Book club project by Sasha Burling https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu Book:Ungifted en-us 2022-11-16 18:49:32 UTC 2025-12-26 18:52:23 UTC hello@padlet.com Book:Ungifted sburling2 https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2387161086 2022-11-16 19:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2387161086 What was the character like at the beginning of the story? In the beginning of the story Donovan was a trouble maker or considered a bad kid because of the acts he did and people thought of him as a trouble maker or or things even worse. sburling2 https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2387200032



]]> 2022-11-16 19:31:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2387200032 What were some thoughts and feelings the character had at the beginning? In the beginning Donovnan felt like he wasn't smart,ungifted and did not think he belonged.He did not realize that he was doing bad things until he was invited to a gifted school. sburling2 https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2387205669 2022-11-16 19:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2387205669 What are 3 important events that affected the main character at the beginning/early on? 1)When Donovan get invited to a gifted school he thinks more of himself (2)When Donovan was in trouble he tried to take the evidence of him getting in trouble(3)When Donovan got in trouble with the superintendent for doing a bad prank by ripping a note on the principal's desk. sburling2 https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2387210597 2022-11-16 19:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2387210597 Identify an important symbol from the first half of the story. Explain what the symbol represents.When Donovan gets the letter to go to a new school (academy school) he is confused in different ways. sburling2 https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2395710878 2022-11-23 15:02:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2395710878 What is something important that your character said in the first part of the book that shows who they are as a person? (Quote them) I did not. I would have gotten into a gifted school if I didn't think of myself as gifted. I think of myself as something else. sburling2 https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2395712372 2022-11-23 15:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2395712372 Turning Point Event: Describe an important event/scene/moment that affected your character and they began to change. (They acted, felt or thought differently)When Donovan gets a letter to a gifted school. He is in shock because he doubts himself and thinks that he is ungifted and a bad kid. So he has no idea why he is going to a better school. sburling2 https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2395713546 2022-11-23 15:05:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2395713546 What was the character like at the end of the story? He was more kind and learned what capabilities he had and wasn't just ungifted a prankster or a bad kid, because he now believed himself. sburling2 https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2395715652 2022-11-23 15:06:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2395715652 What were some thoughts and feelings the character had at the end of the story?He was thinking how he did such a good job adjusting from his old self to his new self. sburling2 https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2395716828 2022-11-23 15:07:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2395716828 What are 3 important events that affected the main character at/toward the end?1)Donovan and Noah are permitted to return to the academy for robotics classes. 2)Donovan acknowledges that he has not completely mastered his impulses, though he is trying.3)Osborne, Donovan and Noah are permitted to return to the academy for robotics classes. sburling2 https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2395725096 2022-11-23 15:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2395725096 Identify an important symbol from the second half of the story. Explain what the symbol represents.When Donovan steals the motor from the school robot to help out his project he gets caught and in trouble. sburling2 https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2395728157 2022-11-23 15:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2395728157 What is something important that your character said in the second part of the book that shows who they are as a person? (Quote them) Donovan, I'm happy about how I have changed from a bad kid/troublemaker and a nonbeliever but became a smarter kid and became a lot nicer than before. sburling2 https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2395730883 2022-11-23 15:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sburling2/mth1pf7wj2avlmhu/wish/2395730883