801 Looking at Our Texts as Windows by Latrice Baez https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx Think about your texts and their world: Are the characters different than you? Does the text help you to see a different perspective? Are you learning something new? Write down how your text is a Window. If it isn't a Window, then how is it a mirror? en-us 2021-05-24 17:33:42 UTC 2025-04-24 08:57:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f30d.png Latrice's Example latrice1 https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1554677392 My text, Slaves Among Us by Monique Villa, is a window because it is giving me insight into the experiences of people who have experienced the horrors of human trafficking. This is not something that I have experienced in my life and I do not personally know anyone who has experienced this either. 

On page 1 it talks about modern slavery, human trafficking, and and how slaves of today are not chained up like they were in the past. Instead, they walk around unnoticeable in most instances, blending in with the rest of us. The text states, “For example, we can end up tipping one at a respectable hotel without knowing his or her circumstances; we wear dresses and accessories one has made; we can even be seated on a plane next to one. They look like us, although they inhabit a totally different universe”. This was eye opening to me because when I go out to eat or stay at a hotel I automatically assume that the people employed there are all getting paid for their work. It never crossed my mind that some of those people could technically be slaves who are forced to work and aren’t compensated. 

This has opened my mind to some of the things that may be going on secretly right under my nose. I am looking forward to continuing reading this book to see how it can be even more of a window into the world to help me learn and grow. 


]]> 2021-05-24 17:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1554677392 Jaeden https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557892119 My Book, The ballad of songbirds and snakes is a window because I can see and understand what the main character is going through. In the book I learn what the main character is going through and how he is dealing with it. He has to live with personal issues and also he has to mentor a tribute for the hunger games. I really think that just the hunger games alone can really change someones mental health. Now that I am reading this book more I hope that I can learn how he solves his issues.]]> 2021-05-25 14:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557892119 shateek https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557893085 yes my character is different than me because in my book ghost. he want to be a basketball player instead of a runner but when a coach finds his running skills, he was in shock. ]]> 2021-05-25 14:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557893085 jose https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557894439 my text front desk mia is a window because shes a hardworking little girl and always try her best for her parents at their new job at the motel.Mia is just a little girl her parents think she would mess up all the time  but she should get more chances in my perspective.Mia is way more determine than i am and she loves to work and yes their would be mistakes but she can learn from those mistakes.Im viewing her life and i can see what shes going through.]]> 2021-05-25 14:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557894439 kalibg https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557897941 I did not read a book I read a news paper and it was about the earth and how people treat it 

]]> 2021-05-25 14:48:23 UTC https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557897941 Ivy https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557898803 My book is Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, is a window because Bella is just moving from Arizona to Forks Washington. And it reminds me of moving from L.A to Nyc.]]> 2021-05-25 14:48:35 UTC https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557898803 kimora https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557902842 My book is more of a mirror because i see myself and the character having things in common]]> 2021-05-25 14:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557902842 Mohamed https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557903573 My book is demon slayer right up until now chapter 98 or 97 I think. They defeated the 6th upper moon]]> 2021-05-25 14:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557903573 Tiana https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557908446 My book called seven deadly sins is a window. I can't relate to the characters because they have gone threw way more things than me. All of the characters are different and most of them are very very old maybe in their 10000 but they still have the body as a teenager and the strong power they all have. They all have different stories but they all stayed together for millions of years.]]> 2021-05-25 14:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557908446 Kaelyn kaelyndundon https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557914332
My text called “Marilou is Everywhere” by Sarah Elaine Smith is a mirror because the girl is telling the story of how she first met the girl she replaced. But I realize that the girl she replaced is really just a girl she was jealous of that just so happened to go missing. I understand jealousy I think. It’s really powerful and thought consuming. But when you’re jealous it’s not because you know a person, it’s because you’ve created an idea about who they and what they have. You could easily work toward something just as great. You could easily be just as great. She doesn’t understand that yet. She also said how she was trapped in her home pretty much constantly. I can very much so understand that. Everyone can understand it to some extent since quarantine started but this is something that I’ve gone through my entire life. My Mother has always been very protective of me and so she wants to keep me home always, where it’s safe, but people need to move and change and grow. Hopefully now that I’m in high school I can do that.]]> 2021-05-25 14:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557914332 Xavier Morales xaviermorales1 https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557928890 My book is called Cased Closed. The character is very different from me. ]]> 2021-05-25 14:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557928890 Ibrahima ibrahimabarrie https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557934029 I think that Nate is not a mirror. The reason for this being because of the fact that first he does not look like me. The second reason is because our personalities are nothing alike. He is a class clown, while I am a...I guess average person. However, Nate does remind me D'mari, one of my friends outside of school. He is a class clown. At least, he was in 5th grade. ]]> 2021-05-25 14:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557934029 briel https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557955197 I dont relate to the characters in this manga at all, it isn't really anything educational so i didn't learn anything but over all it's a window book because it like im looking in and seeing them, it's not a mirror because this book doesn't reflect me]]> 2021-05-25 15:01:18 UTC https://padlet.com/latrice1/httsm9wd3vqv4vzx/wish/1557955197