Collaborative+Writing

January 11th and 23th

For this assignment you will be using a pad site to electronically collaborate (no talking allowed) on symbols. Please refer to the following questions to help your discussion with two other people. The instructions for using the pad are as follows: 1. Select a color and type in your name next to the color to claim it. You must do this when we announce numbers 1,2, and 3. Do not overwrite someone else's color by jumping ahead. demo site

2. Discuss symbols that you found last night in your individual reading. Take turns discussing your symbols and what the symbols might represent. Consider whether or not your symbols are actual symbols.

3. When asked to begin, take a few minutes to read the story, "The Ring." Throughout the story the ring appears as a symbol. Interpret, discuss, and explain the symbolic meaning for the carved picture on the ring, the ring as representing the father, and the gesture of the father giving his sons rings like his.

Also, consider the other stories we have read written by Adam Bagdasarian such as //Carrots and My Side of the Story.// Discuss the different perspectives on the father that the reader is given. Consider how Will's relationship with his father has changed? What is the change, and why do you think it has occured?

4. To use the electronic pad, wait for a pause in the typing before jumping in. Each new editor will start a new line begining with their initials. Each team member contributes additional ideas to each question which means everyone in the team answers each question with an original thought. 5. When time is almost up, you will be asked to copy your main conversation to a word document for printing. Include all team members names at the top of the word document.

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