HootHoot

By: Carl HiaasenBy: Carl Hiaasen

The Big QuestionsThe Big Questions

• What motivates people to be bullies? What motivates people to be bullies? What can you do about a bully?What can you do about a bully?

• What are you willing to do to stand What are you willing to do to stand up for something you believe in? up for something you believe in?

• What environmental issues really What environmental issues really concern you? What can you do to concern you? What can you do to help prevent the issue?help prevent the issue?

Burrowing OwlsBurrowing Owls

• Some interesting links:Some interesting links:http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/burrowing_owl.php

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/burrowing_owl/id

Chapter 1 and 2- Chapter 1 and 2- • Foreshadowing – Foreshadowing refers to the clues Foreshadowing – Foreshadowing refers to the clues

an author provides to suggest what may happen an author provides to suggest what may happen later in the story. What might the presence of owls later in the story. What might the presence of owls at the construction site foreshadow?at the construction site foreshadow?

• Vocabulary - Vocabulary - • Vault - page 3 - He Vault - page 3 - He vaultedvaulted over the dog, crashed through over the dog, crashed through

a cherry hedge, and then disappeared from view.a cherry hedge, and then disappeared from view.• malicious - page 7 - I'm saying it's not technically malicious - page 7 - I'm saying it's not technically

vandalism. It's trespassing and vandalism. It's trespassing and malicious malicious mischief.mischief.• Accost - page 18 - It was the same answer he gave on the Accost - page 18 - It was the same answer he gave on the

school bus when Dana Matherson school bus when Dana Matherson accosted accosted him on his first him on his first day, and from then on Roy was "Tex" or "cowgirl" or Roy day, and from then on Roy was "Tex" or "cowgirl" or Roy Rogers-hardt".Rogers-hardt".

**Use context clues to guess the meaning of **Use context clues to guess the meaning of the word.the word.

Please list the important characters so far in the story. What Please list the important characters so far in the story. What do you know about them? What else can you tell me about do you know about them? What else can you tell me about the exposition of the story? The introduction, setting, the exposition of the story? The introduction, setting, conflict, etc….?conflict, etc….?

CharactersCharactersWrite the character's name on the line above the list that best describes the Write the character's name on the line above the list that best describes the

character.character.________________________ father works for the government________________________ father works for the government

snowboardssnowboardslikes to read comic bookslikes to read comic books

family moves a lotfamily moves a lot________________________ boy ________________________ boy

straw-blondstraw-blondwirywiry

nut brown skinnut brown skinfast runnerfast runnerno shoesno shoes

wore faded Miami Heat basketball jersey and dirty khaki shortswore faded Miami Heat basketball jersey and dirty khaki shorts________________________ police officer________________________ police officer

________________________ boy________________________ boyskateboardsskateboardsD studentD student

popular in schoolpopular in schoolgoofs around in classgoofs around in class

________________________ construction foreman________________________ construction foremanbald as a beach ballbald as a beach ball

beefy armsbeefy armscrankycranky

________________________ large boy________________________ large boybullybully

smokes cigarettessmokes cigarettes________________________ girl________________________ girl

tough soccer playertough soccer playerwild blond hairwild blond hair

wears red-framed eyeglasseswears red-framed eyeglasses      Leroy Branitt a.k.a. (also known asLeroy Branitt a.k.a. (also known as)) Curly David DelinkoRoy EberhardtDana Curly David DelinkoRoy EberhardtDana

MathersonRunning Boy - Mullet FingersGarrettBlond Girl - Beatrice  MathersonRunning Boy - Mullet FingersGarrettBlond Girl - Beatrice  

Chapters 3 and 4Chapters 3 and 4Vocabulary Word of the DayVocabulary Word of the Day

-leniency - page 28 - Roy thought it was a good -leniency - page 28 - Roy thought it was a good opportunity to renew his plea for opportunity to renew his plea for leniencyleniency..

-culprit - page 40 - He had a hunch that the -culprit - page 40 - He had a hunch that the culpritculprit (or culprits) intended something more serious than (or culprits) intended something more serious than juvenile pranks.juvenile pranks.

-errant -Page 49 - Nonetheless, Roy ran with his head -errant -Page 49 - Nonetheless, Roy ran with his head down and one arm upraised for deflection in case down and one arm upraised for deflection in case another another erranterrant ball came flying in his direction. ball came flying in his direction.

Perpetrators - Page 62 - "Because I wanted to catch Perpetrators - Page 62 - "Because I wanted to catch the the perpetratorsperpetrators," Officer Delinko replies.," Officer Delinko replies.

BullyingBullyingChapters 6 - 8Chapters 6 - 8

Journal– Write about an Journal– Write about an incident of bullying that incident of bullying that happened to you or that happened to you or that you witnessed. Tell what you witnessed. Tell what happened as a happened as a consequence of this act.consequence of this act.

More Vocabulary…. More Vocabulary….

Vocabulary Word of the DayVocabulary Word of the Day

vicinity - A nearby, surrounding, or adjoining region; a vicinity - A nearby, surrounding, or adjoining region; a neighborhood; district, areaneighborhood; district, area

Page 71 - Like all students, Beatrice the Bear lived in Page 71 - Like all students, Beatrice the Bear lived in the the vicinity vicinity of her school bus stop.of her school bus stop.

incentive - Something, such as the fear of punishment incentive - Something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward, that induces action or or the expectation of reward, that induces action or motivates effort; enticement, motivation, motivates effort; enticement, motivation, encouragement, reasonencouragement, reason

Page 85 - One Page 85 - One incentiveincentive to stay home was the to stay home was the weather.weather.

CliffhangerCliffhanger

• A cliffhanger is a device borrowed A cliffhanger is a device borrowed from serialized silent film in which an from serialized silent film in which an episode ends at a moment of great episode ends at a moment of great excitement. In a book it usually excitement. In a book it usually appears at the end of a chapter to appears at the end of a chapter to encourage the reader to continue on encourage the reader to continue on in the book. What is the cliffhanger in the book. What is the cliffhanger at the end of Chapter Six?at the end of Chapter Six?

Simile and PlotSimile and PlotCh’s 4 -6Ch’s 4 -6

• What is being compared in the following What is being compared in the following simile? “Roy just wanted to blend in simile? “Roy just wanted to blend in quietly and not be noticed, like a bug on quietly and not be noticed, like a bug on a riverbank.” Why is it better than saying, a riverbank.” Why is it better than saying, “Roy didn’t want to be noticed”? “Roy didn’t want to be noticed”?

• Plot refers to the story events in the order Plot refers to the story events in the order that they occur. In this story, there are that they occur. In this story, there are two parallel plot lines. What are these two parallel plot lines. What are these two stories? two stories?

VocabularyVocabularygird gird

Idiom:Idiom:gird (up) (one's) loinsgird (up) (one's) loins

To summon up one's inner resources in preparation for action. Page 109 - To summon up one's inner resources in preparation for action. Page 109 - When he heard Dana bellow, Roy closed his eyes and When he heard Dana bellow, Roy closed his eyes and girdedgirded himself for himself for the worst.the worst.

forge - To give form or shape to, especially by means of careful effortforge - To give form or shape to, especially by means of careful effort

Page 116 - Long before his mother sent him away for the last time, the boy Page 116 - Long before his mother sent him away for the last time, the boy and his stepsister had and his stepsister had forgedforged a quiet alliance. a quiet alliance.

subterranean - Page 130 - Curly was afraid that the moccasins were lurking subterranean - Page 130 - Curly was afraid that the moccasins were lurking nearby in some secret nearby in some secret subterranean subterranean den, waiting for darkness before den, waiting for darkness before they slithered out to begin their deadly hunt.they slithered out to begin their deadly hunt.

rabies - An acute, infectious, often fatal viral disease of most warm-blooded rabies - An acute, infectious, often fatal viral disease of most warm-blooded animals, especially wolves, cats, and dogs, that attacks the central animals, especially wolves, cats, and dogs, that attacks the central nervous system and is transmitted by the bite of infected animals.nervous system and is transmitted by the bite of infected animals.

Page 149 - "We've got him on I.V. antibiotics and he's doing pretty well," Dr. Page 149 - "We've got him on I.V. antibiotics and he's doing pretty well," Dr. Gonzalez said in a low voice, "but unless we find those dogs, he'll need a Gonzalez said in a low voice, "but unless we find those dogs, he'll need a series of series of rabiesrabies injections. Those are no fun." injections. Those are no fun."

Figurative LanguageFigurative Language

Carl Hiaason uses figurative language in his writing. Similes are Carl Hiaason uses figurative language in his writing. Similes are figures of speech in which two essentially unlike things are figures of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by compared, often in a phrase introduced by likelike or or asas. Some . Some example of example of similessimiles in the book in the book HootHoot are: are:

Page 100 - He had quickness and brains on his side, but Dana was Page 100 - He had quickness and brains on his side, but Dana was big enough to crush him like a grapebig enough to crush him like a grape..

Page 102 - It was amazing how rapidlyPage 102 - It was amazing how rapidly schools emptied after schools emptied after the final bell, as if someone pulled the plug under a the final bell, as if someone pulled the plug under a giant whirlpoolgiant whirlpool..

Hiaason also uses idioms. An idiom is an expression or phrase Hiaason also uses idioms. An idiom is an expression or phrase whose meaning can not be understood by its literal meaning. An whose meaning can not be understood by its literal meaning. An example may be found on page 104 of example may be found on page 104 of HootHoot. - It was because of . - It was because of him that the spray-painting fiasco had made the newspaper and him that the spray-painting fiasco had made the newspaper and gotten Curly into hot watergotten Curly into hot water with Mother Paula's company. with Mother Paula's company.

Meaning Meaning get (someone) into hot water be in hot water - if someone is in get (someone) into hot water be in hot water - if someone is in hot water, people are angry with them and they are likely to be hot water, people are angry with them and they are likely to be punished.punished.

Find other similes and idioms in Chapters 9-10.Find other similes and idioms in Chapters 9-10.

SimilesSimiles

Page 105 - "No offense, but you're nutty as a fruitcake."Page 105 - "No offense, but you're nutty as a fruitcake."

Page 108 - The janitorial closet smelled pungently of bleach and Page 108 - The janitorial closet smelled pungently of bleach and cleaning solvents. Inside, it was almost as black as night.cleaning solvents. Inside, it was almost as black as night.

Page 109 - His arms were pinned to his sides and his legs dangled as Page 109 - His arms were pinned to his sides and his legs dangled as limply as a rag doll's.limply as a rag doll's.

Page 109 - He lay there helplessly, like a turtle that had been flipped on Page 109 - He lay there helplessly, like a turtle that had been flipped on its back.its back.

Page 110 - Maybe Mr. Ryan had overheard the sounds of the struggle; Page 110 - Maybe Mr. Ryan had overheard the sounds of the struggle; he was plenty strong enough to hoist Dana like a bale of alfalfa.he was plenty strong enough to hoist Dana like a bale of alfalfa.

Page 113 - Roy removed a box of gauze, a roll of white adhesive tape, Page 113 - Roy removed a box of gauze, a roll of white adhesive tape, and a tube of antibiotic ointment that looked like barbecue sauce.and a tube of antibiotic ointment that looked like barbecue sauce.

Page 121 - Roy held the package of meat on his lap, covering it with Page 121 - Roy held the package of meat on his lap, covering it with both arms like a fullback protecting a football.both arms like a fullback protecting a football.

  

IdiomsIdioms

Page 109 - When he heard Dana bellow, Roy closed his eyes and girded Page 109 - When he heard Dana bellow, Roy closed his eyes and girded himself for the worst.himself for the worst.

Page 113 - Mrs. Eberhardt fell for the whole yarn.Page 113 - Mrs. Eberhardt fell for the whole yarn.

Chapter 9 -12Chapter 9 -12

• Dramatic Irony – This device is often Dramatic Irony – This device is often used in plays. It refers to a situation used in plays. It refers to a situation in which one character is unaware of in which one character is unaware of something that the other characters something that the other characters know. What is ironic about Mrs. know. What is ironic about Mrs. Eberhardt’s conversation with Officer Eberhardt’s conversation with Officer Delinko when he bring Roy home? Delinko when he bring Roy home?

Chapter 1 -12 QuizChapter 1 -12 Quiz**Please study your **Please study your

notes**notes**•Review Vocabulary – Synonyms, Review Vocabulary – Synonyms,

antonyms, analogies, definitions, antonyms, analogies, definitions, context clues. context clues.

•Review the terms we have gone Review the terms we have gone over so far as literary devices. over so far as literary devices.

•Please review tone, mood, and Please review tone, mood, and author’s style, and different author’s style, and different character types. character types.