https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8 en-us 2023-01-27 17:02:53 UTC 2026-03-17 13:43:54 UTC hello@padlet.com eradams03 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2461864058 My quote is, "It was whispered that Betty had been sent to the country because she was incorrigible, a word I had to look up in the big dictionary at the schoolhouse" (Wolk 5). The word is "incorrigible". After research, the word means having habits and tendencies that can't be corrected. It has a negative connotation because, in this instance, Betty had an unbreakable, poor habit that caused her to be sent away.]]> 2023-01-30 18:10:18 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2461864058 kctewell01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2461869460 This book is based in the 1940's and is around the time of World War 2.]]> 2023-01-30 18:13:36 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2461869460 elhatfield01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2461869884 I predict that a possible theme in the story is that no one can truly change. On page 11, Annabelle's grandfather is talking to her about how Wolf Hollow got its name from all of the wolves that used to live there, and Annabelle suggests that the wolves might be friendly like dogs, if they were raised correctly. Her grandfather replies, "A wolf is not a dog and never will be, no matter how you raise it" (Wolk 11). As you can see, Annabelle's grandfather is implying that you can't do anything to change the way someone is, and I think that this might become a major problem that is resolved later in the story.]]> 2023-01-30 18:13:52 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2461869884 elhatfield01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2470561739 2023-02-06 18:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2470561739 eradams03 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2470590193 What is going to come out of the Betty issue? Will Annabelle give her what she wants or will she stand strong?]]> 2023-02-06 18:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2470590193 kctewell01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2470592450 Will Toby become a bigger part of the story?]]> 2023-02-06 18:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2470592450 eradams03 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2470593462 Wolf Hollow is a suburb town outside of Pittsburgh. ]]> 2023-02-06 18:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2470593462 kctewell01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2472293047 I predict that Betty and Annabelle will become friends in the end. In chapter 6, Betty's grandma says, "'Betty always says such nice things about you. Maybe you could come over and play when she's well.'" This shows that Betty has been telling her grandparents good things about Annabelle. As you can see, even though it could be fake, she might want to be friends. ]]> 2023-02-07 18:45:13 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2472293047 elhatfield01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2473848069 Why did Betty's grandmother say that Betty has said many good things about Annabelle at home?]]> 2023-02-08 17:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2473848069 elhatfield01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2473866215 Readers can infer that the story takes place during World War 2 because of the quote, "I haven't felt very much true fear in my life, except about the war... that it still might be raging when my brothers grew old enough to fight the Nazis..." I predict that overcoming fears might also play an important part in the story as the plot and characters develop.]]> 2023-02-08 17:56:48 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2473866215 elhatfield01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2473877467 Character vs. Character
In the story, Annabelle faces the bully in her town, Betty, who is always trying to pick on or take advantage of her and her younger brothers. In chapter two, Annabelle reflects over her conversation with Betty in the forest. The author writes, "I decided, as I plodded slowly up the path, that Betty wouldn't go after Henry or James until she tried me, so I'd wait to see if she was a barker or a biter before telling my parents anything that might make Betty a whole lot angrier than she already was. But I confessed to myself that I was afraid in a way that I hadn't known before" ( Wolk 17). It is clear that one of the obstacles Annabelle will have to overcome during the story is dealing with Betty.]]> 2023-02-08 18:04:10 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2473877467 eradams03 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2476811868 As Annabelle is trying to figure out who threw the rock, Toby becomes a suspect due to the time period. Since World War II is going on, Germans are frowned upon. Toby strongly dislikes Germans, so it's theorized he was aiming a rock at Mr. Ansel, a German in Wolf Hollow. This is historically significant because the time period is affecting characters motivations.]]> 2023-02-10 18:40:46 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2476811868 elhatfield01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2483899227 One example of author's craft being used in the story is foreshadowing. After Annabelle explains to her parents that Betty has been threatening her and her brothers at school and in Wolf Hollow, her father makes her promise that she will not keep this information to herself anyone. The author writes from Annabelle's perspective, "It was an easy promise to make. I had no intention of lying to my father or mother about anything else. I just didn't know how complicated things would become" (Wolk 81). This was a very powerful line in the story because it suggested to the reader that there was going to be a dramatic change in the story. As you can see, the use of foreshadowing in the story provides the reader with a suspenseful mood, and it hints that something intense is going to happen.]]> 2023-02-15 18:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2483899227 kctewell01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2483905859 My quote with interesting vocabulary is, "Betty, in a gingham shift over a white blouse with a Peter Pan collar, looked as sweet as a snap pea, but her eyes gave her away," (Wolk 97). The word I chose is "gingham". I've realized it is a type of pattern. It is a light weight cotton cloth that is usually bold or white. "Gingham" has a positive connotation because, in this case, is making Betty look very sweet and kind.]]> 2023-02-15 18:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2483905859 eradams03 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2483909891 In the book, Wolf Hollow, the author uses imagery to convey the injury and the impact it had on Ruth. Just after the rock hit Ruth, the author writes, "Later, everyone would wonder what Ruth had ever done to deserve what happened next. The rock that caught Ruth square in the eye was small enough so her brow did not deflect it, large enough that it knocked her on her back and did her eye real hurt. That much was clear even to me as I watched the blood spill down her cheek" (Wolk 65). The author enhances this moment by using imagery because it is significant to the plot. The imagery described what happened to Ruth and how she never deserved it. This also helps the reader comprehend the rock that completely changed Ruth's life and changed the course of the story.]]> 2023-02-15 18:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2483909891 elhatfield01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2485264251 Annabelle lives in a nice house right outside of Wolf Hollow with her Mother, Father, little brother James and Henry, her Grandmother, Grandfather, and Aunt Lily.]]> 2023-02-16 16:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2485264251 kctewell01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2485498512 The story is based on World War 2, sometime between 1939-1945. In the plot, Annabelle is collecting things in the yard for the soldiers at war. Also, Annabelle is worried her brother may have to fight in the war when they're old enough if it is still going on. There aren't any primary or secondary sources that I noticed.]]> 2023-02-16 19:42:00 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2485498512 elhatfield01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2492960600 Is it possible that Betty was kidnapped by Toby? It doesn't seem likely, but no one knows what happened to her.]]> 2023-02-23 18:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2492960600 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2492964590 I predict that Ruth is going to move very soon because the author used foreshadowing. Before Annabelle left Ruth's home, Ruth told her she was moving. The author wrote, "I didn't know that this would be the last time I'd ever see her" (Wolk 87). This implies that Ruth is moving quicker than what Annabelle originally thought. I know this because the author used foreshadowing to hint at what will happen in the future.]]> 2023-02-23 18:19:11 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2492964590 eradams03 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2492968840 What evidence is going to determine who threw the rock that injured Ruth? Will someone either turn themselves in or will some key thing that has been missing give them away?]]> 2023-02-23 18:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2492968840 eradams03 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2492980362 My quote is, " ...so Benjamin reclaimed his customary seat..." (Wolk 75) The word I choose is customary. Using context clues and a dictionary, I know the word means usual routines and the norm. This word could be a positive and negative connotation, but in this instance, from Annabelle's perspective, it is neutral. ]]> 2023-02-23 18:32:22 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2492980362 eradams03 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2493040666 A type of conflict that arose in Wolf Hollow is Character Vs. Self. Annabelle had learned to lie, so she took advantage of that opportunity. After keeping a secret about Toby hiding in the barn and now, she knows where Betty is, she continues to use this power she has. The author writes, "Or I could just stand up right now and say, 'I think I know where Betty is.' I almost did. The words leaned out of my mouth and nearly made the jump..." (Wolk 185). This is significant to the plot because, without the conflict of lying, the plot wouldn't be too good. This also displays she knows that she is lying and she could stop it, but it would make the main character you follow have no battles with themselves.]]> 2023-02-23 19:21:26 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2493040666 eradams03 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2495729471 The author Lauren Wolk of Wolf Hollow uses a stunned and heartbroken tone to display Annabelle's feelings after having a deep talk with Toby. Toby is a character known for being kept to himself, so once he opens up, it really pulled on Annabelle's heartstrings. Wolk writes, "As I passed the henhouse, one of the chickens clucked at me through the screen of its little window and I wanted to kiss the yellow thorn of its beak. If only a dog had come blustering out of the woodshed to grant me passage, I would have lain down in the leaves and made him a pillow. I would have stayed there and let his fur become my world for a while... And I buttoned my heart, took a deep breath..." (Wolk 177-178). The author uses a language that tells the reader what she would do now after learning from Toby that you never know what people are going through. Annabelle would be more careful and gracious to her surroundings. By using this language, the author creates a regretful and heartfelt mood.]]> 2023-02-27 03:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2495729471 eradams03 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2495735955 It is set in autumn of 1943 and the author wrote, "the war that had drawn the world into a screaming brawl" (Wolk 1).]]> 2023-02-27 03:22:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2495735955 eradams03 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2496640169 I can infer Betty is going to be at the hospital for a while after the injury she went through. After finding Betty in the hole barely moving and screaming, they find out she has been severely injured. The author of Wolf Hollow writes, "'It impaled her,' the constable said. 'It's through her shoulder.'...we all knew that she needed to get to a hospital quickly" (Wolk 200/201) I can predict this because the author uses words that detail on how bad the injury Betty has. This leads me to predict that Betty will need time to heal in the hospital.]]> 2023-02-27 16:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2496640169 eradams03 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2496670625 In the book Wolf Hollow, I can predict that Annabelle will have to fess up about how she was hiding Toby and who Jordan is. The author writes, "'Jordan?' my father said. 'A stranger who asked us to lower him into a well to save a girl he'd never met? He's coming home with us'" (Wolk 203). This proves that Annabelle's plan had worked, but everyone still thinks Toby is missing. They are going to have to find him at some point, so to do that, I can predict Annabelle will confess to the people of Wolf Hollow.]]> 2023-02-27 16:40:20 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2496670625 kctewell01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2496754439 Will the truth eventually spill or will Toby be falsely accused guilty?]]> 2023-02-27 17:33:05 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2496754439 kctewell01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2496786717 The author, Lauren Wolk, makes the point of view of Wolf Hollow first person to enhance the reader's curiosity through Annabelle's wonders. Annabelle is trying to solve the mystery of how all of this happened, and since the book is in first person, the reader will try to hunt for answers too. In the book, Annabelle is talking to her dad and explains she may know where Betty is. "'Daddy, I think I know where Betty is.' Which stops him cold," (Wolk 190/191). As you can see, the point of view in the first person wraps the reader's mind around wonders of what may happen next in the book.]]> 2023-02-27 17:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2496786717 kctewell01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2496812443 In the book Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk, I can infer that Annabelle's plan to hide Toby as "Jordan" will backfire and become ruined. I can figure this out because on page 214 Annabelle's parents find out it is not "Jordan" they have invited into their home. It says, "'Jordan?' my father said, leaning closer. 'That's not his name,' my mother said," (Wolk 214). As you can see, it is possible that Annabelle's plan may be undisguised and Toby, falsely, portrayed as guilty.]]> 2023-02-27 18:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2496812443 kctewell01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2496821113 My quote is, "...to hear the grit in her voice..." (Wolk 91). The word I chose is "grit". I've discovered it means to make a grating sound. In this case, the word has a negative connotation because her voice is sounding with grit. ]]> 2023-02-27 18:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2496821113 kctewell01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2496829170 My quote is, "He talked while he ate, obviously famished," (Wolk 127). The word I chose is famished. Using context clues, I can infer it means starving. In this instance, it has a negative connotation. ]]> 2023-02-27 18:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2496829170 kctewell01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2496858092 Character vs Society
In the story, Toby is facing the conflict of character vs society. Everyone, besides the McBride family, believes Toby has done the horrible things Betty has pinned on him. This is significant to the book because, without it, the book would be much shorter and simple, it wouldn't be an actual story.]]> 2023-02-27 18:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2496858092 eradams03 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2496859870 In the book Wolf Hollow, I can infer that the plan to continue hiding Toby will go wrong and fail. The author, just after scheming the plan to hide Toby, writes, "But everything felt a little too easy to me as I headed off to bed" (Wolk 221). The author possibly used foreshadowing to hint at the future. If she didn't use that line, I wouldn't be able to guess that the plan will fail. Since she used foreshadowing, it is safe for me to assume that the plan to hide Toby will malfunction.]]> 2023-02-27 18:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2496859870 eradams03 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2498250014 My quote including interesting vocabulary is, "' Did you ask him about the belfry and all that?' I asked" (Wolk 127). The word I chose is the belfry. After research, I discovered that it means the part of the bell tower where the bell is. This word has a neutral connotation, usually. This instance it could be negative because there is an investigation involving the belfry.]]> 2023-02-28 16:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2498250014 kctewell01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2498430017 The author, Lauren Wolk, adds figurative language in her book to make it more interesting. On page 217, Annabelles' mom is telling "Jordan" to eat the pie she had made. "'That pie's not going to eat itself.'" This makes the reader think further about the statement. As you can see, Wolk intensifies the plot by adding an idiom.]]> 2023-02-28 18:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2498430017 kctewell01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2498430345 In the book Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk, a theme may be that it may seem bad to tell the truth but it will help a lot. On page 30, Annabelle considers telling her mother about Betty threatening her, but releases her thought. Later on, Annabelle explains everything to her parents. The book says, "So I told him everything from the beginning," (Wolk 80). This shows that telling someone the truth, makes everything better, as if a weight is lifted off your shoulders. After that, Annabelle's parents go to the Glengarry's and talk to them about it, Betty pleaded innocent but Annabelle's parents now knew the truth. It is clear that a possible theme of Wolf Hollow is how explaining the truth can be relieving.]]> 2023-02-28 18:32:43 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2498430345 kctewell01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2498430545 In the book Wolf Hollow, Annabelle changes from the first page, to the last. In the beginning, Annabelle states, "The year I turned twelve, I learned how to lie," (Wolk 1). She is saying how much had changed in her 12th year of life. At the end of the story, she claims, "But Wolf Hollow was also where I learned to tell the truth in that year before I turned twelve: about things from which refuge was impossible," (Wolk 291). She portrays as a dynamic character because in the beginning she thought it was a horrible thing, at the end she realized she knows that she doesn't need to lie, she can speak the truth too. As you can see, Annabelle has changed a lot throughout the book. ]]> 2023-02-28 18:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2498430545 eradams03 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2498452557 The author, Lauren Wolk, used verbal irony to add some lightheartedness to a troubled situation. Annabelle and her family have been hiding Toby for a while, and it is getting challenging. After coming home from school, Annabelle heads inside. Wolk writes, "'Did you give Jordan some lunch?' At which my mother looked up, smiling. 'No, Annabelle. Your father asked him to help in the haymow all day, but we didn't invite him in at lunch time'" (Wolk 229). This immediately signifies how Annabelle's mother is a sarcastic person, but she also does this to help the tough issue by bringing some joy to it. This author used this type of irony to convey character traits and tone.]]> 2023-02-28 18:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2498452557 kctewell01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2499947224 My quote is, "Toby was again hiding in the bales when I returned to the loft," (Wolk 170). Considering they are in a barn, I can come to the conclusion that bales are hay stacks. In this scenario, bales has a neutral connotation.]]> 2023-03-01 17:56:26 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2499947224 kctewell01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2499952470 Wolf Hollow is set in 1943 sometime in fall. ]]> 2023-03-01 18:00:10 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2499952470 kctewell01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2501518638 In the book Wolf Hollow, I can infer that, eventually, the constable and all the towns people will figure out that Toby was Jordan. Annabelle puts "Jordan's" jacket into her own closet so that the bloodhounds will not find it, same with his gloves. Closer to the end of the book, even Aunt Lily finds out the truth and feels ashamed. Considering that, I believe the towns folks will make their way to the truth while seeking more into Betty's death.]]> 2023-03-02 18:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2501518638 elhatfield01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2501526331 In "Wolf Hollow," I can infer that Andy might have turned on Betty, and knows exactly what happened to her. In the book, Annabelle is the main character who is trying to get her friend Toby out of trouble, because mischievous Betty told everyone that Toby pushed her down a well, and then she died. Andy, who was best friends with Betty, knows exactly where she was and what she was doing the day before she was trapped in the well, and Annabelle thinks he might know more than people think he does. On page 225, Lauren Wolk writes, "If proving Toby innocent was the problem, then Andy was the answer. He knew everything - who had thrown the rock, who had strung the taut-wire, why Betty had gone to Cobb Hollow - all of it." I think that it is possible that Andy had pushed Betty into the well, because he simply had nothing against Toby in the first place. Based on evidence, I can infer that Andy will be able to prove Toby innocent after all, and that he might have been who pushed Betty down the well.]]> 2023-03-02 18:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2501526331 elhatfield01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2501548040 In the book, I can infer that Annabelle will be able to prove that Toby has never hurt Betty, and she will learn something that no one yet knows. A bully named Betty has fallen down a well and tells everyone that a man named Toby pushed her, but Annabelle knows that he didn't, but she needs evidence. The author writes, "... I needed to convince Andy that we already knew the truth that he had not yet told. I spent the rest of the day thinking about that. And by the time school ended, I had the beginnings of an idea" (Wolk 225), and it is clear that Annabelle thinks that she can get the truth out of Andy. As you can see, the author helps the reader infer that Annabelle is about to change something drastically in the story, and shift some people's perspectives on Toby.]]> 2023-03-02 18:27:47 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2501548040 elhatfield01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2501567512 In "Wolf Hollow," there is a stone in the middle of the woods that Annabelle likes to visit that shows symbolism in the story, and she calls it the Turtle Stone. The author writes, "The Turtle Stone sat at the center of the clearing like a great moon in a galaxy of yellow maple stars. It was a beautiful thing with quartz veins running deep through its hard, reddish shell" (Wolk 227). The author goes on to write how it is one of a kind in the woods, and no one knows why it is there. Annabelle reflects that she thinks it has a greater meaning than just being a pretty rock, and that it is an ancient stone with many memories. On the bottom of page 227 it says, "I ran my hand over the stone, expecting some suggestion of softness. Instead, the stone itself told me a thing or two about age and resilience, and the trees at the edge of the clearing quietly concurred." In conclusion, the author implies that the stone is more complex than it seems, and Annabelle finds it as something she can rely on, showing symbolism.]]> 2023-03-02 18:41:56 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2501567512 elhatfield01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2501953505 My interesting vocabulary quote is, "...when the peaches were in their brief blossom and the sun behind them made a rosy miasma of the orchard" (Wolk 26). After reading definitions of miasma, I can conclude that it means that the area had an unpleasant smell or fume. As you can see, the author adds to the imagery of the scene by saying that the blossoms put off a displeasing smell, which is a negative connotation.]]> 2023-03-03 01:29:37 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2501953505 elhatfield01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2501966468 My interesting vocabulary word from Wolf Hollow is obliged. After Toby returns to the barn after running away suddenly, he tells Annabelle that he came back because he felt bad that he never said goodbye to her, and Annabelle says, "You didn't need to feel obliged" (Wolk 246). After looking into the definition, I know that obliged means to feel the need to do something for someone. Based on evidence, I can conclude that Toby felt that he needed to properly say goodbye to Annabelle before running away from her, which gives a negative connotation, because Annabelle doesn't want him to feel that way.]]> 2023-03-03 01:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2501966468 elhatfield01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2501986490 In "Wolf Hollow," Annabelle feels very sympathetic and empathetic after a character named Betty dies. When Annabelle learns that the girl who bullied her at school has died, she feels guilty, but also very sympathetic. On pages 260 and 261, she puts herself in Betty's shoes while she was injured and trapped down in a well. The author writes, "I pictured Betty in the dark, cold, terrifying well, badly hurt. And dying all by herself." Annabelle is also very sympathetic about the terrible incident Betty had, and feels as though it was her fault that she was in the well for so long. The author writes, "I could've found her faster" (Wolk 260). All in all, Annabelle is very sympathetic as well as empathetic about Betty's circumstances, and feels even worse after she learns that Betty has died.]]> 2023-03-03 01:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2501986490 elhatfield01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2502007956 In the story, one of Annabelle's character vs society conflicts was that she knew the truth, but she couldn't ever do enough to make everyone else listen to it. The author writes, "And that there would be people that would never hear my one small voice, no matter what I had to say" (Wolk 228). As you can see, although Annabelle knows the truth about something that others don't, she is struggling with the fact that no one will listen to her, presenting a big conflict in the story.]]> 2023-03-03 02:18:20 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2502007956 elhatfield01 https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2502940238 In the story, my interesting vocabulary word is gumption. Annabelle has taken matters into her own hands, and while some of her family is mad, her grandfather isn't. The author writes, "Gumption's a good thing, if you ask me" (Wolk 237). After researching, I can conclude that gumption means to be independent and decide to do something all on your own. Based off of evidence, I can see that Annabelle's grandfather likes that Annabelle made a choice by herself, and he isn't angry, which makes it a positive connotation.]]> 2023-03-03 17:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/elhatfield01/4t1muaetfudcdht8/wish/2502940238