Wednesday Wars January & February

What photo appears in the newspaper at the beginning of "January?"

• Mrs. Baker and Mickey Mantle.

• Holling in his yellow tights.

• The Baker Sporting Emporium.

• Vietnam War photos.

What prank does Doug Swieteck's brother play? 

• Puts newspaper pictures of Holling all over school. 
• Number 166
• He let Sycorax and Caliban go. 
• Cream puffs in the closet.

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

Why is Holling's sister upset? 

• She put the pictures up of Holling. 
• Holling is going away to the Alabama Military institute. 
• The school dress code.  
• Her father is Businessman of the Year.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.6

What Shakespeare play is Holling learning about in January? 

• The Merchant of Venice
• The Tempest
• Macbeth
• Romeo & Juliet

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CCSS.RL.4.1

What school event is going on during the month of January?

• NY Standardized Achievement Tests
• Holling is moving to Alabama. 
• Sentence Diagramming
• Hoodhood & Associates are invited to be an architect for the new junior high. 

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

What had Holling done that caused him to be in such a good mood for testing? 

• He got hot chocolate. 
• Mrs. Baker started talking to him again. 
• He hit Doug Swieteck's brother with a snowball. 
• He aced his Macbeth test. 

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.W.7.9A

What happens to Holling's sister in this chapter? 

• He tackles her before the school bus hits her.  
• She became a hippie. 
• Mrs. Bigio gave her hot chocolate. 
• She was hit by the school bus. 

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

What is the newspaper headline about Holling? 

• NY Standardized Achievement Test results.  
• The snow and ice storm.
• Holling is called a hero for rescuing his sister. 
• Mickey Mantle and the Yankees. 

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CCSS.RL.4.1

To which play does Holling compare his need for revenge?

• The Tempest
• The Merchant of Venice
• Romeo & Juliet
• Macbeth

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.9

"It snowed all night, and in the morning we looked like Alaska. Northern Alaska." This is an example of?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Author's Purpose

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4