the eight sessions.

After this session, the journalling/response task may focus on incidents at the end of the novel.

You can choose to respond to one of the following prompts. Use a new post and indicate the prompt (1, 2, or 3) that you are responding to:

  1. You are Nick. Write a diary entry about how you felt when you read Mrs Granger’s letter.

    OR

  2. You are Mrs Granger. Write a diary entry about how you felt when you received Nick’s gift and his note.

    OR 

  3. As a reader, explain how your understanding of Mrs Granger’s character and role has changed from the start of the events to the end of the story.
]]> 2021-06-16 08:35:34 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/RCFrindleJournal/wish/1609550174 Session 5A - Activity 5A.5: Food for Thought moe_gebr https://padlet.com/moegebr/RCFrindleJournal/wish/1609552825 Use a new post and respond to the following:  
  • What did you find most fascinating about the theme “The power of words”?
  • What else would you want to know about lexicography?
]]> 2021-06-16 08:37:49 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/RCFrindleJournal/wish/1609552825 Session 6A - Activity 6A.3: Response Task 3 moe_gebr https://padlet.com/moegebr/RCFrindleJournal/wish/1609555881 To capture changes in their understanding over time, participants are to write three response tasks over the eight sessions.

Write a final response to reflect on:
  • how the discussions have helped you understand the theme of the power of words, and 
  • how this has changed your understanding of Frindle as a story.
]]> 2021-06-16 08:39:53 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/RCFrindleJournal/wish/1609555881 Session 5B - Activity 5B.4: Food for Thought moe_gebr https://padlet.com/moegebr/RCFrindleJournal/wish/1609558092 Use a new post and respond to the following: 
  • What did you find most fascinating about the theme, ‘Starting something new’?
  • What else would you want to know about innovators?

]]> 2021-06-16 08:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/RCFrindleJournal/wish/1609558092 Session 6B - Activity 6B.4: Response Task 3 moe_gebr https://padlet.com/moegebr/RCFrindleJournal/wish/1609559959 To capture changes in their understanding over time, participants to write three response tasks over the eight sessions.

Write a paragraph to share your reflections on:
  • how the discussions have helped you understand the theme of innovation (starting something new), and 
  • how this has changed your understanding of Frindle as a story.
]]> 2021-06-16 08:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/RCFrindleJournal/wish/1609559959