https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0 The purpose of this document is for you to “group brainstorm” your themes. Please be serious and use this as an opportunity to prove you are able to collaborate on a document. On this document, please put your theme (if not already written) as a topic for discussion. You should then comment on the theme with the character you are relating to as the title of your comment and your thoughts on how that character embodies or sees that theme throughout the novel below. If you have connecting texts be sure to add them to the connecting text column. en-us 2018-12-03 20:18:00 UTC 2021-01-07 15:46:07 UTC hello@padlet.com jayala1 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310675066 Writing about how this theme is seen throughout the novel and how it connects with the character in your title of this comment. This post should be directly about the theme at the top of the column. ]]> 2018-12-03 22:04:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310675066 jayala1 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310676065 Write why/how this text works with the novel and your chosen theme. ]]> 2018-12-03 22:08:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310676065 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683127 Bilbo returns to Smaug’s cave again and again, he takes the goblet, and then the Arkenstone.]]> 2018-12-03 22:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683127 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683181 2018-12-03 22:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683181 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683183 Smaug takes a part in greed because first, he stole all the gold, also he got furious when Bilbo steps in to take a golden challace.]]> 2018-12-03 22:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683183 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683240 This book’s main theme is persevering , there are two different stories but one is better for the theme it is about a young boys literal walk to a different country for refuge, this relates to the theme because he has to persevere through near starvation, dehydration, lion attacks, sickness, war, and illness.]]> 2018-12-03 22:38:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683240 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683375 Even though helping Bard and the city would have been in their best interests, since the dwarfs would waste materials and lifes fighting, Thorin didn’t give them gold because he was greedy and felt intildled and wanted it all for himself]]> 2018-12-03 22:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683375 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683425 Bilbo becomes greedy once he first sees the gold in Smaug’s liar. He jumps out and immediately snatches up a gold cup.]]> 2018-12-03 22:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683425 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683431 Bilbo fends off the spiders, saving his friends]]> 2018-12-03 22:39:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683431 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683435 Bard was brave by facing the dragon Smaug and shooting it all by himself.]]> 2018-12-03 22:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683435 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683436 Bilbo is brave when he is decides to rescue his friends from the elvels’ caverns. He summons up his courage and does his best to get his friends out safely. ]]> 2018-12-03 22:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683436 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683467 Gandalf shows bravery and selflessness throughout the novel. For example, in the mountain cave he saves Bilbo and the dwarves from goblins just in time. That was brave and selfless because he could easily have been killed by the goblins.]]> 2018-12-03 22:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683467 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683474 Bilbo took action many times during the book and his actions resembles bravery. One instance is when he saved his friends from the spiders. ]]> 2018-12-03 22:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683474 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683512 2018-12-03 22:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683512 mlavery24 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683521 The largest reason he is going on this adventure is because of the reward. Also, in the part where he explores the dark unknown of the cave that Smaug lives in, he finds the Arkenstone and takes it for himself. ]]> 2018-12-03 22:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683521 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683525 When Bilbo slays the spiders and rescues his friends it shows perserverance because he could have just waited and thought that the dwarves would rescue him, but he took action and persevered.]]> 2018-12-03 22:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683525 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683559 When he noticed that his ring was gone and he was supposed to get Bilbo out of the cave, he just let him aside and focused on it.]]> 2018-12-03 22:39:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683559 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683570 When smeagle puts on the ring it makes him lose all traces of himself therefore resulting in himkilling  his brother and becoming Gollum]]> 2018-12-03 22:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683570 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683611 The mayor of Laketown does not want to lose money to anyone, including Bilbo and the dwarves. He is very stingy, and barely gives them any help.]]> 2018-12-03 22:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683611 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683632 Bilbo took action when he first went out to find the heart of the stone because at first he didn’t want to take action and he wanted to stay at home.]]> 2018-12-03 22:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683632 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683633 Has lots of knowledge and shares it with the group of travelers. ]]> 2018-12-03 22:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683633 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683634 When Bilbo is terrified to leave his hobbit hole because he thinks he will die.]]> 2018-12-03 22:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683634 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683657 There are many instances in the book “The Hobbit” of Bilbo taking actin. For example, when he is trapped in the goblins tunnels and the exit is blocked by Gollum, he takes action and leapes over him. Another instance is when he kills the spiders. Even though he is all alone and feeling helpless he steps up, taking action to rescue his friends.]]> 2018-12-03 22:39:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683657 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683685 Bilbo has a war with himself wether to enter Smaug’s cave lair, or to chicken out]]> 2018-12-03 22:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683685 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683917 Bilbo shows bravery throughout the novel. For instance, he fights the spiders to save his friends, even though he could have just ran away. Towards the end of the novel, he has gained the respect of the dwarves who once considered him “more of a grocer than a burglar.” In addition, he has become more of a leader in the group by the end of the novel from his brave and selfless actions, and seems to be more confident in himself. This shows that no matter who you are, having bravery and selflessness can earn respect, and even make you a better person. ]]> 2018-12-03 22:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683917 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683927 Bard takes action when he fires his arrow to slay the dragon.]]> 2018-12-03 22:41:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310683927 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684006 Bilbo shows much bravery as he helps the dwarfs escape from the elves. He also shows bravery in the face of Gollum who Bilbo thinks is very scary]]> 2018-12-03 22:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684006 cpeechmartinez24 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684173 In the whole book his he was getting out of his comfort zone by going with known people and]]> 2018-12-03 22:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684173 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684285 Elrond used his wisdom to figure out that the map had moon letters on it and interpreted the words]]> 2018-12-03 22:42:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684285 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684429 In the beginning of the book he is very scared of the world and boring, but as the book goes on he finds his adventurous Took side along the way.]]> 2018-12-03 22:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684429 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684435 Bilbo Baggins is very brave whe]]> 2018-12-03 22:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684435 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684440 All throughout the book he’s discovering things he never thought he was capable of ]]> 2018-12-03 22:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684440 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684444 Bilbo learned a lot about himself on the adventure because he went from shaking like a melting jelly to brave enough to steal from Smaug ]]> 2018-12-03 22:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684444 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684521 They would have gotten to Smaug’s mountain faster if they told the Elf king where they were going. They wanted the treasure all to themselves, and it delayed their ]]> 2018-12-03 22:43:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684521 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684597 2018-12-03 22:44:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684597 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684686 I think everyone in the novel is greedy at some point. Even Gandalf leaves the dwarves alone and terrified before they enter the forest.]]> 2018-12-03 22:44:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684686 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684716 This relates with the theme of corruption because there is a underground city running out of resources but the mayor is just sitting in a room in the sewers eating tons of food.]]> 2018-12-03 22:44:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684716 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684740 Bilbo’s new friends tell him to go into a home with trolls and even though he is scared, he knows he has to do it or he might get kicked out. So he musters up all his courage and goes in the house, and he later gets a lot of weapons.]]> 2018-12-03 22:44:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684740 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684795 Throughout the entire book they are persevering through challenges, whether it be shortage of food or attacks by goblins, they keep going.

]]> 2018-12-03 22:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684795 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684897 The novel Gone With the Wind, the theme taking action is shown. When the main character Scarlett’s home is hard hit by the Civil War, and she and her family are starving, she takes action and pulls them through hard times.]]> 2018-12-03 22:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684897 esawyer24 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684902 In this book characters get corrupted by the cigarettes and alcohol they are using. This leads them to make bad decisions.]]> 2018-12-03 22:45:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684902 mlavery24 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684939 Bilbo goes out of his way to save his friend when he steals the Arkenstone]]> 2018-12-03 22:45:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310684939 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310685025 When Bilbo tells the Dwarves to get in the barrels they are hesitant because they do not know what is in store for them.]]> 2018-12-03 22:45:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310685025 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310685207 He is very wise and shows this by helping the dwarves out numerous times.]]> 2018-12-03 22:46:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310685207 wfisher24 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310685836 Greed practically runs this dragon.]]> 2018-12-03 22:47:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310685836 wfisher24 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310686818 Because it is the sequel]]> 2018-12-03 22:52:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310686818 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310718540 Bilbo was scared of the journey and what might become of him. Luckily his journey isn’t as bad as Frodo’s journey]]> 2018-12-04 02:08:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310718540 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310721302 Gollum uses his wisdom to try and trick bilbo with his riddles so that he could eat bilbo. It doesn’t really work though. ]]> 2018-12-04 02:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310721302 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310725977 Actually, never mind what I said. It’s more like knaledge than wisdom. If he was wise, he wouldn’t have screamed “MY PRECIOUS IS LOST”, and Bilbo wouldn’t have been like “This guys a weird psychopath, I’m outta here!” Then Gollum would have gotten his “nice juicy Hobbitses.”]]> 2018-12-04 02:51:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310725977 https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310727805 A group of boys are stranded on an island and persevere to survive.  Freedom corrupts the boys, which leads to them turning into savages.]]> 2018-12-04 03:01:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jayala1/eb6abc4l9mn0/wish/310727805