My "We Real Cool" Padlet by Julian Bennink https://padlet.com/jbennink/rvqx88eirrzk Stay in School en-us 2017-04-25 14:55:38 UTC 2025-10-05 17:39:58 UTC hello@padlet.com Reason She Wrote I jbennink https://padlet.com/jbennink/rvqx88eirrzk/wish/168153544 One day while walking down a street in Chicago,  the author saw some kids in a pool hall and they were too young.]]> 2017-04-25 16:04:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jbennink/rvqx88eirrzk/wish/168153544 Set-Up jbennink https://padlet.com/jbennink/rvqx88eirrzk/wish/168157111 Gwendolyn Brooks wanted to have a stronger tone when read, instead of focusing on length or fancy language.]]> 2017-04-25 16:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jbennink/rvqx88eirrzk/wish/168157111 Poetic Tools jbennink https://padlet.com/jbennink/rvqx88eirrzk/wish/168158008 Gwendolyn Brooks uses many different types of tools through out her poem. Such as repetition like the word "we" and end rhyme like "cool" and "school".]]> 2017-04-25 16:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jbennink/rvqx88eirrzk/wish/168158008 Authors Message jbennink https://padlet.com/jbennink/rvqx88eirrzk/wish/168218001 The authors message is to let people now that if you skip school and do bad things just to look cool. All the things that seem small now may turn into bigger things like drinking alcohol, breaking the law, because these things could kill them eventually. ]]> 2017-04-25 19:25:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jbennink/rvqx88eirrzk/wish/168218001 Important Quote 1 jbennink https://padlet.com/jbennink/rvqx88eirrzk/wish/168223607 "We Left School". This quote shows that these kids are skipping school to do things that they shouldn't be doing just to make their egos grow.]]> 2017-04-25 19:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jbennink/rvqx88eirrzk/wish/168223607 Important Quote 2 jbennink https://padlet.com/jbennink/rvqx88eirrzk/wish/168224391 "We Die Soon". This quote really has a lot of power in it because before this it describes everything they do so I feel like the author is trying to tell us that all these things they do will get them in trouble and you could die as a consequence.]]> 2017-04-25 19:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jbennink/rvqx88eirrzk/wish/168224391 How People Can Relate jbennink https://padlet.com/jbennink/rvqx88eirrzk/wish/168225873 I think that a lot of people can relate to this especially in her home city because Chicago has a very high crime rate. ]]> 2017-04-25 19:59:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jbennink/rvqx88eirrzk/wish/168225873