Elena, The Alien by https://padlet.com/nicolepol/y6u7xhzrg7w2 Written by Nicole Polasky en-us 2018-05-12 23:34:10 UTC 2018-05-13 03:06:51 UTC hello@padlet.com Elena, a young alien living on a planet called el Saturno, loved knowledge. She felt that if she learned everything she would make her family proud and save her planet. nicolepol https://padlet.com/nicolepol/y6u7xhzrg7w2/wish/260178050 .]]> 2018-05-12 23:34:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolepol/y6u7xhzrg7w2/wish/260178050 One day Elena's mother surprised her with news of attending a new school. Elena was thrilled to find out that the school was known for its academic excellence. nicolepol https://padlet.com/nicolepol/y6u7xhzrg7w2/wish/260180901 2018-05-13 00:55:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolepol/y6u7xhzrg7w2/wish/260180901 Later Elena discovered that her new school was actually located light years far away from home. This foreign planet was called planet Xenophobia. nicolepol https://padlet.com/nicolepol/y6u7xhzrg7w2/wish/260181559 2018-05-13 01:09:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolepol/y6u7xhzrg7w2/wish/260181559 On her first day of school she made sure to brush her hair and wear her favorite blue dress. She felt prepared to do her best. She was excited to meet her teacher and classmates. nicolepol https://padlet.com/nicolepol/y6u7xhzrg7w2/wish/260182204 2018-05-13 01:26:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolepol/y6u7xhzrg7w2/wish/260182204 The teacher told Elena to stand and introduce herself to the class. When she spoke the the other children began to laugh. Elena became embarrassed. The teacher told Elena to sit down. Elena was afraid to speak in class after that incident. nicolepol https://padlet.com/nicolepol/y6u7xhzrg7w2/wish/260182846 2018-05-13 01:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolepol/y6u7xhzrg7w2/wish/260182846 Elena was removed from class. She didn't understand what she did wrong. Did the teacher not like her voice or her blue dress? The next class she went to was labeled "special" but it did not make her feel that way. nicolepol https://padlet.com/nicolepol/y6u7xhzrg7w2/wish/260183843 2018-05-13 02:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolepol/y6u7xhzrg7w2/wish/260183843 In the "special" class Elena had no voice. She wanted to express that she wanted to solve math problems, read books, and write stories. Her new teacher only allowed playtime. Elena missed knowledge. Knowledge was her only friend now. nicolepol https://padlet.com/nicolepol/y6u7xhzrg7w2/wish/260183954 2018-05-13 02:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolepol/y6u7xhzrg7w2/wish/260183954 Until the day she met Ava. Ava saw that Elena was sad and lonely. Ava went up to Elena and asked if she wanted to play. Elena remained silent. Then, Ava spoke to her using a different language. Elena was amazed that Ava knew the native language from her planet. This made Elena happy. nicolepol https://padlet.com/nicolepol/y6u7xhzrg7w2/wish/260184471 2018-05-13 02:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolepol/y6u7xhzrg7w2/wish/260184471 nicolepol https://padlet.com/nicolepol/y6u7xhzrg7w2/wish/260185545 2018-05-13 03:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolepol/y6u7xhzrg7w2/wish/260185545