https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq How do you want students to read/ respond to literary texts? How do these approaches differ from your expectations for reading historical texts? Do these differences matter? Why?" en-us 2022-02-23 15:34:16 UTC 2025-11-02 01:10:23 UTC hello@padlet.com jbarrettext https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063546386 I want students to look at not just the narrative arc, but look to employ historical thinking skills within the literature. Who is the author and what perspective/bias/power might they have? When/where was this set? What seems to be the purpose of the text? Are there any accounts or perspectives missing, and why do you think that might be?]]> 2022-02-23 23:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063546386 https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063546545 I want them to respond to literary texts similarly to historical ones. They should identify the claims the author is making, question the author's perspective, match the information to what they know and their experiences, etc. ]]> 2022-02-23 23:38:06 UTC https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063546545 https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063546760 For both literary texts and historical texts, I want my students to know that the text conveys only one perspective of many. I feel like this concept of having multiple perspectives is easier to teach with fiction because the stakes are lower. ]]> 2022-02-23 23:38:24 UTC https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063546760 https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063547101 I want students to find similarities between what they learned in class and in the book. This would include people and events we've learned about, but also larger historical patterns. When I read literary text, I think a lot about who is writing it and what narratives they might want to promote. Additionally, if the text is historical, I think about historical memory.]]> 2022-02-23 23:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063547101 mcroninconnollyext https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063547129 Students read literary texts... 
1. to gain a more personalized understanding of the material
2. as a commentary on the material/ historical event
3. for the historical period/ study to "come alive" 
4. with the author's intent/ source purpose in mind. ]]> 2022-02-23 23:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063547129 https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063547340 I would want my students to read literary texts like historical ones. They need to source the literature and question the author's perspective in relation to the time period to help them answer a CHQ. ]]> 2022-02-23 23:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063547340 https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063547387 i would want my students to read a literary text as one person creating a thread that tells a story from their point of view. this differs from historical texts, although historical texts all have a point of view, because historical texts in my mind typically do one of two things: 1) serve as a window into a moment, or 2) synthesize multiple events into a singular analysis. both of those are slightly different from a literary text composed as a story. but honestly the more i write this the more confused i am on how all of those things are different. lol]]> 2022-02-23 23:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063547387 https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063548498 If I assign a literary text, I am usually thinking about things like emotion, experience, and identity (and happy to have students really enjoy these texts). I want students to also be able to bring their skill sets of historical sourcing to these texts and put these different lenses on like hats]]> 2022-02-23 23:40:33 UTC https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063548498 https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063548698 I want students to read/respond to literary texts with a critical eye and to understand the author's purpose. I think the approaches differ from my expectations for reading historical texts as they are doing both those things. However, they are also oriented to use a certain skill and ultimately where information comes from. They essentially will develop their own opinion from it]]> 2022-02-23 23:40:51 UTC https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063548698 https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063550184 Depending on the text of course, but I think you can use literary texts in similar ways to primary sources. There is perhaps less validity considering the author's distance from the historical moment, but it's nonetheless a lens from which we can view the past. In understanding the author's perspectives, I think we will think more about style, narrative arc, the portrayal of characters --- more literary analytical lenses --- as well in understanding how the author characterizes the event. ]]> 2022-02-23 23:42:54 UTC https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063550184 https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063550226 In literary texts, I want students to be focused on the story within the bounds of the book. I want students to respond to: who are the main characters? how do they interact? what are they feeling? In historical texts, I want to pull students outside of the book to a real place and time. ]]> 2022-02-23 23:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063550226 https://padlet.com/delcalvo/q09gukbkazw2kkgq/wish/2063550896 I want students to use literary texts as a curated view into the past. These texts also help students to form emotional connections with the past and improve their ability for historical empathy. However, there's an added layer because the author is curating the experience of history, especially in fiction. I want students to approach historical texts with similar skepticism, and primary sources also, but they serve a different purpose.

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