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The Wednesday Wars – Define the following words in your writer’s notebook using the sentence from the book and a synonym.P47 nefariousp50 censoredp61 coagulatedp61 rhetorical virtuep62 ducatsp72 reconnaissance missionThe following topics, quotes, or phrases may need additional research. Remember you are reading to learn =)Hispaniola p14The Cold War with the Soviet Union / Leonid BrezhnevFidel Castro p19“His hands were always blue from the ink, mostly because he hauled dittos out from the machine while they were still wet from the alcohol…”Shakespeare - "Shylock's knife hanging over Antonio's chest"p72 second paragraph- "GO HOME VIET CONG"Answer number 6 using FCAS. Be prepared to discuss the remaining questions on Tuesday. You can jot down notes on here or on sticky notes. Extended responses are optional.Reading comprehension: September 1. Explain why Holling has to spend Wednesday afternoons alone with Mrs. Baker. 2. Describe the Hoodhood home, and why is it called the perfect house? 3. Mr. Hoodhood is unsympathetic to Holling’s feelings that Mrs. Baker hates him. Why is this? 4. What happened in the soccer game at recess? 5. Why did the principal want to see Holling? What was the result of Holling’s visit to the principal’s office? Reading Comprehension: October 6. Analyze the reason Holling believed Mrs. Baker hates him. 7. What happened while the tray of creampuffs was beside the classroom window on Wednesday afternoon? 8. What do his friends say when they discover Holling was given a creampuff by Mrs. Baker? 9. What was Holling expecting when Mrs. Baker told him they were going to read Shakespeare on Wednesday afternoons? Were his fears realized? Extended response a) Have you ever read or seen any Shakespeare plays (or movies)? If so, what did you think of them? Reading Comprehension: November 10. Explain why Holling enjoyed The Tempest. 11. How did Holling use his knowledge of the curses he learned from The Tempest? 12. Why was Holling able to buy the creampuffs so cheaply? Why did his plan go wrong? 13. Why did his classmates insist that he still had to pay up with creampuffs? How did he solve the problem? 14. Why did Mrs. Bigio come to Mrs. Baker’s classroom? What effect did this have on Holling? 15. Following the funeral of Mrs. Bigio’s husband, the home of the Catholic relief agency where Mai Thi lived was vandalized. Why do you think this happened? Extended response a) Like Caliban in The Tempest, Holling says that monsters have to be defeated before you can have a happy ending. Do you agree with him? Does this always happen in real life? Give at least 2 examples. ................
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