Please comment on the following questions related to Hoot.
What does the author compare to a brick oven? Why?
What literary term describes the way the author uses "fire away"?
What does the character really mean?
What do you infer from Curly's response to the officers questions about the owls on page 8?
Thursday, July 18, 2013
New Words in HOOT
How many of you know the meaning of the following words:
Vandalism
Scraggly
Hoisted
Scowl
Malicious
Mischief
I challenge you to post synonyms [a synonym is a word or phrase that means the same thing or something similar]
Vandalism
Scraggly
Hoisted
Scowl
Malicious
Mischief
I challenge you to post synonyms [a synonym is a word or phrase that means the same thing or something similar]
Saturday, July 6, 2013
The BFG
The BFG is a great book, and I hope you are enjoying reading it.
Let's talk about it a bit. What genre do you think it falls into?
Why do you think the author has the BFG jumble up his words so much?
Do you think the way he uses language is funny? Can you figure out
what words or phrases he is trying to use?
The BFG frequently uses idioms. An idiom is a type of figurative language, and also a type of simile or metaphor. What idioms can you find?
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Let's talk about it a bit. What genre do you think it falls into?
Why do you think the author has the BFG jumble up his words so much?
Do you think the way he uses language is funny? Can you figure out
what words or phrases he is trying to use?
The BFG frequently uses idioms. An idiom is a type of figurative language, and also a type of simile or metaphor. What idioms can you find?
Please respond to this post with comments. Feel free to comment on a friends post, just be sure to keep it positive!
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