Hoot Ch. 8-12

An author's use of words does make a story much more memorable and fun to read! It really makes that mental movie as we read! The author of HOOT uses irony: using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

Why is it ironic that the construction site supervisor's name is Curly?

• He works at a construction site.

• He likes to do bicep curls

• He's got really curly hair

• He's bald

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

How does Curly's boss want him to take care of the vandalism situation at the site?

• Get mean guard and attack dogs for the property

• Hire the cop that fell asleep on the job.

• Put up secret cameras.

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

The lifting of the bus suspension foreshadows (predicts) __

• Roy will sit with the bus driver

• another confrontation between Roy and Dana

• Roy's mom will start riding the bus with him.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

On his first day back on the school bus, what stops Dana from hitting / bullying Roy?

• an attack dog scares him and makes him sit down on the bus.

• The bus driver stops the bullying.

• Beatriz sits next to Dana.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What type of figurative language is this?

Dana was big enough to crush him like a grape.

• metaphor: a phrase using "is" to compare 2 different things. - for effect. For example: my brother IS the devil. Not literally -- he is not the devil... he is not a man with red skin and a forked tail and lives in fire... but for effect this simile clearly shows what kind of person he IS (evil, devilish, mean, the worst!)

• simile: using the word "like" or "as" to compare 2 things -- used for effect.

  For example: Dana could crush the 1st grader like a grape.

  Dana didn't literally crush him a grape, but we get a good picture what that might look like because of the metaphoric expression!

• personification: giving an object human qualities. For example, the steam whistled. Steam cannot whistle, this is a figure of speech.

• alliteration: when each word of the sentence starts with the same letter or sound. For example: Santa's super slippery sleigh is snazzy.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Why was Kalo, the guard dogs owner, upset at Curly?

• The dogs were not fed properly

• There were poisonous snakes at the construction site.

• The dogs couldn't be in the rain.

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which character said this: "Now, aren't you thorry you methed with me?"

• Beatriz

• Curly

• Garrett

• Dana

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Dana hides in a janitor's closet, and jumps Roy as Roy is on his way to the bus after school. As Dana was chocking Roy, who saved him from Dana?

• Mr. Ryan, a teacher

• Ms. Hennepin, the assistant principal

• the running boy

• Beatrice Leep

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

How did Beatrice need Roy's help? What did they have to get from Roy's house because "it's none of your business"?

• Cookies and milk

• Ropes and garbage bags

• First aid supplies and hamburger

• Roy's school books

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The boy was still far ahead of him [Roy]. According to the text, as he was running hard, Roy was gulping like a beached trout. What is being compared in this simile?

• The way Roy looks is being compared to a beached trout.

• The boy ahead of Roy is being compared to a beached trout.

• The way Roy is breathing is being compared to a beached trout.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5