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- The protagonist in most novels features the main character or “good guy”. The protagonist of our novel is Holling Hoodhood, a grade seven student at Camillo Junior High on Long Island. Think back on some of your favorite characters from past novels you have read or movies you’ve seen. What do you think makes for an especially interesting protagonist?
- What unfortunate circumstance got Holling and Mrs. Baker off on the wrong foot at the start of school in September?
- Why do you think it was important for Mr. Hoodhood that they have the Perfect House?
- What proof do we have in the first chapter that Holling wasn't a real brave, macho guy?
- Why do you suppose Holling never mentions the first name of Doug Swieteck's brother, but always refers to him simply as Doug Swieteck's brother?
1. I think what makes a good protagonist is making sure he or she is strong brave and honest, and because a protagonist is the main character so he needs to be good.
ReplyDelete2. I think what got Mrs. Baker and Holling off on the wrong foot is that Holling lives in the center of the town so he is not Jewish or Italian, so Mrs. Baker has to stay at school on Wednesdays so that Holling is not alone.
3. I think it is important that Mr.Hoodhood has the perfect house because he is an architect so if his house looks like it is made good than it will make his work look better.
4. The proof that Holling is not a real macho, brave guy is that when he is playing soccer he does not want to face Doug’s brother so he trips him instead, but Holling still gets hurt on his foot.
5. I think he does not mention Doug’s brothers’ name because maybe he cannot pronounce it or Doug’s brother does not like being called his real name because it is embarrassing.
Jasleen
Wow, excellent ideas, Jasleen. I like your answer to number 5 - you show that you can infer (read between the lines).
Delete1 I think a good protagonist is someone who is smart and challenges themselves.
ReplyDelete2 Each half of the class goes to a church on Wednesday and Ms. Baker likes that because she is alone for the afternoon. But Holling stays in the class and that annoys Ms. Baker.
3 Mr. Hoodhood want a perfect house because he is an architect and he doesn't like messes.
4 we know that Holling isn’t very brave because he wouldn't try to get the ball from Doug Swieteck’s brother in soccer.
5 I think that Holling never says his name because Doug's brother is a big and mean kid and Holling is afraid.
Ethan
1.I think that a good protagonist is trouble, tries to be honest, brave, smart and challenging.
ReplyDelete2.I think because of Holling living in the center town, he isn’t Jewish or Italian, so she needs to stay with him on Wednesdays is the reason that made a bad connection between Holling and Mrs. Baker.
3.I think it was important for Mr. Hoodhood for his house to be perfect because he is an architect, and he might think that a perfect home is a good example of his job.
4.The proof for Holling not being a really brave and strong macho guy, because he is afraid of Doug Swieteck’s brother.
5.I think Holling doesn’t call Doug’s brother by his name because maybe he is afraid to say it (because Doug’s brother doesn’t want anyone to say it, and if someone did, maybe he might give that person a piece of his mind), or maybe it’s just uncomfortable for him to call him by his name.
Faith
1. I think an interesting protagonist would be a villain but you’d see him as a good guy until the end and you realize he is actually a villain.
ReplyDelete2. Holling Hood Hood and Ms. Baker got off on the wrong foot because they have to meet on Wednesdays because Holling is not Jewish or Italian. He is neither because he lives in the middle of town.
3. I think it is important to Mr. Hood Hood to have a perfect house because he owns a company that does architecture and if someone pulls up to their house and it looks horrible then they won’t want the person who lives there to design their house.
4. We have proof because he didn’t stand up to Doug Swieteck`s brother in the soccer.
5. I think he does not say Doug Swieteck`s brothers name because Holling doesn’t know his name.
Rylan
1 I liked these protagonists: Katniss from the hunger games, Percy Jackson and Annabeth from Percy Jackson and the Olympians and Kira from gathering blue. I think that an interesting protagonist is exciting, with a little bit of humor.
ReplyDelete2 the reason that Ms. Baker and Holling got off on the wrong foot was that because Holling did not go to any religious school on Wednesday afternoon so Ms. Baker would have to stay with him and teach him, while she would rather be doing other things.
3. I think that it was important for Hollings father to have the perfect house because he is an architect and everything about his house and he might want to make sure that he makes a good impression on the companies that he might be offering his business to, such as Ms. Baker’s families company.
4. I think that Holling is not a brave macho guy because he is very scared of Ms. Baker and Doug’s brother. When they were playing soccer, Holling was afraid to block Doug’s brother but he finally tripped him.5. I think that Holling never says Doug’s brother’s name because maybe he does not know it and, as we have seen in previous chapters, he defiantly does not have the courage to ask him it.
Jaden B.
1. I think an interesting character should be exciting, and also a little bit of a rule breaker, to give the story excitement. Some of my favourite characters are from the Heroes of Olympus series, because they are so daring and exciting. Holling is a very interesting protagonist, in my opinion.
ReplyDelete2. Holling had to go to school on Wednesday, unlike everybody else, which meant Mrs. Baker had to stay there with him on Wednesdays, instead of doing something fun.
3. I think it was important for Holling to have the perfect house because he is an architect, and his house looks good, then people will take him seriously as an architect.
4. The proof that Holling is not brave and macho is that he does not want to get hurt by Doug’s brother so he tries to hurt Doug’s brother but he hurts himself instead.
5. I think Holling never mentions the name of Doug’s brother because everyone is afraid of him, and they don’t dare to say his name.
Ella
1. I think that a protagonist without a perfect life is very important because then when they become let’s say a superhero their life changes completely.
ReplyDelete2. The uncomfortable circumstance that Mrs. Baker and Holling get off to is Holling isn’t Jewish or Roman Catholic so he doesn’t go to another school on Wednesday afternoons.
3. I think it’s important for Mr. Hoodhood that his house is perfect because since he is an architect so he wants his house to be presentable so more
People will buy his company’s stuff.
5. I think that Holling calls Doug Swietex’s brother Doug Swietex’s brother because he might have a rude name.
Holling isn’t a very brave macho guy because when he played soccer he pretty much ran the whole time
Graham :0
Great answer to number 3, Graham.
Delete1. A few things that make a good protagonist are a sense of humor and they have to have an enemy that will do anything just to make them mad. I also love if they have an odd family that humiliates them in any way they can!
ReplyDelete2. The thing that got Mrs. Baker and Holling is that he is prespeterian and only goes to church on Sunday unlike the other kids who go Wednesday afternoons. So Mrs. Baker has to stay with Holling well the other kids are out.
3. It is very important that Mr. Hoodhood has a perfect house cause he works for a contracting company and has to make a good example for his customers.
4. Some of the proof that Holling isn’t really brave is that he was very scared of Doug switecks brother in the soccer game he was invited (forced) to play and let Doug Switecks brother charge right at him but Holling ended up winning.
5. I think that he prefer calling Doug switecks brother, Doug switecks brother because he doesn’t know his name.
samantha
1. I think what makes a good or interesting protagonist is when they have a problem that can’t be solved but they keep on with their lives and after a while it goes away.
ReplyDelete2. The unfortunate circumstance that got Holling and Mrs. Baker off on the wrong foot in the beginning of school in September was that Holling had no religion so he would have to be with Mrs. Baker on Wednesday afternoons.
3. I think it was important that Mr. Hoodhood had the perfect house because the Hoodhood company was being chosen out of three companies to do an architect on a company and get paid lots of money.
4. We knew that Holling wasn’t a brave Macho guy in the first chapter because when Doug Swieteck’s brother asked to play a game outside and the positions they were in Holling had to stop Doug’s brother and he got scared so he moved to the side.
5. I think Holling refers to Doug’s brother as Doug Swieteck’s brother because maybe he doesn’t know his name or maybe Doug’s brother threatened him to not say it cause maybe his name is embarrassing.
~Carter
1. I think a protagonist is a challenging hardcore person who is brave.
ReplyDelete2. I think Holling Hoodhood and Mrs. Baker got off on the wrong foot because I don’t think Mrs. Baker wanted to stay with Hoodhood every Wednesdays!
3. I think it is important that Mr. Hood hoods house is perfect because he is an architect and he wants other companies to think he’s the best architect.
4. I think Holling is not a brave macho guy because he is scared of Mrs. Backer and Doug Swieteck’s brother and because he was trying to stay far away from Doug Swieteck’s brother in the soccer game.
5. I think Holling never says Doug Swieteck’s brothers name maybe because he is afraid of it or maybe Doug Swieteck’s brother would beat Holling up if he said it.
-Kai D
1. I think what makes an interesting protagonist is for the protagonist needs to have a wide perspective of things.
ReplyDelete2. The unfortunate circumstance that got Holling and Mrs. Baker in the wrong foot is that Mrs. Baker realized while half of the kids in the class on Wednesday at 1:45 sharp either went to Hebrew school at Temple Beth-EI, and, at 1:55 the other half went to Catechism at Saint Adelbert. Holling was a Presbyterian so he didn’t go anywhere on Wednesday afternoon so he was stuck alone with Mrs. Baker while everybody else in his class was elsewhere.
3. I think it was important that Holling had a ‘perfect house’ because his father was an architect, and his father wanted everything perfect. You can say that Hollings dad is sort of a neat freak.
4. You know that Holling isn’t a real brave, macho guy because he said in the book that he never ever tried to do something like a prank to the teachers and that he stayed as far away as he could from Doug Swieteck. Also when Holling went to play soccer with Doug Swieteck’s brother and some other kids he was too afraid of getting hurt or anything so he didn’t dare take the ball.
5. I think Holling never mentions his name because maybe hardly anybody knew his name or that Doug Swieteck’s brother doesn’t like it when somebody says his name so Holling was afraid to say his Doug Swieteck’s because he doesn’t want to be beat up.
angela
1. I think a good protagonist is someone who is brave but gets into trouble, smart, funny and challenging.
ReplyDelete2. Holling had to go to school all day on Wednesdays, he was the only one in Ms. Bakers class on Wednesdays because of that Ms. Baker also had to stay with him on Wednesdays. But if he wasn’t there she could have done something else and have that part of the day off.
3. I think that it was important for Mr. Hoodhood to have a perfect house because he was an architect so if he had a nice, clean house then it may make his work look better. Also because he hated messes.
4. We have proof that Holling isn’t very brave because in soccer he wouldn’t get the ball from Doug’s brother.
5. Maybe Holling won’t say Doug’s brother’s name because he can’t pronounce it or maybe Doug’s brother hates being called his real name.
Lexi
1. The best main characters are Brave, exiting and foolish and the character leads into very interesting situations in the future.
ReplyDelete2. Mrs. Baker started on the wrong foot because every Wednesday she had to stay here because, Holling lives in the middle of the town and that means he doesn’t go to a culture school
3. I think Mr. Hoodhood needs the perfect house because, if he wants to be the designer of Mrs. Baker’s house so he thinks that the neater his house is the more of a chance to design Mrs. Baker’s house.
4. Holling is not macho because, He needed someone else to open his own desk,
5. Two reasons I think why Holling only refers to Doug Swieteck's brother as Doug Swieteck's brother. Number one maybe he is afraid of Doug Swieteck's brother, Number two maybe he just doesn’t know Doug Swieteck's brothers name.
Alex
1. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or “good guy”. The protagonist of our novel is Holling Hoodhood, a grade seven student at Camillo Junior High on Long Island. Think back on some of your favorite characters from past novels you have read or movies you’ve seen. What do you think makes for an especially interesting protagonist?
ReplyDelete2. What unfortunate circumstance got Holling and Mrs. Baker off on the wrong foot at the start of school in September?
3. Why do you think it was important for Mr. Hoodhood that they have the Perfect House?
4. What proof do we have in the first chapter that Holling wasn't a real brave, macho guy?
5. Why do you suppose Holling never mentions the first name of Doug Swieteck's brother, but always refers to him simply as Doug Swieteck's brother?
1. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or “good guy”. The protagonist of our novel is Holling Hoodhood, a grade seven student at Camillo Junior High on Long Island. Think back on some of your favorite characters from past novels you have read or movies you’ve seen. What do you think makes for an especially interesting protagonist?
ReplyDelete2. What unfortunate circumstance got Holling and Mrs. Baker off on the wrong foot at the start of school in September?
3. Why do you think it was important for Mr. Hoodhood that they have the Perfect House?
4. What proof do we have in the first chapter that Holling wasn't a real brave, macho guy?
5. Why do you suppose Holling never mentions the first name of Doug Swieteck's brother, but always refers to him simply as Doug Swieteck's brother?
Gavin
1. The protagonist in most novels features the main character or “good guy”. The protagonist of our novel is Holling Hoodhood, a grade seven student at Camillo Junior High on Long Island. Think back on some of your favorite characters from past novels you have read or movies you’ve seen. What do you think makes for an especially interesting protagonist? I think a good protagonist makes it in most novels to express the main character or good guy.
ReplyDelete2. What unfortunate circumstance got Holling and Mrs. Baker off on the wrong foot at the start of school in September? Holling got off to a bad start because he is presmiterinen.
3. Why do you think it was important for Mr. Hoodhood that they have the Perfect House? I think it was important to have the perfect house because his father wanted to keep everything neat.
4. What proof do we have in the first chapter that Holling wasn't a real brave, macho guy? Are proof is that Holling Hoodhood was scared.
5. Why do you suppose Holling never mentions the first name of Doug Swieteck's brother, but always refers to him simply as Doug Swieteck's brother? He describes Doug Swieteck's I think he does that because he sound tough
Adam
1. I think that an interesting protagonist should be someone who gets into weird situations and is entertaining to hear about.
ReplyDelete2. Holling and Mrs. Baker got on the wrong foot because she thought all the kids on Wednesday afternoon would go to a school, that would represent their religion, but Holling moved to town so he didn’t know about any of the other kids religion, and Mrs. Hunter wanted to be able to leave on Sunday afternoons but instead she was stuck with him.
3. I think that Mr. Hoodhood tries to have the perfect house because he does not want anything to get wrecked because his furniture is very expensive.
4. We know Holling is not very brave because he stays away from people who prank teachers and in soccer was too afraid to get the soccer ball from Doug’s big brother.
5. I think Holling doesn’t say Doug’s brothers name because maybe it’s an embarrassing name.
Hailey
1. 1. I think what makes for an especially interesting protagonist when they are different and make things unexpected.
ReplyDelete2. 2. Unfortunate circumstance got Holling and Mrs. Baker off on the wrong foot at the start of school in September because Holling was the person that lived in the inside of the two neighborhoods of houses so he had to go to school with Mrs. Baker on Wednesday. (all the neighborhoods go to different houses on Wednesday ).
3. 3. It was important for Mr. Hoodhood that they have the Perfect House because his job was an architect.
4. 4. The proof from in the first chapter that Holling wasn't a real brave, macho guy was that he doesn’t want to face Doug Swietecks brother.
5. 5. I suppose Holling never mentions the first name of Doug Swieteck's brother, but always refers to him simply as Doug Swieteck's brother because he does not know it and maybe the author wanted it to be a mastery.
Jenna M
1. I think a protagonist with a sense of humor and an adventurous side is a great character for a book or movie.
ReplyDelete2. The circumstance that got Holling and Mrs. Baker off the wrong foot was when Holling has to stay with Mrs. Baker on Wednesdays longer because he doesn’t go to church on Wednesdays instead he goes on Sundays so instead of church he stays with Mrs. Baker.
3. I think it’s important to have the perfect house for Mr. Hoodhood because he is an architect so people who want a house will come to him and he’ll get more business.
4. The proof that’s Holling isn’t a macho man in the first chapter is that he is scared of Doug Swietecks brother because he hit him when they were playing soccer.
5. I think that Holling never says Doug Swietecks brothers name because maybe he doesn’t like when people say his name.
1. I think a protagonist with a sense of humor and an adventurous side is a great character for a book or movie.
ReplyDelete2. The circumstance that got Holling and Mrs. Baker off the wrong foot was when Holling has to stay with Mrs. Baker on Wednesdays longer because he doesn’t go to church on Wednesdays instead he goes on Sundays so instead of church he stays with Mrs. Baker.
3. I think it’s important to have the perfect house for Mr. Hoodhood because he is an architect so people who want a house will come to him and he’ll get more business.
4. The proof that’s Holling isn’t a macho man in the first chapter is that he is scared of Doug Swietecks brother because he hit him when they were playing soccer.
5. I think that Holling never says Doug Swietecks brothers name because maybe he doesn’t like when people say his name.
Isabela
1. I think of aslan the protector of Naria he is a magical lion and lives and protects Naria.
ReplyDelete2. He and Mrs. Baker hated his guts because he didn’t do anything wrong to Mrs. Bakers to his guts
3. Because there dad is house designer and that’s why they have the perfect house
4. He was is not brave because he stay away from people that do pranks and is a bit scared from Doug’s brother.
5. I think his scared of saying Dougs big brothers name maybe its just wreid to say it
who are you
Delete1. One thing that makes a good protagonist is a protagonist that gets into tricks and mischief.
ReplyDelete2. Mrs. Baker hates Holling’s guts because she has to stay with him on Wednesdays; while all the other kids are at churches learning about their cultures.
3. I think it was important for Mr. Hoodhood that they have the Perfect House because he most likely has obsessive compulsive disorder.
4. In the first chapter
5. Holling isn’t a real brave, macho guy because he is afraid of Doug Swieteck and Doug Swieteck's brother and Mrs. Baker because his dad wants him to be good so that hoodhood and associates (his company) would be the company who Baker sporting emporium would choose to ask for renovation.
6. Holling never mentions the first name of Doug Swieteck's brother because he is scared; Doug Swieteck's brother is like saying he who must not be named, for holling.
-Noor
1. I think of aslan the protector of Naria he is a magical lion and lives and protects Naria.
ReplyDelete2. He and Mrs. Baker hated his guts because he didn’t do anything wrong to Mrs. Bakers to his guts
3. Because there dad is house designer and that’s why they have the perfect house
4. He was is not brave because he stay away from people that do pranks and is a bit scared from Doug’s brother.
5. I think his scared of saying Dougs big brothers name maybe its just wreid to say it
1.I think a good protagonist would be someone that is smart, brave, and he or she has a great personality.
ReplyDelete2.I think what got Miss. Baker and Holling off to the start at September is because every Wednesday Hood Hood and Holling would meet because Holling was not Italian or Jewish.
3.I think it is important for Mr. Hood Hood to have a perfect house because he has a good job and his job is architecture and if say he lived in a not so good house people won’t want to know who lives in the house or designs the house.
4.The proof that Holling is not a real macho brave guy because they were playing soccer, and he does not want to face Doug Swieteck’s brother.
5. I think Holling never mentions Doug Swieteck’s brother because he might be scared if and Doug’s brother probably doesn’t like people knowing his name so he might threaten to kill him.
Jake
1. I think a good protagonist is a character that has not a lot of fear and is strong and brave.
ReplyDelete2. That Holling had to stay on Wednesday and she had to stay at school.
3. I think it is because his dad is a contractor.
4. Because he thought that Ms. Baker hated his guts.
5. I think because his name is a bad name and nobody should no.
Dafydd
1 I think that a good protagonist makes a good book and an interesting story
ReplyDelete2 What got them on the wrong foot was at their school the kids come from two different types of cultures. At reses the two types of cultures would go to different schools for a little bit but when the cultures go. Halling hoodhood would haft to stay because he’s in a different culture he comes from a different culture and that means Mrs. Baker hast to stay with holling hoodhood and Ms. Baker doesn’t like it.
3 It was important because his dad was an architect.
4 I think that holling wasn’t a big macho guy because he wasn’t telling Ms. Baker the truth or what was going on or he didn’t step up and tell the truth how she was treating him .
5 I think his name is too hard to pronounce his name so he just calls him Doug swieteck`s brother.
brendan