Period 5 - Unit 2 by Organ, Wendy B. https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0 en-us 2020-10-21 23:46:49 UTC 2025-12-23 22:12:44 UTC hello@padlet.com making the mother realize the value of the quilts and why Maggie should not own the quilts. https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989069205 2022-01-12 20:14:45 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989069205 By explaining the importance of the quilt and how she will preserve it. https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989069866 2022-01-12 20:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989069866 You cannot possess something if you don’t understand its true value. https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989070051 2022-01-12 20:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989070051 In the story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, the character Wangero attempts to persuade her mother that she, and not her sister Maggie, should own the quills by making her realize the value of the quilts and by explaining the reasons why maggie could not own such a priceless item https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989071059 2022-01-12 20:16:01 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989071059 Wongero prevented her mother from touching the quilt insinuating that quilt already belonged to her https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989071423 2022-01-12 20:16:16 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989071423 She keeps the quilts close to her and how she says that Maggie won't be able to take care of the quilts like her https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989073675 2022-01-12 20:17:49 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989073675 Asserting quilt value, deflecting blame/accusing Maggie https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989074208 2022-01-12 20:18:09 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989074208 1993631 https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989074625 Her tone of how she talks to mama about the quilt and how she deflects Maggie when Mama doesn't let her have the quilts.]]> 2022-01-12 20:18:25 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989074625 https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989075370 Dee tries to persuade her mother by criticizing her of the bad things she would do if she got the quilts.]]> 2022-01-12 20:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989075370 by using Maggie and worrying about what Maggie is going to do with the quilts instead of talking about herself and what she is going to do with it and why she wants it so bad https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989075739 2022-01-12 20:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989075739 Dee uses emotional and logical persuasion techniques, such as her saying "She did all the stitching by hand. Imagine!" (Emotional) and "Maggie would put them on the bed and in five years they'd be rags! Less than that!" (Logical) to persuade her mother to give her the quilts instead of her sister. Dee also deflects the reasons why Maggie should get them and tries to sidetrack the conversation. https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989077036 2022-01-12 20:20:16 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989077036 praising and admiring the quilt and comparing herself to Maggie https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989077965 2022-01-12 20:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989077965 “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, is a short story about a woman’s daughter (Dee), trying to convince her mother to give her two hand-stitched quilts made by her grandmother, when Dee’s mother already promised to give the quilts to Dee’s sister, Maggie. This causes a conflict which results in Dee trying to convince her mother to give her the quilts instead using logical and emotional persuasion techniques, which ultimately fail. https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989078036 2022-01-12 20:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989078036 Wangero attempts to convince her mother by using persuasive strategies such as keeping the quilts close to her and stroking them and by explaining that Maggie won’t be able to take good care of the quilts. https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989078648 2022-01-12 20:21:29 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989078648 the passage says she says "as sweet as a bird" which changes her tone to sound persuasive https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989079376 2022-01-12 20:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989079376 https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989082348 Dee (Wangero) attempts convince her mother by using deflection towards Maggie, and Pathos to convey that heritage should be appreciated. 

]]> 2022-01-12 20:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989082348 Wangero attempts to persuade her mother by admiring and praising the beauty of the quilt and deflecting others involved. https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989082418 2022-01-12 20:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989082418 Dee or otherwise known as Wangero uses her tone and deflection to convince her mother “Mama” that two handmade quilts with high sentimental value should belong to her rather than her younger sister Maggie. 1993631 https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989093677 2022-01-12 20:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989093677 Wangero attempts to persuade her mother by pleading mama and arguing that Maggie would not be able to take care of the quilts as well as her. https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989127034 2022-01-12 20:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989127034 Wangero uses deflecting blame and uses exaggeration to attempt to persuade Mama to give her the quilts. https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989317896 2022-01-13 00:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1989317896 In “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, Wangero tries to convince her mother that she should receive her grandmother’s quilts instead of her sister Maggie. She uses a very nice and friendly tone to ask and when this does not work, she attacks Maggie and illustrates points as to why Maggie is undeserving of the quilts. https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1991179531 2022-01-13 20:19:47 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1991179531 Alice Walker shows the problems of how people change when they leave home in the short story “Everyday Use”. Dee conveys her argument to her mother very poorly and this ultimately shows how she comes up empty-handed on the quilts she wanted. https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1991218077 2022-01-13 20:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1991218077 “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker, is a story about Wangero (Dee) trying to convince her mother to give her the quilts. Wanger tries to persuade her mother by using a very nice and friendly tone. When this does not work, she explains how Maggie is incapable of taking care of the quilts. https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1992884945 2022-01-14 18:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1992884945 In Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use”, Wangero tries and fails to convince Mama to give the quilts to herself instead of her sister. She behaves like she already owns the quilts (even though they were already promised to Maggie) and insists that using them for everyday use is an act of sacrilege. 2424322 https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1992912264 2022-01-14 19:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1992912264 In a vain attempt to convince her mother that she deserves the quilts, Wangero asserts the quilts’ sentimental and hereditary value, ignoring the retorts from her mother and accusing Maggie of not being able to take care of them. 1014491 https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1992920681 2022-01-14 19:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1992920681 She emphasizes the value of the quilts and claims that Maggie won't be able to appreciate its value https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1992947558 2022-01-14 19:43:25 UTC https://padlet.com/worgan/vyt6as6wqeuo0on0/wish/1992947558