Overcoming Adversity Grade 5 by Krista Podolny https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2 My “Big idea” is related to social issues (e.g., discrimination, along with racial, gender and class equality), life lessons (e.g., perseverance, being brave, importance of family and being yourself), and the overarching theme of over coming adversity. en-us 2018-11-12 21:45:52 UTC 2023-02-20 20:14:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png Bud, not Buddy By Christopher Paul Curtis kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/303494440 This is a story about Bud, a ten year old boy who is one his own. His mother has died and after running away from his foster home, he sets on a journey to find the father he has never met. He uses clues in his suitcase to track him down during the great depression. ]]> 2018-11-12 21:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/303494440 Inquiry Questions for Bud, Not Buddy kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/303496850 -How has Bud's personal characteristics help him overcome the adversity he faces?
-Christopher Paul Curtis uses the phrase here we go again two times in this passage. Why do you believe that Bud starts his story with the phrase and restates it right before he packs up his belongings? 
-How does the setting of the novel add to the story? The great depression? Hooverville?
-Why do you think Bud says "I don't know why, but my eyes don't cry no more?"

]]> 2018-11-12 22:05:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/303496850 Video/Audio Resources for Bud Not Buddy kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/303498616 Create your own song retelling the story. Here is an example with a rap. ]]> 2018-11-12 22:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/303498616 Esperanza Rising By Pam Munoz Ryan kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/303499382 A beautiful story about Esperanza, a young girl growing up during the Mexican Revolution. Her father is killed by bandits, which begins her riches to rags story. After fleeing Mexico to get away from her evil uncles. Esperanza, her mother and two beloved workers start a new life in America]]> 2018-11-12 22:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/303499382 Wonder By R. J. Palacio kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/303500695 Wonder is a story about August and his family. August is starting school for the first time, after being home-schooled due to surgeries and a fear of going to school. We follow August though his first year of school, being bullied, making friends and overcoming many personal struggles. The book is broken into parts, where we get narration from August's sister and her best friend. ]]> 2018-11-12 22:25:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/303500695 Esperanza Rising kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307565105 Google Lit Trip]]> 2018-11-25 21:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307565105 kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307565238 Google Lit Trip]]> 2018-11-25 21:05:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307565238 NewsELA text set kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307566382 This NewsELA text set connects students with a pathway to explore current issues of ]]> 2018-11-25 21:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307566382 Watsons Go To Birmingham kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307566910 Listen to students ask questions to the author Christopher Paul Curtis. ]]> 2018-11-25 21:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307566910 Pam Munoz Ryan Reads From 'The Dreamer' kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307567836 2018-11-25 21:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307567836 Create your own Quizlet kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307569031 Creating a quizlet can take many different forms. In this example, it is a series of flashcards. But, students can make a test, match up game and presentations. ]]> 2018-11-25 21:35:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307569031 The Arrival kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307569340 A wordless comic about a scary experience about being an immigrant. Leaving your family for better prospects a new foreign place. ]]> 2018-11-25 21:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307569340 Red Scarf Girl kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307570110 Growing up during the Cultural Revolution in China, Ji-Li is taught to destroy 'the four olds' tradition, culture, religion and customs. But, following Chairman Mao's vision for China comes at the cost of her family being destroyed. ]]> 2018-11-25 21:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307570110 Bud, not Buddy AND The Great Depression kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307571576 How do you think African Americans were effected by the great depression? Do you think it was easier or harder for African Americans ? ]]> 2018-11-25 21:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307571576 Skin Color kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307572032 Why do we have different skin colors? ]]> 2018-11-25 22:02:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307572032 Human Rights kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307572272 Who gets to pick human rights? Who gets to enforce them? ]]> 2018-11-25 22:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307572272 Are girls and boys treated equally in sports? kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307572632 This video looks closely at the history of sports and how we can make it more equal. ]]> 2018-11-25 22:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307572632 Create a Ted Talk kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307573086 xplore great ideas, research and develop your ideas worth sharing and learn how to present your ideas to the world in the form of TED-style talks.]]> 2018-11-25 22:10:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307573086 Human Rights kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307573501 Let's take action to change our world]]> 2018-11-25 22:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307573501 Choose Kind kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307574307 Should our classroom become a #choosekind classroom? ]]> 2018-11-25 22:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307574307 Choose Kind kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307574480 R. J. Palacio talks to students about adversity. ]]> 2018-11-25 22:21:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307574480 Racial Justice Awards NOMINATION kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307575394 Lets nominate someone in our community for a racial justice award. ]]> 2018-11-25 22:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307575394 Start a Ted Ed Club kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307575819 Celebrating young voices around the world! ]]> 2018-11-25 22:31:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307575819 Immigration in America kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307576868 Connecting students reading to current issues and history. ]]> 2018-11-25 22:39:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307576868 A Young People's History of the United States kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307577160 US history from the viewpoints of workers, slaves, immigrants, women, Native Americans, and others whose stories, and their impact, are rarely included in books for young people]]> 2018-11-25 22:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307577160 Illegal kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307578293 2018-11-25 22:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307578293 kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307578458 2018-11-25 22:51:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307578458 Refugee kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307578561 2018-11-25 22:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307578561 A Poem For Peter kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307579317 Listen for tips on how to make a snow angel and tips about how to write verse from Andrea Davis Pinkney. She talks about Jack Erza Keats experience about being a jew after world war II. ]]> 2018-11-25 22:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307579317 Young, Gifted and Black kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307582093 the writer and illustrator behind the book Young, Gifted and Black, described the book as a love letter to the next generation of change-makers. ]]> 2018-11-25 23:21:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307582093 Your Move kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307582931 Brotherhood and growing up is a major theme in this book. We follow two brothers, one brother looks up to his older brother, while the older brother sees how his actions effect him and his younger brother. ]]> 2018-11-25 23:29:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307582931 Henry's Freedom Box kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307583087 2018-11-25 23:30:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307583087 Create your own book or retelling of an event kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307583539 -Retell a story that you have read from a different characters perspective. Clarke & Whitney (2009) suggest children “hear multiple perspectives in a text” (p. 532). 
-Use the storybook creator app: here is a funny example from my sisters wedding...narrated by my son. 
]]> 2018-11-25 23:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307583539 Create an iMovie book trailer kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307583736 Create an iMovie book trailer using iMovie planning guide and app. ]]> 2018-11-25 23:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307583736 Create your own video kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307583867 What do you want to teach the class from what you have learned? ]]> 2018-11-25 23:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307583867 Create your own voice thread kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307584121 Create a voicethread telling me what was "most important about me reading this book,” (Burns, 2009, p. 423) ]]> 2018-11-25 23:40:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307584121 The One and Only Ivan kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307585296 After being separated from his family, Ivan learns that family is what you make it. ]]> 2018-11-25 23:52:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307585296 The Crossover kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307585539 This powerful story of brotherhood, basketball, figuring out who you are, growing up and loss thread though this story. Mrs. Podolny's favorite!!!! ]]> 2018-11-25 23:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307585539 #Poetrymonth kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307585890 In honor of April's poetry month NPR takes submissions on poetry from students! To prepare, here is Kwame Alexander reading student's poetry submissions about teamwork. Write your own poem to submit in April. ]]> 2018-11-25 23:57:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307585890 Series Of Unfortunate Events kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307586734 The book is about three siblings, Violet, Kaus and Sunny Baudelaire. Violet is a 14 year old inventor. Kaus is a 12 year old, who loves nothing more than reading, and he is very smart. Sunny is a baby, who like to bite. They become orphans in the beginning of the story and are sent to live with Count Olaf, who attempts to steal their inheritance. The children have to use their skills to outsmart the adults around them and stick together.]]> 2018-11-26 00:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307586734 Forever or a long, long time kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307587598 Theory # 742 We came from crabs, my brother and me. 
We're made of good stuff, but you have to work to get it.  
Here is an example of my Glogster... create your own beliefs and theories about what bravery, self worth and family mean to you.
]]> 2018-11-26 00:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307587598 Amal Unbound kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307588052 Let's tweet questions to the author and listen to her responses! ]]> 2018-11-26 00:17:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307588052 Amal Unbound kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307588306 Amal loves school and her family. Because of her class and gender she is forced to pay back a debt of working in the rich families house. She is separated from her family and friends. ]]> 2018-11-26 00:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307588306 Inquiry Questions kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307589216
  • What does it mean to read critically?
  • What is race?
  • What explicit and hidden messages about race do authors and illustrators of picture books send to readers?
  • What obvious and hidden messages about beauty do authors and illustrators of picture books send to readers?
  • What can authors, illustrators and readers do to make picture books that include more people from more different backgrounds?

    • ]]>     2018-11-26 00:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307589216     Inquiry Questions kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307589268
  • Does where I am from make me who I am? What about others?
  • How can I be proud of who I am and celebrate others?
  • How do I learn about people? How do I share myself with others?

    • ]]>     2018-11-26 00:26:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307589268     Inquiry Questions kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307589275
  • What is a family?
  • What makes some families different from others and in what ways is your own family unique?
  • How does having different kinds of families make the world and our classroom community a richer place?
  • How can family help you overcome adversity? 
    • ]]>     2018-11-26 00:26:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307589275     Inquiry Questions kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307589279 ·        What are human rights? 
    ·        Does everyone deserve the same human rights? 
    ·        Who should uphold that human rights are protected and followed? 
    ·        Can you describe a place/situation where human rights are not followed? What should you do?
    ]]>     2018-11-26 00:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307589279     One World Posters kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307590787 Create your own One World Poster about a person or topic you have learned about.]]> 2018-11-26 00:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/307590787 The Great Depression kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/310100163 Bud, Not Buddy takes place during the great depression, read this article about the great depression and it's relationship with the dust bowl. ]]> 2018-12-01 20:51:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/310100163 Create an hpReveal about the book your reading... kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/310102713 -How does your main characters personal characteristics help him/her overcome the challenges they face? ]]> 2018-12-01 21:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/310102713 Persepolis kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/310158863 Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen. Where she sees the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. ]]> 2018-12-02 13:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/310158863 A chair for my mother kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/310159288 A story about a loving family working together after a fire. ]]> 2018-12-02 13:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/310159288 Our Rights: How kids are Changing the World kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/310159904 The true story of kids standing up for their rights and the rights of others]]> 2018-12-02 13:54:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/310159904 NewsELA: Human rightstext set kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/310160322 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights empowers us all. 
    • Use this Text Set to learn more about the history (first 4 articles), and children's labor and education rights (last 4 articles).
    • Take action: how can you, as a class, uphold the rights that protect everyone and promote kinship between all human beings in your daily lives and in your school community?
    • Share your learning and projects with @newsela and #standup4humanrights on Twitter or Instagram.
    ]]>     2018-12-02 13:57:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/310160322     The Story of Human Rights kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/310162313 What are human rights? Watch this history lesson about human rights. ]]> 2018-12-02 14:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/310162313 A Poem for Peter kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/310162900 A love letter to Jack Ezra Keats about immigration and equality. ]]> 2018-12-02 14:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/310162900 Sit in: How four friends stood up by sitting down kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/310163220 The authors talk about imagery, art style (watercolors) and the illustrations trying to inspire the winds of change. ]]> 2018-12-02 14:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/310163220 Sit in: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/310163500 "Andrea Davis Pinkney uses poetic, powerful prose to tell the story of these four young men, who followed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words of peaceful protest "-Scholastic]]> 2018-12-02 14:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/310163500 Red Scarf Girl kristapod https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/310204907 Ji-Li Jiang explains how one day her life changed and how if you didn't meat the cultural standards you lost your human rights. ]]> 2018-12-02 19:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kristapod/roin4myjzex2/wish/310204907