Key Wednesday Wars February - November 3rd

Language Art:  Summation for December, January, and February will be Wednesday
                         The Learning Guide for February will be dead on Friday. Students who did not get full credit has until Friday to get any points.


KEY – Wednesday Wars – February

Learning Objective:  Students will demonstrate chapter comprehension of the novel Wednesday Wars.  Included are introductions and reviews on figurative language and literary elements (RL 8.1-4), grammar and punctuation,
(L 8.1-6).
Teaching Objective:  Students will listen to the audio of Wednesday Wars and complete the written learning guide in a variety of ways (individually, as a class, in small groups).  Students will learn the importance of completing the work - to be used on the summative test.

A. Vocabulary – Become familiar with the words.
*dank/damp                                        *starcrossed/ill-fated
*nominee/proposed candidate            *arrogant/full of oneself        
*innovative/creative in thinking         *unsavory/unpleasant
*foresight/prediction, see ahead         *symmetrical/evenly shaped or aligned
*prosperous/successful                      

B.  Insert the correct punctuation between the clauses where needed.
1.  It was a new school year; Holling did not look forward to it.
2.  His teacher was Mrs. Baker; he thought she hated him.
3.  Mrs. Baker sent Holling to the principal; she thought he needed extra math.
4.  Holling cleaned the erasers; he banged them against the wall
5.  It was Valentine’s Day; Holling had asked Meryl Lee out.
6.  Holling was horrified when he saw his costume for the play; it consisted of yellow tights with white feathers on the butt.

C.  Figurative Language – Write one example of five different types of figurative language found in the chapter (simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, symbolism, hyperbole, allusion, analogy, alliteration, cliché.  Tell what figurative language it is an example of.  ANSWERS WILL VARY – some possibilities are:
*snag, snare - alliteration
*It’s Shakespeare,” I said.  It doesn’t have to make sense.  allusion
*Then she’ll know you’re a cheapskate and dump you.  metaphor
*On the other side of the dome, building spread graceful wings.  personification
*fizz onomatopoeia

1.  What do Holling and his sister complain most about wearing for their father’s ceremony (p. 131)?  Carnations/flowers
2.  What unfortunate event happens to the Hoodhood home before going to the ceremony (p. 131)?  Newly plastered ceiling fell through - smashed everything in the way.
3.  Cite evidence to show why Holling thinks the story of Romeo and Juliet is stupid (p. 134-135).  They never would have done what they did with the poision and the knife.  They would have ignored the family feud and just gone off to Mantua together.
 4.  What conflict/problem does Holling encounter when he asks Meryl Lee out for Valentines Day (p. 137)?  Holling doesn’t know where he can take her with only $3.78.
5.  What does Mrs. Baker tell Holling is more important than how much he spends on Meryl Lee p. 141)?  “How much you give her of yourself”
6.  What does Mrs. Bigio give Holling for his date with Meryl Lee (p. 142)?  Tickets to see the play Romeo and Juliet
7.  What word describes Mr. Kowalski’s design for the new junior high school (p. 144)?  classical
8.  What word does Holling use to describe his father’s design for the new junior high (p. 144)?  modern
9.  In what way did Mr. Kowalski change his design for the new school (p. 147-148)?  Combines Mr. Hoodhood’s “modern” glass idea with his “classical” pillars.
10.  How does Meryl Lee defend herself when Holling blames her for his dad losing the bid for the new school (p. 151)?  Meryl Lee says she just showed her dad Holling’s drawing because it was so good.  She didn’t know he would use the same design.
11.  Compare and Contrast - Holling wrote two different essays about Romeo and Juliet and what Shakespeare wanted to express about being a human being. In the space write what might be a title for his first essay, and what might be a title for his second essay.  Write one sentence that might sum up his feelings in each.  What happened that changed Holling’s thinking (p. 150-152)?  ANSWERS WILL VARY.  In Essay #1 Holling is angry at Meryl Lee so his essay is about not trusting.  He rewrote the essay after he and Meryl Lee made up.  Essay #2 is about how hard it is to care about two things at the same time.
Essay #1                                                                     Essay #2
Title: ____________________________________ Title: _______________________________
Summation: ________________________________Summation:  ________________________
__________________________________________                      _________________________
What changed?  Holling talked with Meryl Lee and came to understand she didn’t deceive him.  She cared about him, and her dad’s business.

12.  What company withdraws its bid for the new junior high school P. 154)?  Kowalski and Associates
13.  What news does Mrs. Baker receive about her husband (p. 155)?  Husband is missing in action

Explicit or Inferred
H.  Write explicit if the information is clearly stated in the text.  Write inferred if the reader, or a character makes an assumption based on the clues or evidence in the text.
1.  Holling invited Meryl Lee to go somewhere on Valentine’s Day.  Explicit
2.  If Holling took Meryl Lee to Woolworth’s, she would think he was a cheapskate.  Inferred
3.  Every boy has to give a girl a gift on a Valentine’s Day date.  Inferred
4.  Holling was right about Mr. Goldman’s next play being Romeo and Juliet.  Explicit
5.  Mrs. Bigio’s tickets had to be used so that Meryl Lee wouldn’t think Holling was a cheapskate.  inferred

6.  Meryl Lee thought the play of Romeo and Juliet was “so tragic.”  explicit

Novel Summative:  Wednesday Wars – chapters Dec., Jan., Feb.

***Students who do not score proficient on the test will need to have all learning guides completed before re-taking the test.