Name:
The Wednesday Wars
Vocabulary: Identify part of speech and a synonym that could be used in the sentence in the book.
p163 unalloyed
p172 gilt
p180 torrents
Research:
p165 Bobby Kennedy
p166 Mr. Hoodhood refers to Bobby Kennedy as a communist
Discuss:
(Discussion the following scene for today 10/24)- p110 (Holling to Mrs. Baker) "It's not like it's your picture in the halls, or that you have all that much to worry about."
Have you been able to identify the climax yet? Discuss with your group.
Reading Comprehension: February
1. Explain why Holling thought Romeo and Juliet were stupid.
2. Holling asked Meryl Lee out for Valentine’s Day, but there was a problem. What was the problem? How did Mrs. Bigio solve the problem for Holling?
3. Mr. Hoodhood had a terrible shock when he went to the school board meeting to present his design for the new high school. Explain what happened at the meeting.
4. Why did Holling feel responsible for this? How did he feel about Meryl Lee’s behavior?
5. To who was the telegram sent and what did it mean?
Extended response
What is your opinion of Mr. Kowalski’s actions regarding the architectural design for the new school?
Reading comprehension: March
1. What happened when Mr. Vendleri replaced the bulging ceiling tiles?
2. Holling has two experiences of foretelling the future in March. What were these?
3. The inspection of Mrs. Baker’s class by the school board was interrupted by an unexpected event. What was the event and how did everyone in the room react?
*4. Why did the discrimination against Mai Thi escalate with the finding of the class pets?
*5. Holling made the varsity cross country team. What were the reasons for his success?
*6.We know that Mrs. Bigio’s attitude towards Mai Thi changed after she had been teased by the other students. Why do you think this was?
Identify the meaning and importance of the following examples of figurative language:
p157 "It was early spring and we were her garden, and she was starting to see the bulbs and seeds that she had planted last fall coming up. She raked away our dead leaves, spaded new soil around us, and watered and fertilized."