11.8 Ch7-9 (p25-32) by Charlotte Wells https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny Mid-Tide; A Giant at the Table; The Walnut Tree en-us 2018-03-04 03:48:11 UTC 2026-03-25 00:25:35 UTC hello@padlet.com Mid-Tide charlotte_wells https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238977871 2018-03-07 02:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238977871 A Giant at the Table charlotte_wells https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238977889 2018-03-07 02:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238977889 The Walnut Tree charlotte_wells https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238977907 2018-03-07 02:35:24 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238977907 summary of Mid-tide https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238979633 Isla speaks in depth about her journey to and from school each day and how it is so time consuming and strenuous, unless you travel to school on a mid-tide day. according to her. 

Isla describes her ventures on the ferry and her enjoyment of the ferry ride. ]]> 2018-03-07 02:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238979633 Summary of 'A Giant at the Table' https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238981641 Isla observes her brother's eagerness to watch a film, evoking a sense of protection in her to not let him down. The film, 'Beat Street' inspires Isla's brother to create his own designs because "no-one can say it's wrong" before they are greeted by a 'giant' upon returning home. This shows Isla's young and perhaps immature perspective of the world through the imperceptive view of who this man is but brings out her observational personality when she notices his "grey-blue" eyes.

]]> 2018-03-07 02:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238981641 summary https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238981679 Isla’s and Bo’s newly formed friendship continues to grow as they bond over walnuts and more importantly, how to open them. Speaking of past experiences, “I would use a rock to smash the walnuts open against the concrete steps,” and creating new techniques to open the walnuts, “He held the walnut out in one hand and pushed the knife into the soft cork vein with ease.” Bo begins to arise as a father figure to Isla in only a matter of time.

]]> 2018-03-07 02:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238981679 Compare and contrast https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238982594 style of writing:
In this chapter we see more of a laid back, writing style and less of a structured, advanced writing style, proving that the narrator is a child as her writing style isn't as advanced as Bo's writing. ]]> 2018-03-07 03:02:35 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238982594 What is the effect of the last sentence https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238982653 A sense of foreboding, perhaps foreshadowing. Reinforces that the sea is unpredicatable and potentially dangerous.]]> 2018-03-07 03:03:00 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238982653 1. examples of visual imagery, What is the effect on us as readers? https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238982756 The chapter begins with the excitement showed through Isla's brothers fast pace while walking to the theatre, "his blue sneakers were right there, keeping up with my white ones." The use of the adjectives of colours shows the reader the differences between the siblings and how their personalities differ. We are effected as the reader by the narrators biased opinion/perspective, "when we got inside there was a giant in the house," the misunderstanding of a stranger in the house shows 'Bo' being alienated from his first appearance directly affecting the readers view on this character.]]> 2018-03-07 03:03:31 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238982756 The chapter title and the first sentence on p. 29 refer to Bo as a giant. Why? What is the effect of this? https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238982944 Bo is a big, strong Viking, contrasted here by the size of the narrator and her younger brother. To the kids, he is impressive. ]]> 2018-03-07 03:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238982944 It is Bo who at last tells us the name of our narrator, Isla. And it is Isla who notices that “his eyes were grey-blue like the sea”. What is happening here? https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238983099 We are witnessing the start of a relationship between the two (and between us and them). ]]> 2018-03-07 03:05:03 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238983099 How do we learn, on p. 32, that Bo is much more than just a giant or a Viking https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238983255 His reference to “the fairies” and his wink as he suggests Isla keeps the empty shell for “good luck: … a gentle giant. ]]> 2018-03-07 03:06:00 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/238983255 1. How does Bo draw on the past to inform what is happening in the present? The pocket knife his father gave him ”a long time ago”. The anecdote about stealing walnuts when he was at school. Our past affects our present. charlotte_wells https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/239530072 2018-03-08 07:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/239530072 Isla and her brother go to the movies. The intimate, child's perspective captures the excitement of an event largely taken for granted in our times. charlotte_wells https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/239530563 2018-03-08 07:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/239530563 Different ways of looking at things are deliberately foregrounded, especially the graffiti that "made the cit look better." charlotte_wells https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/239530793 2018-03-08 07:54:55 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/239530793 Embedded in the story of a walnut tree, is a father's legacy to his son. Bo shares the memory with Isla and in turn offers her the gift of imagination. charlotte_wells https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/239531342 2018-03-08 07:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/charlotte_wells/x9s67kc2hgny/wish/239531342