Once themes by Mr. Nguyen https://padlet.com/mrnguyen2016/oncethemes2017 en-us 2017-07-26 23:11:40 UTC 2017-07-28 02:56:23 UTC hello@padlet.com Luck mrnguyen2016 https://padlet.com/mrnguyen2016/oncethemes2017/wish/179530599 Luck: in order to survive traumatic and violent times, people need luck.
 
  • Felix had no control over when he arrived at the Jewish house that had just been abandoned.
  • Felix was lucky to avoid getting shot by the Nazi soldier in the truck.
  • Fate brought Barney and Felix together.
  • Felix was lucky to arrive at Zelda’s house earlier rather than later.
  • Felix and Zelda were lucky not to be killed when they jumped out of the train.

]]> 2017-07-26 23:12:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mrnguyen2016/oncethemes2017/wish/179530599 Friendship mrnguyen2016 https://padlet.com/mrnguyen2016/oncethemes2017/wish/179530633 Friendship: Having close friends can help people survive difficult circumstances.
 
  • Felix tried to help Dodie and left Dodie his favourite books.
  • Felix carried Zelda after he found her.
  • Felix looked after Zelda and stayed with her after he told her that her parents had died, to make sure she would be okay.
  • Felix risked his life to find aspirin for Zelda.
  • Zelda and Felix remained friends, even though Zelda's father was a Nazi soldier. 
  • Zelda decided to stay with Felix even though she could have survived and stayed with the Nazis.
]]> 2017-07-26 23:13:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mrnguyen2016/oncethemes2017/wish/179530633 Survival mrnguyen2016 https://padlet.com/mrnguyen2016/oncethemes2017/wish/179530654 Survival: People will do almost anything in order to survive.
 
  • Felix, Zelda and Chaya jumped off the train because they thought it was their best chance of survival.
  • Many others like Barney and the other kids, stayed on the trains because they thought it was their best chance of survival.
  • Felix's parents left him at the orphanage because they thought it was safer for him there. 
]]> 2017-07-26 23:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mrnguyen2016/oncethemes2017/wish/179530654 Morality mrnguyen2016 https://padlet.com/mrnguyen2016/oncethemes2017/wish/179530686 Morality: Even in the most violent situations, people can still act with morality.
 
  • Mr Kopek gave Felix bread, water and warned him about staying in the town.
  • Barney risked his life to save both Zelda and Felix.
  • Barney risked his life to look after the stranded children.
  • Barney staying with the kids who did not want to jump off the train.
]]> 2017-07-26 23:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mrnguyen2016/oncethemes2017/wish/179530686 Oppression mrnguyen2016 https://padlet.com/mrnguyen2016/oncethemes2017/wish/179530719 Oppression: oppression of any kind is wrong
 
  • Oppression of Jews led to many deaths.
  • Even though Zelda's father was a Nazi, he was still killed.
  • Jews were killed for no reason.
  • Felix and other Jews were forced onto crowded trains.
  • Felix saw a river turn red and was almost shot dead by a Nazi soldier.
 
]]> 2017-07-26 23:14:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mrnguyen2016/oncethemes2017/wish/179530719 Stories and imagination mrnguyen2016 https://padlet.com/mrnguyen2016/oncethemes2017/wish/179531048
  • At the beginning of the story, Felix believed in stories and his stories convinced him that things were not as bad as they were.
  • Felix started to understand that his stories weren't real and felt that they were stupid.
  • Barney and the kids wanted to hear Felix's stories.
  • Felix thought that his stories didn't help anyone.
  • Felix realised that the story his parents told him when they put him in the orphanage kept him alive.
    • ]]>     2017-07-26 23:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mrnguyen2016/oncethemes2017/wish/179531048     Resilience mrnguyen2016 https://padlet.com/mrnguyen2016/oncethemes2017/wish/179623899
  • Felix walking all night and all of the next day to get home.
  • Felix went looking for aspirin for Zelda even though he had seen a dead baby the last time he went out of the cellar.
  • Felix never gave up even after seeing how the Jews were being treated and being caught by Nazis

    • ]]>     2017-07-28 02:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mrnguyen2016/oncethemes2017/wish/179623899     Hope and optimism mrnguyen2016 https://padlet.com/mrnguyen2016/oncethemes2017/wish/179624014
  • Felix was hopeful when he found a carrot in his soup.
  • Felix was always hopeful of finding his parents.
  • Felix was optimistic that Barney would look after the orphaned kids.
    • ]]>     2017-07-28 02:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mrnguyen2016/oncethemes2017/wish/179624014