https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88 Robert Rong 4th period en-us 2021-01-04 20:36:21 UTC 2024-10-14 06:09:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3ad.png zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1053706332 I searched 8th grade books and found this book. I choose it specifically because I looked at the summary, and saw how this book had something to do with Shakespeare. Since the unit we are in right now is about Shakespeare, I felt like this book would be a good read.]]> 2021-01-04 20:51:16 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1053706332 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1053759659 The opening lines drops the reader into the setting of a middle school. The main character, Holling Hoodhood starts by introducing the problem that his teacher doesn't like him. Holling is confused because there are far worse students than him. This opening is good, because it hooks the readers by talking about the crazy things that a character named Doug Swieteck does.  ]]> 2021-01-04 21:17:14 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1053759659 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1058141128 This dialogue is about Holling going to his father for help, because Holling thinks that Mrs. Baker hates his guts. This is an important dialogue, because it shows how Holling's father cares more about reputation and his job than the family's personal problems.]]> 2021-01-06 03:37:09 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1058141128 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1061393919 Since the main character Holling doesn't go to church on Wednesday afternoons, he stays with his teacher Mrs. Baker.  On those Wednesday afternoons, Mrs. Baker gives Holling chores to do like cleaning chalkboard erasers. In addition, Mrs. Baker assigns Holling Shakespeare plays to read.  This is important because through reading these plays, Holling eventually learns life lessons from them. Holling then starts applying these lessons to deal with his father's expectations of him being an architect , and social problems.]]> 2021-01-06 23:16:09 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1061393919 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1065477075 Holling eventually learns to humanize Mrs. Baker and see her as a friend. One day, Mrs. Baker takes Holling on a field trip to see local architecture. This is important because it is the climax of the book. Through this field trip with Mrs. Baker, Holling sort of grew up in a way. He realizes that what his father says is wrong, and that there is more to life than money or status. Holling learned to understand the bigger picture in life.]]> 2021-01-07 23:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1065477075 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1065503476 Mrs. Baker's husband who is a marine in the Vietnam War finally comes back. home. This is important because it's the resolution of the book. We can see that Holling has matured a lot, and in result has real friends. He also created a strong bond with Mrs. Baker and sees her as a mentor and friend rather than an enemy.]]> 2021-01-07 23:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1065503476 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1065545439 An important theme in this book is that we can choose our own identities. In The Wednesday Wars,  Holling's father keeps pushing Holling to be the heir of  his architectural firm. Holling's father says that to be a man, you need to have power, money, and reputation. Through reading Shakespeare and going through experiences, Holling learns that he can choose his own identity and stands up to his father.]]> 2021-01-07 23:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1065545439 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1065600300 I think that the word chaplain is some sort of religious title. I can figure this out because of the words, "instead of the pastor at Saint Andrew's," A pastor is a religious leader, so if it's being compared to a chaplain, then a chaplain must have a similar meaning.]]> 2021-01-08 00:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1065600300 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1065808094 I think that the word clod means some sort of ancient clay from the earth. The words "earth" and "Mesozoic Era" shows that the word is something that came from the earth, and is pretty ancient, because it still "hadn't evolved out of the Mesozoic Era,"]]> 2021-01-08 02:08:48 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1065808094 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1065868622 This is a hyperbole. Holling is comparing Mrs. Baker's hatred for him with heat whiter than the sun. Which is definitely an exaggeration.]]> 2021-01-08 02:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1065868622 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1065889659 This is personification. There are rats chasing Holling, and Holling is using human emotions like hatred to describe the rats.]]> 2021-01-08 02:59:09 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1065889659 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1065908540 This is a simile. Holling describes himself walking down the halls of his school after saving his sister' life the same as, Macduff walking in wth Macduff's head. This metaphor is made because both Holling and Macduff did something heroic.]]> 2021-01-08 03:11:20 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1065908540 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1065923155 This is a simile. Mrs. Bigio says that Mai Thi is sitting like a queen, because she is a refugee from Vietnam. Mrs. Bigio feels like Mai Thi doesn't deserve to sit "like a queen", while American soldiers are fighting in the Vietnam War.  ]]> 2021-01-08 03:21:21 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1065923155 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1067004889 2021-01-08 14:03:51 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1067004889 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1067216144 These lines are really meaningful, because through the conversation with Mrs. Baker, Holling learns to humanize her more. More importantly, these lines show us that humans will prepare against something we can't prevent, but we do it to assure ourselves that if we prepare, then nothing bad will happen.]]> 2021-01-08 14:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1067216144 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1067694171 Holling's friend Doug Swieteck got beaten up because he refused to help his brother embarrass Holling. This line is meaningful, because it shows that Holling appreciates Doug and would do the same for him. ]]> 2021-01-08 16:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1067694171 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1067799405 The phrase "just swell" is used a lot by Holling. He often uses this phrase to respond to his father about how his day is. Holling says just swell even when he had a bad day. This phrase of Holling's is meaningful, because it shows that he realizes his father only really cares about his job and reputation, so Holling feels like it's pointless to express his emotions to him.]]> 2021-01-08 16:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1067799405 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1068330274 After Holling gets insulted his idol Micky Mantle, depression flows through him and Holling feels like something inside him is gone permanently. These lines are really powerful and meaningful, because they show that people's feelings are very valuable at times.


]]> 2021-01-08 18:48:03 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1068330274 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1068953158 These lines are really meaningful, because this is the moment where Holling understands what love is and how much a loved one means.]]> 2021-01-08 22:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1068953158 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1068964776 This is perhaps the most important dialogue in the book. Holling finally gets the strength to stand up to his father by telling him that he doesn't want to follow his footsteps. Instead, Holling wants to choose his own destiny.]]> 2021-01-08 22:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1068964776 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1068974816 This dialogue took place when Holling goes to find her sister who ran away from home despite his dad not wanting him to. This is an important piece of dialogue, because it shows how Holling has become a more caring and mature person.]]> 2021-01-08 22:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1068974816 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1069011696 Throughout this book, I can see that there are a lot of connections to Shakespeare's works. The characters Holling and Mr. Goldman's relationship is much like Prospero and Ariel from The Tempest. Which is funny because Mr. Goldman plays Prospero and Holling plays Ariel in a play. Holling was forced to participate in the play hosted by Mr. Goldman, just like how Ariel was forced to help Prospero. After Holling has finished performing the play, he is relieved of his duty, like how Ariel was freed by Prospero after completing tasks for him.
Link:
 https://www.thoughtco.com/ariel-in-the-tempest-2985274 ]]> 2021-01-08 23:09:11 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1069011696 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1069027974 Meryl Lee and Holling's relationship is much like Romeo and Juliet's. Holling and Meryl Lee are dating, but their dads are rivalries in the architecture business. They are similar to Romeo and Juliet, because Romeo and Juliet are lovers despite their families constantly feuding with each other.
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z8dxg82/revision/4#:~:text=In%20Romeo%20and%20Juliet%2C%20Shakespeare,Juliet%20Capulet%20fall%20in%20love.  ]]> 2021-01-08 23:25:06 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1069027974 zrong3 https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1069054363 I can make a connection to the character Julius Caesar from Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar. Holling is the best runner on the school's cross country team, so his teammates are intimidated by him and tries to sabotage him. Julius Caesar was the best Roman general, he conquered many territory. However, some of his comrades were intimidated by him so they wanted to murder him.
Link: https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/who-had-murdered-caesar-why-136111#:~:text=Caesar%20was%20killed%20by%20eight,and%20popularity%20with%20the%20people.]]> 2021-01-08 23:55:33 UTC https://padlet.com/zrong3/b7bjavuy6jedrz88/wish/1069054363