https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585 Collection of Young Adult Literature to Inspire and Encourage Writing en-us 2022-04-05 19:03:14 UTC 2024-12-12 06:05:41 UTC hello@padlet.com millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2131323607 By Tom Hanks]]> 2022-04-05 19:12:36 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2131323607 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2131327617 This story shows how an author's unique voice being exhibited ]]> 2022-04-05 19:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2131327617 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2146990851 By Louis Sachar
This text helps display the power of word choice and how it enriches writing. It also shows how "casual language" can be incorporated into select forms of writing]]> 2022-04-18 13:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2146990851 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2146993882 By John Greene]]> 2022-04-18 13:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2146993882 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2146997151 By Nic Stone]]> 2022-04-18 13:48:12 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2146997151 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2147002973 By Lois Lowry]]> 2022-04-18 13:52:54 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2147002973 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2147007022 by William Goulding]]> 2022-04-18 13:56:31 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2147007022 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2147010647 This text shows how what you hear from the page is important as it contributes to the flow. ]]> 2022-04-18 13:59:36 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2147010647 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2147037240 This text presents some very relevant ideas like mental health, grief and loss of a family member and how these can be incorporated into writing.]]> 2022-04-18 14:19:28 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2147037240 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2149031595 By Gregory Neri
This story is about Shorty, a young boy who does not live in a good part of town. He ends up getting tied up with the wrong people, and it does not end well.
This story presents the idea of irony and models for students how contextualize on different ideas and tie them to real-world events]]> 2022-04-19 17:58:11 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2149031595 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157015689 By Chris Van Allsburg
This novel presents things in a whole new way, absolutely no words. This shows students how much a picture can really say and how our own experiences can affect our interpretation of an image]]> 2022-04-25 17:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157015689 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157021946 By Silvia Moreno-Garcia
This story shows the organization of a narrative fantasy, while promoting diverse cultures, by presenting Mayan cultural ideas and Mexican folklore.]]> 2022-04-25 17:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157021946 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157023632 By Sabaa Tahir
This is a great story to present the organization of narrative fantasy while presenting the unfortunate truth of slavery and classism]]> 2022-04-25 17:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157023632 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157025898 By Marie Lu
This story shows how you can incorporate ideas and events from your own experience into your writing. ]]> 2022-04-25 17:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157025898 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157029126 By Renée Ahdieh
This story conveys the voice of the author describing a young teenage girls plot to gain revenge on the Caliph of Khorasan, who marries a new bride every day, and by dawn he has killed her. ]]> 2022-04-25 17:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157029126 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157034284 Pierce Brown, Meg Cabot, Sabaa Tahir, Nnedi Okorafor, Renee Ahdieh
This book tells the plot of the first star wars movie from a variety of author's perspectives, and their own take-ways and thoughts on the movie]]> 2022-04-25 17:37:24 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157034284 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157036204 By Sabaa Tahir
This story uses powerful word choice to convey the message about what home means when you don't fit in.]]> 2022-04-25 17:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157036204 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157040557 By Alice Childress
This book is told from the perspective of a young, arrogant black teenager whose fragmented life and addiction to heroin lead him to deliquency]]> 2022-04-25 17:40:21 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157040557 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157042845 By Rick Riordan
This fantasy book presents a nice flow when reading it and what effect the way you craft your sentences has on the reading]]> 2022-04-25 17:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157042845 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157047906 By Becky Albertalli
This story shows the story of an LGBTQ+ teen and presents the story of a gay teen. ]]> 2022-04-25 17:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157047906 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157050200 By Traci Chee
This novel is about the incarceration of Japanese-Americans during WWII. The way the sentences are written creates a rhythmic flow while reading it.]]> 2022-04-25 17:45:14 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157050200 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157053513 By Leah Johnson
This novel follows Liz Lightly, who has a plan to leave the small, rich, prom-obsessed town she lives in because she feels "too black, too poor, and too awkward" to live her best life there.]]> 2022-04-25 17:46:56 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157053513 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157056151 By Ibram X. Kendi
This story shows the reader how to use conventions while writing and presents an important debate in the nation today]]> 2022-04-25 17:48:13 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157056151 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157060105 By Nina LaCour
This story shows the use of conventions and how that improves our writing. Additionally, this novel tells the story of a college freshman who leaves everything behind after the death of her grandfather]]> 2022-04-25 17:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157060105 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157062158 By Jason Reynolds
This novel written in free verse, still shows the importance of conventions across writing genres and styles.]]> 2022-04-25 17:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157062158 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157065118 By Shaun David Hutchinson
This story shows how to craft your sentences to help contribute to the smooth flow of reading and makes it a joy to read.]]> 2022-04-25 17:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157065118 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157067347 By Ibi Zoboi
This book tells the story of a young Haitian immigrant who is coming back to her country of birth, the U.S. The way the author creates and using certain phrasing allows the reader to create a smooth flow while reading. ]]> 2022-04-25 17:53:33 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157067347 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157069833 By Brian Selznick
This story is about a young boy in France who finds his purpose. The book is presented with interesting illustrations that help add to the context of the story and help the reader visualize what is happening. I enjoy this story, because it presents the interesting life of Hugo, who spends his life behind the walls of a Paris train station repairing the clocks. The way this young boy spends his days has always interested me.]]> 2022-04-25 17:54:58 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157069833 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157075966 By William Shakespeare
This play published in 1597, presents the story of two Italian star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. This play introduces some unique and strong word choice that can help display the importance of the words chosen in writing. I think it is amazing that two families feuds could cause so much friction and deceit, that two people fell in love and died for that love. ]]> 2022-04-25 17:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157075966 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157077868 By John Boyne
This story tells the life of a young boy named Bruno, who is oblivious to the Holocaust or the Final Solution. All he knows is that he has to move out to the middle of nowhere with no friends, until he meets Shmuel, a boy behind a fence in stripped pyjamas. This story helps to paint the idea of innocence as a child. ]]> 2022-04-25 17:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157077868 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157079678 This text shows how what you hear from the page is important as it contributes to the flow. I think the whole plot of the hunger games trilogy as interesting, and has some hidden messages in it that are representative of society. One being classism. As you moved closer to District 1, the cities got nicer and the people were richer. Additionally, the way we idolize celebrities was represented in this story too. ]]> 2022-04-25 17:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157079678 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157079835 By Lois Lowry
I enjoyed reading this book and watching the film. The society has all pain and suffering taken away and everyone is the same. The Giver is given the responsibility of storing all of the memory before the sameness. The hidden message here is that life is not complete without both good and bad experiences. ]]> 2022-04-25 17:59:41 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157079835 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157080471 By Tom Hanks
This has been a favorite of mine since childhood, and really displays the power of believing. ]]> 2022-04-25 18:00:01 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157080471 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157086884 By William Shakespeare
This play published in 1597, presents the story of two Italian star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. This play introduces some unique and strong word choice that can help display the importance of the words chosen in writing]]> 2022-04-25 18:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157086884 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157090461 By Brian Selznick
This story is about a young boy in France who finds his purpose. The book is presented with interesting illustrations that help add to the context of the story and help the reader visualize what is happening. ]]> 2022-04-25 18:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157090461 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157096947 By John Boyne
This story tells the life of a young boy named Bruno, who is oblivious to the Holocaust or the Final Solution. All he knows is that he has to move out to the middle of nowhere with no friends, until he meets Shmuel, a boy behind a fence in stripped pyjamas. This story helps to paint the idea of innocence as a child. ]]> 2022-04-25 18:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157096947 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157105406 By Jeanne DuPrau
This story is about a post-apocalyptic society underground, ravaged by aging infrastructure and corruption. When the lights begin to flicker, two friends must find a way out. 
This story is presented as a graphic novel, which models how to use pictures to enhance your writing. 
I have enjoyed this book, and the way they were able to survive underground with the generator. ]]> 2022-04-25 18:13:44 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157105406 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157105846 By Jeanne DuPrau
This story is about a post-apocalyptic society underground, ravaged by aging infrastructure and corruption. When the lights begin to flicker, two friends must find a way out. 
This story is presented as a graphic novel, which models how to use pictures to enhance your writing. ]]> 2022-04-25 18:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157105846 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157114276 By Gene Luen Yang
American Born Chinese consists of three separate tales that are tied together at the end of the story, presenting a different style of organization]]> 2022-04-25 18:18:36 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157114276 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157116470 By Kwame Alexander
This story is written entirely in verse, which could be used to show how to incorporate poetry into writing. The format of this writing truly packs an emotional punch to the reader and really touches the heart.]]> 2022-04-25 18:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157116470 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157118034 By Ruta Sepetys
WWII is drawing close, and thousands of refugees are on a trek towards freedom. This story shows how to use conventions and how it greatly impacts writing.]]> 2022-04-25 18:20:44 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157118034 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157124229 By Tiffany Jackson
This tells the story of Mary Beth Addison, an African American teenager who has spent the last six of her 15 years in custody for allegedly murdering a white baby, Alyssa Richardson. The importance of conventions is still held in this novel, even though the message is powerful.]]> 2022-04-25 18:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157124229 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157235403 This collection of mentor texts is designed to address students in late middle and high school. It contains texts that can help students with the 6+1 traits to improve their writing. By having mentor texts for students, I can model for them the different traits employed by a variety of authors. Additionally, many different ideas and topics are explored in the books this collection contains.]]> 2022-04-25 19:33:46 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157235403 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157243814 The larger purpose of this library is to provide student high quality books to assist them with the 6+1 traits to improve their writing. This library also consists of diverse authors and perspectives to help students feel represented in the classroom library.]]> 2022-04-25 19:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157243814 millerpierson https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157257617 This collection consists of texts written by a diverse range of authors from Anne Franks in the 1940s, to William Shakespeare in the late 1500s, to Kwame Alexander in 2014. There are also a wide range of ideas presented such as LGBTQ+, racism, war, love, fear, fiction, to dystopia. I believe that this library is a direct representation of my belief in equity. I want to provide my future students with an equitable educational experience, including a mentor library that will truly help them improve their writing and discover new ideas and perspectives.]]> 2022-04-25 19:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/millerpierson/vchlvh50yi2fn585/wish/2157257617