A Pictures of Hollis Woods

In my group which is Eva, Prachi, and Rin and we are reading A Pictures of Hollis Wood. I was the Discussion Director.

1. Why is Hollis Wood a mountain of trouble?
I said that she miss something and she moves around a lot
Prachi- She gets dizzy

2. How do you feel about Josie?
I said that she is nice and loving
Prachi- Nice, Funny, Kind, good with Fashion, and bad memory
Rin- Nice, Like by Hollis, and good at art

3. What is the Sargasso Sea?
I said it is a Bay
Prachi- It's a bay that Josie thinks it hers

4. Why does Hollis does not want to leave Josie?
I said love
Eva- Nice
Prachi- Comfortable with Josie
Rin- Both good love art

5. Predict the next part of the story
I said she is going to run away with Josie
Prachi- Hollis runs away with Josie

Bye 

Pictures of Hollis Woods- Vocabulary Enricher

My words: 

Pg.1 Paragraph (Par) 1- Dollop: A large,shapeless mass of something especially soft food

Pg.7 Par 1- Mangy: In poor condition

Pg. 7 Par 1- Glint: Give out or reflect small flashes of light

Pg. 9 Par 3- Filmy: Thin and Translucent 

Pg.22 Last Par- Kerosene: A light fuel oil

Pg. 26 Par 1- Meandered: A winding curve or bend at a river 

Pg. 30 Par 3- Trundled: Move or cause to move slowly 

Pg. 46 Par 2- Adobe: A kind of clay used as a building material   

Literature Circles

I am reading Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff. On literacy circles I was the illustrator. I drew a picture of the first chapter where Hollis is looking at her drawing with an x across it. She drew a family and her teacher put an x over it because she told the class to make a drawing and the object in the drawing should start with W. Hollis drew a family because it is a W for want.

Pictures of Hollis Woods-Connector

In the beginning of the book, we learn that Hollis Woods is an insecure, unstable girl who has no proper family and has fled every family her social agency has sent her to. We can relate this to the wider world, where people run away from their problems and never seem to fit in wherever they go. Another connection I noticed between the book and real life is when Hollis Woods recalls the time she spent at the Regans' home, and regrets running away from them, as they supported her and provided a safe and happy environment. People in school, at home and in the community regret their actions. Just like Hollis Woods, there are many misfortunate, unhappy kids who cannot find a proper home, who have no one to take care of them and long for a proper family and a normal life. In relation to many people in the world, Hollis is a very troublesome girl who always skips school and makes fake notes to excuse her from going to school. She is in need of a proper family who will support her and love her, and she struggles to fit in and remain in a family. 

Pictures of Hollis Woods 

Discussion Director

We started to read a book called Pictures of Hollis Woods. We read from chapter 1 to 4. The job that I chose to do was Discussion Director. Here are the five questions that I created:

1.  Who took care of Hollis Woods?

 The person who took care of Hollis is Josie Hills.

2.  What was Josie's job?

Josie was a retired art teacher but now she carves wood into a statue.

3.  What was Josie's habit/problem?
her habit was that she forgets things especially in speech.

4. What is Hollis' hobby?

Her hobby is drawing pictures of things that happen during her life.

5. What picture is Hollis still trying to draw?

She is still working on the piece of when she and Steven first met while playing chess.

Picture of Hollis Woods- Vocabulary En richer.

 smear - coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance.

 Dug -past participle of dig.

 Pursed up Lips - to contract into folds or wrinkles

gauge -

1. an instrument that measures and gives a visual display of the amount, level, or contents of something.

   
   

1. estimate or determine the amount, level, or volume of.

1. measure the dimensions of (an object) with a gauge.
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3. Squinting - looking at someone or something with one or both eyes partly closed in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light.
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5.  Lurched - make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements
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7.  Dusky - darkish in colour.
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      Earnest - resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction.

      Fractured- break or cause to break.

     Adobe- a kind of clay used as a building material.

     Mottled- mark with spots or smears of colour.

     Turret- a small tower on top of a larger tower or at the corner of a building or wall, typically of a castle.

     Muffle- wrap or cover.

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 With my  group we discussed these words and It seemed that not all of them were known. We were discussing In witch sentence were they used and how. My group members asked me Interesting questions that made me think and made me Improve for the future.