https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc What creates "connection" in reading and literature for our students? Think beyond simply "content." en-us 2018-06-11 06:28:52 UTC 2020-08-19 00:31:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png julianneparsons1_1 https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266743782 Compared to the Scattergun, the Shortstop has a 34% smaller clip size and fires 60% fewer pellets per shot, and does not possess the increased damage ramp-up the Scattergun has. However, it fires 40% faster, each shot has approximately 40% less bullet spread, and each pellet deals twice the damage, although this still results in an overall 20% lower base damage per shot. Unlike the Scout's other primary weapons, the Shortstop also reloads its entire clip of ammunition all at once, similarly to the Pistol. Overall, the Shortstop is weaker at point-blank combat than the Scattergun, but stronger at mid-range due to its increased accuracy.]]> 2018-06-12 05:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266743782 abby_davey https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266743796 New contexts that help grow understanding of events today. Texts that allow them to build on prior knowledge.]]> 2018-06-12 05:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266743796 stephanie_graves1 https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266743832 Something they can relate to among the unfamiliar

New contexts to explore (e.g. historical, cultural)

Big Ideas leading learning rather than the individual texts themselves, or the study of connected texts

Complex characters who are more true to life (no wholly good or bad characters, but people who could exist)]]> 2018-06-12 05:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266743832 katrinahuber1 https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266743893 - Age group connection
- Life struggles > compare & contrast
- Family dynamics
- Moral ambiguity in characters
- Mental illness/health
- You are not alone in your thoughts
- Global perspectives that are universal]]> 2018-06-12 05:12:18 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266743893 annie_matsouliadis https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266743927 Connections to real life events or emotions 
OR: on the flip side,
Even exposure to emotions and situations beyond their context ]]> 2018-06-12 05:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266743927 laura_betteridge https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266743944 Dynamic characterisation (challenging, but still age appropriate).

Relatable or completely disparate in age/experience/background]]> 2018-06-12 05:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266743944 ebonydohnal https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266743957 Nearby enemies within a range of around 500 Hammer units (roughly 31 feet or 9.5 meters) are dealt mini-crits damage when shot from behind with the Back Scatter. As a trade-off, it sports 34% fewer rounds per clip (leaving 4 shots before needing to reload), a 20% greater bullet spread, and an inability to deal random critical hits.]]> 2018-06-12 05:13:28 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266743957 kathy_keech https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266743967 Triggers from text which recall past experiences ]]> 2018-06-12 05:13:44 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266743967 abby_davey https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266743999 Using different languages in the text. ]]> 2018-06-12 05:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266743999 Lizabas https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744000 The text draws you in and starts your thoughts and senses whirling.]]> 2018-06-12 05:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744000 annie_matsouliadis https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744004 The ways a teacher actually teaches the novel and discusses it etc. ]]> 2018-06-12 05:14:12 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744004 https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744005 2018-06-12 05:14:12 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744005 https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744047 Intertextuality - Relation to ideas in other texts already read, newspaper articles, films etc.]]> 2018-06-12 05:15:00 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744047 ebonydohnal https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744059 Learning about a new context can trigger the "thirst" for new knowledge - getting them to go beyond what is familiar is important

]]> 2018-06-12 05:15:06 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744059 laura_betteridge https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744083 Common themes - Universal or enduring themes (well explored by authors) that appeal to readers across contextual differences.]]> 2018-06-12 05:15:17 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744083 jane_sawrey https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744099 Texts that challenge students to think 'outside of themselves' in terms of the experiences of the characters they read about

Thought-provoking links to real-world events that develop their own knowledge of other places, world events, and people's experiences

Opportunities for rich discussion during the reading process that allows students to share differing opinions and develop their own interpretations based on the interpretations of others

]]> 2018-06-12 05:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744099 ann_lewis https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744110 Emotional involvement with at least one character so that they can think critically about decisions they make or circumstances they are in.
Engagement in a specific period of time by being inducted into the context.]]> 2018-06-12 05:15:38 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744110 kathy_keech https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744129 2018-06-12 05:15:58 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744129 laura_betteridge https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744167 Text to Text connections: Encouraging students to draw connections between the unfamiliar (or complex/rich) and other texts (that they are familiar with)]]> 2018-06-12 05:16:36 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744167 laura_betteridge https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744234 Text to World Connections
Students can forge a connection between the literature and current/contemporary real world events.]]> 2018-06-12 05:17:43 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744234 laura_betteridge https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744326 Text to Self Connections:
Students can identify and verbalise connections between the texts (the structure, the themes, the characters etc) and their own experience and identity.]]> 2018-06-12 05:19:18 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744326 annie_matsouliadis https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744408 Unusual textual forms and conventions which incite interest due to their manipulation of traditional form - subverting expectations

]]> 2018-06-12 05:20:57 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744408 Lizabas https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744429 When you are reading and you think' Wow- I'd never really thought about it that way before...']]> 2018-06-12 05:21:19 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744429 kathy_keech https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744469 Reading as a habit. Do it regularly. Find links between their selected reading and class texts>empathy, human condition, shared experience, you are not alone.]]> 2018-06-12 05:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744469 abby_davey https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744501 Not always using novels. Experiment with text type ie: plays in the middle school.

]]> 2018-06-12 05:22:37 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744501 Lizabas https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744520 When a story about the past makes you realise that we have a lot in common with people from past times and that could have been me .]]> 2018-06-12 05:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744520 monica_edwards https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744758 Build on shared texts with other short text types to encourage deep thinking about complex ideas - presented in different ways]]> 2018-06-12 05:27:19 UTC https://padlet.com/abby_davey/vhszquxyhjoc/wish/266744758