https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5 Made with love en-us 2021-11-29 12:49:27 UTC 2025-09-30 16:00:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925139247 The author raises the stakes throughout the book by slowly giving Eli, the protagonist, information that he uses to develop the conflict; the dad was holding them captive and the bomb that the dad ¨protected¨them from never went off. ]]> 2021-12-02 13:42:06 UTC https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925139247 https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925141163 One technique the author uses to develop the character changes in order to develop the theme about power is dialogue. On page 76 and 79, the author writes ¨Jonas has been selected to be our next receiver of memory." and "For a moment he froze, consumed with despair. He didn't have it, the whatever-she-had-said. He didn't know what it was. Now was the moment when he would have to confess, to say, 'No I don't. I can't,"' In the story, Jonas had been eagerly waiting for his job and preparing for the moment that he knew he would get it. When he goes up to the podium to be assigned his job, however, he gets an assignment he's not expecting: the receiver of memory. He's shocked and can't believe his ears. This dialogue shows how much power the government has over the people, and how they're easily able to give someone a job they don't want, or don't expect. The author is trying to teach us that power can corrupt people, and that the government often has a lot of it. This theme is also shown again through dialogue on page 2, where the author writes "'Immediately,' the rasping voice through the speakers said. 'Leave your bicycles where they are.'" This quote follows the wake of an unknown plane flying over the town. The government feels threatened, so they immediately order their citizens to drop everything and run into their homes. The author is once again showing us the theme that the government has a lot of power, and that the citizens don't. As put wisely by the British historian Lord Acton: “All power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.”]]> 2021-12-02 13:42:54 UTC https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925141163 https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925141957 the theme he uses is basically the clasic bully taking someone under there wing like he did with eric after erc saw how crule gris was to david halin back he was qestinig wethre to be friends grifen always has the power bc he the bully and nobody messes with hime]]> 2021-12-02 13:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925141957 https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925147841 In the book "Refugee" by Alan Gratz, the author uses the techniques of symbolism and dialogue to develop the theme of power. On Page 240, the text states, "You mean we're going back to Germany!" The ship St. Luis is a symbol of the refugees hope for escape and freedom, they think everything will work out when they get to the United States but when they dock in Miami, they refused to let them in. This shows how much power and force the United States had in this situation, not letting any refugees through their country. ]]> 2021-12-02 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925147841 https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925149837 The author uses description to develop the theme of how people have power against others depending on who they are. 
An example of this would be on page 29. "I guess the four-square players must think we're all so backward that we don't care we get treated like we're invisible." This shows an example of the theme because of how the kids don't think melody is good enough because she has a disability and how shes not being treated like a real person. ]]> 2021-12-02 13:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925149837 https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925150927 2021-12-02 13:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925150927 https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925151565 A technique the author uses to develop the characters changing is description. This is description because on page 141 it says "After a rapid flurry of punches, he grabbed Eric in a headlock and twisted, twisted, twisted until Eric was on his knees, fearing his neck would snap off." This shows that Eric got beat up by his old friends. Eric was friends with griff and cody and then they turned on him. A theme in the book is to always choose the right people to be around.]]> 2021-12-02 13:47:12 UTC https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925151565 https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925153102 One technique that the author uses to developed the character perspective is  dialogue and description, it also shows how Melody has inner thinking about how she wishes that she could be like any other normal kid. On page 90 there is a quote " I've never been included in anything, but these classes are supposed to give kids like me, a chance to interact with what everybody else calls the " normal" students"   the theme can be proven with how people will otherwise treat Melody and the other kids due to there disability's   ]]> 2021-12-02 13:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925153102 https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925158920 In the book A Wish in The Dark by Christina Soontornvat. Soontornvat uses the technique of flash-forward to develop the conflict of man vs society. This is shown on page 63 when the author writes, "And by the time four years passed, he'd stopped dreaming of the sea." This clearly shows the struggle pong had to go through while he was running away and how he finally found peace and didn't need to run any more. The time Pong spent at Wat Singh made him realize he was safe because the power was balanced. This indicates the theme of (imbalance of power can lead to violence and inequality.)]]> 2021-12-02 13:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925158920 https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925160731 In the book Refugee by Alan Gratz, the author uses character change to develop the theme of "Change does not come on its own, it comes to those who make sacrifices". When the book starts, we can see Josef's dad as a loving and caring parent. However, when his dad is sent to the Dachau concentration camp. While he is at the camp, he sees the Nazis kill many innocent people, and this makes him realize how horrible that the Nazis are. When his dad comes back, Josef is shocked to see that his dad is like a shell of who he was before he left, "All Josef could think about was what terrible things must've happened to his father to make him look so awful and act so scared" ~Page 38. This helps us understand his father's actions later in the book, as he wouldn't leave the cabin from fear, and was very open about his feelings towards the Nazis. This is a window because some people had to go through horrible circumstances that changed their lives forever. This shows us that the things that we do and those who we are around change who we are and how we act, so we should always be careful with who we surround ourselves with. ]]> 2021-12-02 13:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925160731 https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925162815 The author uses description to show a character conflict about how the dads power affects Eli and his family, and how he controls everyone in the compound. Eli and his family are trapped in a bunker because his dad believes there was a bomb that went off 7 years ago and there is still harmful radiation outside of the bunker. Eli knows more than his father though, he knows that there was never a bomb and so he confronts the dad, and ask his dad if they can leave the bunker. For example, on page 150 it says "Dad wouldn't let us out, were prisoners." This quote shows how the dad is keeping his family as prisoners even though he knows theirs not radiation outside because Eli had just told him. ]]> 2021-12-02 13:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925162815 https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925176348 The author uses description in order to develop a theme of power is decided by how people view and see you as a person just by looking at you. A example of this is on pg 94 "Molly said, twisting her arms above her head  and bending her body so it looked crooked. "Look at me! I'm a retard!" She laughed so hard. She snorted snot." This is a example of the theme because the kids in melody's class are making fun of her because she has a disability when she can't control it. The kids don't know how smart or capable Melody is so they just assumed she wasn't.]]> 2021-12-02 13:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925176348 https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925178879 The Lois Lowery uses inner conflict in order to develop the theme that knowledge is power and that power creates separation. In the book once Jonas was introduced to the concept of war and the pain and suffering related to it, he began to see life and regular games in a different light then his peers. The author uses inner thinking and dialogue  to develop the emotional conflict found in Jonas. For example, on page 168 the author wrote, "In his mind, Jonas saw again the face of the boy who has lain dying on a field and had begged him for water. He has a sudden choking feeling, as if it were difficult to breath." This helps to develop the theme by showing the negative aspect of the greatly honored and envied position of the giver. With his newfound knowledge, Jonas can not enjoy the innocent games of his friends without remembering the memory given by The Giver in his job training. The jobs are not choices, but mandatory assignments. This lets the government and the rules set by them control the feelings and emotions of the people. In Jonas's case this is a feeling of alienation as he can never become normal again. ]]> 2021-12-02 13:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925178879 https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925180378 In the book "A Wish in The Dark," Christina Soontornvat uses flash forward to help develop the conflict Man vs. Society. On page 63, it says "And by the time four years had passed, he'd stopped dreaming of the sea." This shows the time passing quickly, which is a flash forward, and it also shows that for the past four years of his life, he had still been worrying about being caught. But now, he feels safe and comfortable in an environment with balanced power. So, this shows that with the monks, the power is distributed evenly so that no one is unhappy, unlike back in Chattana where the governor has all the power and leads everyone to believe what he says. ]]> 2021-12-02 13:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925180378 https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925183757 In the book "Refugee" by Alan Gratz, the author used the technique of tone. Isabel's family is in the boat and they are facing challenges in their voyage. On page 101, the author writes, "'...We should have waited. Things change. They always change.' 'But do they ever get better?' Iván asked." This develops the element of character perspectives because it shows the side character's backstory. Lito has seen change come and go, from generation to generation, in Cuba. But none of it has made any difference, nothing has really changed. Not enough to improve the situation. They are stuck in a cycle because the power in being abused in Cuba, but everyone is too scared to do anything about it. This raises the stakes in the book because it shows that their only chance is to escape. They do not have any other option, meaning that they must take the opportunity they are giving. If they fail, they will never be able to leave the cycle. The author makes the reader unsympathetic to Lito, who is taking away the hope of everyone on board by saying that they should have stayed in Cuba. Not only that, but he is also hoping for something unreasonable by thinking that staying in Cuba under the abuse of power will lead to any real change. The author used this purposefully. He makes the reader unsympathetic to show how Lito's point of view, about staying put and things getting better, is wrong. This shows human nature is to be scared of taking steps away from what we are familiar to. We hope staying in the hands of corrupt power will somehow, magically, get better. This is utterly unrealistic. Change come by standing up for yourself. By rising up, even against those with power. Real change never came from doing nothing. This connects to the theme that one cannot expect change by staying in the same place. Change is acquired through hard work and sacrifice. That is the only way we can get power. This connect to the theme because it shows that we need to take risky decisions in order to improve ourselves. If we don't, we let those abusing their power win.]]> 2021-12-02 13:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925183757 https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925184066 In the book, A Wish in the Dark, Christina Soontornvat uses a flashforward to help develop the conflict of Man vs. Society, Pong is a fugitive and is trying to avoid getting caught, to develop the theme, unbalanced power can lead to bias and unfairness. On page 63, it says, "And by the time four years had passsed, he'd stopped dreaming of the sea." This is a flashforward and it tells us that Pong has been worrying about being caught for the past four years of his life. But now, slowly he is starting to feel safe and comfortable in a place with balanced power. This clearly shows that since not one person who enforces their beliefs on all the monks, they treat Pong fairly and do not make discriminate him because of his past. Unlike the monks, the Governor enforces his beliefs so everyone thinks what he believes is right. So, in the book, A Wish in the Dark, Christina Soontornvat was using a flashforward to help develop the conflict of Man vs. Society, which leads to the theme, unbalanced power can lead to bias and unfairness. ]]> 2021-12-02 13:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925184066 https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925188806 The author used dialogue to help show the conflict. On page 142, Lexi says "He an make us do whatever he wants. He's in control here." This quote shows how the dad has power, and he can use it for anything he wants, even making the family bend to his will.]]> 2021-12-02 14:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925188806 https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925190912 In the Compound, the author used revealing actions in order to show that Eli doesn't like his dad. Eli punched him and beat him up so much that he almost died. In the book it says, "With every ounce of strength and rage, I punched him right in face." This supports the theme of survival is the most important thing.]]> 2021-12-02 14:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925190912 https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925194604 The author uses multiple plot lines to develop the structure which further adds to our theme about how if you want to change the power balance you need to make sacrifices. Having the author contrast and compare Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud,  helps the author show all of the different situations that happen when power is abused and people don't do enough about it. The outcome of these stories is all the same, its just different people, in different places, at different times. when the author provides similar descriptions in the different chapters it can help make this come through. First in Mahmoud's chapter "Mahmoud would never forget that feeling of paralyzing terror, of powerlessness" Then later in Isabel's "They were going back to Cuba, and there was nothing they could do about it," and Josef's "They were going back to Europe, and there was nothing he could do about it," this series of quotes helps us to understand how history can repeat itself when people continue to take advantage of power. It takes good people who sacrifice themselves in order to create this change that breaks the cycle of power being taken advantage of. When that doesn't happen, in the case of Isabel, Josef, and Mahmoud, people suffer until they decide to sacrifice themselves to work to wars a better future for their children and the next generation. once enough people do this, power can be overthrown and new better people can come to power and positively influence groups.]]> 2021-12-02 14:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925194604 https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925194931 In the book "Bystander", by James Preller, the author uses dialogue and description in order to capture the characters prospective in a situation. In the book it states "Ow, that hurts. What? are you talking to me? My arm... your hurting me... Eric did not move, did not raise a hand to help". This quote helps me realize that Eric's prospective was not taking into account others feelings and was extremely self centered since he did not want to put himself in a position where he could get bullied. Eric proceeds to believe that he should remain silent in situations where he is present and Griffin is bullying other students because he believes his own feeling are more valuable than others. Eric deep down is fully aware that he is not true friends with Griffin and he uses Griffin as a safety net from getting bullied. Later within the text Eric's prospective will change fro the better and he will begin to turn on Griffin after he realizes that certain things can greatly affect students fro a long period of time. When Eric's prospective shifts on Griffin, he begins to bully Eric by reporting a knife and getting into physical fights with him. For this reasoning I conclude that the author used dialog and description to capture the characters changing prospective.]]> 2021-12-02 14:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/newcanaanpublicschools/igjtni06ad1nmyk5/wish/1925194931