"Hoot" Novel Study - Ch. 5

Hoot
Chapter 5

Follow along with the lesson slides as we listen to "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

Quickwrite

Write about a time that you have gotten in trouble for something. Why did you get in trouble, and what were your consequences?

Write 2 or 3 COMPLETE sentences.

Chapter 5 & 6
Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary word on page 5 of your novel study folder.

gingerly
hassle
commendable
ominously

Open your book to page 49

Multiple Choice

Using context clues, what is a synonym for the word clobbered on page 49.

• smacked

• eaten

• stopped

Word Cloud

Give an example of sensory language (language that connects to your 5 senses) found on page 50.

Open Ended

How would you react if you found 9 snakes?

Multiple Choice

How is Roy walking if he is "stepped gingerly." Use your context clues on page 52

• Quickly

• Loudly

• Cautiously

• Painfully

Multiple Choice

"Roy remained as stationary as a plaster stature on that mountainside..." is an example of what type of Figurative Language?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Open Ended

Why would Mullet Fingers have a bag of cottonmouths?

In detail, explain what happens when Roy initially finds Mullet Fingers' campout in the woods. What is Roy's reaction to the situation? Use textual evidence to support your answer.

Comprehension & Anaysis

Character Analysis

Complete Independent Activities

Write about two minor characters that you have met in the story so far. Explain why you like or dislike them.