Wednesday Wars - Cream Puffs and Chalk Dust
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- Personification is giving human qualities to something that is not human. Here's an example from Chapter One: The hair on his chest leaped over the neck of his T-shirt. Describe how the hair is personified in this example.
- Many authors enjoy using alliteration – a literary device where the author repeats the same sound at the beginning of several words. Here's one such example:from Chapter One: … my father had it painted perfectly...Using your imagination, create your own examples of alliteration from the following topics. Each example must contain a minimum of three words: Chalk erasers; The sound a rattlesnake might make; Cream puffs.
- Why did Mrs Baker offer Holling a cream puff after he had finished his chore?
- In what ways in this Chapter did Mrs Baker show kindness towards Holling? How did Holling react? Why?
1. The hair is personified because it is made come alive and it is moving so it is personified.
ReplyDelete2. My mom made mac and cheese. This is my alliteration
3. Mrs. Baker might have offered Holling a cream puff because maybe he was being helpful or maybe she was feeling kind.
4. In this chapter Mrs. Baker showed kindness to Holling by offering him a cream puff and also smiling at him. Holling reacted by thinking Mrs. Baker was planning something to hurt him.
jasleen
1 The hair is jumping like a human can.
ReplyDelete2 Chalk erasers whiten words. A rattlesnake will rattle its tough tail. Cream puffs are filled with frosting.
3 Mrs. Baker offered Holling a cream puff because it was chalky.
4 Mrs. Baker was kind by giving Holling a cream puff. Holling thought it was a lie because she doesn’t like him very much.
Ethan
I like your answer to question one, Ethan: that's exactly what personification is - likening something not living to a person.
Delete1. The hair on his chest leaped over the neck of his T-shirt means he might be scared.
ReplyDelete2. She sells sea sells down by the sea shore.
3. Mrs. Baker offer Holling a cream puff after he had finished his chore because she might have put something bad in it so Holling would eat it.
4. Mrs. Baker show kindness towards Holling by letting him have the cream puff Holling thought yes Holling yes he reacted by not eating the cream puff .
Tayson
1. The hair is personified by expressing that the person with the hair was surprised or frightened.
ReplyDelete2. The chalk dust from the chalk erasers made me sneeze snow because the chalk dust looked like snow.
3. I think Mrs. Baker offered a creampuff to Holling because she wanted to show Holling that she’s not an ‘evil’ person
4. Mrs. Baker showed kindness to Holling by offering a cream puff to him for his hard work and Holling thought she was pulling a trick on him because the other kids would eventually find out and would make Holling pay because Mrs. Baker never offered them any.
angela
1. They are saying that he is scared or frightened so “the hair on his neck jumped over his t-shirt.”
ReplyDelete2. For chalk erasers mine is: chalk erasers dust dirt off the boards
For the sound a rattle snake might make is: hic, hiss are the sounds a rattle snake might make.
For cream puffs mine is: delicious, delightful puffy and perfect cream puffs.
3. I think that Holling might have thought that she was doing it because maybe she knew that there was chalk dust on them but I think she was doing it to show him that she was not the nasty person that he thought she was.
4. Ms. Baker showed kindness towards Holling by offering a cream puff to him and Hollings reaction was shock and maybe a little bit of delight. He reacted this way because he thought that she was a mean nasty person that hated his guts.
5. Jaden
1. the hair is personified to make it sound like it is jumping over his t-shirt.
ReplyDelete2. chalk erasers make a mess when you hit them tighter, the sound a rattlesnake might make is a rattle rattle, the cream puffs make some of the people in Hollings class want to kill him.
3. Mrs. Baker offered Holling a cream puff because he did a lot of work.
4. Mrs. Baker showed kindness to Holing by giving him a cream puff, and she bought Holling the 24 cream puffs when he brought in 5 cream puffs. Holling reacted be thinking that she was planning something huge. He thought that because at the binging of the book he thought that Mrs. Baker hated his guts.
Dawson
1. They made the hair personified because hair cannot leap but they said leap over his t-shirt.
ReplyDelete2. The chalk erasers exploded white chalk. The sound a rattle snake might make when slithering sneakily through the grass. The cream puffs with perfect powdered sugar gleamed in the afternoon sun.
3. I think she offered him a cream puff because she had heard the threats and wanted him to have to buy 25 cream puffs.
4. Ms. Baker showed him kindness by buying 25 cream puffs after Calaba and Sycorrax ate the cream puffs Holling had bought. Holling reacted by being suspicious because she had never done anything good for him before.
Rylan
1. The hair is personified because the sentence is acting as if the hair is alive.
ReplyDelete2. The chalk erasers exploded everybody. The sound a rattlesnake might make spiders scramble sneakily. Cream puffs smell super sweet.
3. Mrs. Baker offered Holling a cream puff after his chore because she was being nice to him for a change so he would maybe be nicer to her.
4. Mrs. Baker was being nice to him because she let him stop doing chores and gave him a creampuff. Holling acted suspicious.
Graham
i think what he meant by The hair on his chest leaped over the neck of his T-shirt is an expressing that he was scared.
ReplyDeletethe chalk erasers extended through the air.
Mrs Baker offered holling a cream puff because she was pleased with him.
Mrs Baker showed kindness by offering him a cream puff and he just though maybe she will give me another one.
~Trysta
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Delete1. The hair is personified to sound like it is moving or jumping
ReplyDelete2. Chalk erasers make messy messes; the sound a rattlesnake might make will worry Wilbur; cream puffs make Martha mad.
3. Mrs. Baker offered Holling a cream puff after he finished his chore because she knew he was accidentally do something bad to them and he wouldn’t eat it.
4. Mrs. Baker showed kindness to Holling by offering him a cream puff. Holling thought this meant Mrs. Baker was planning something, because he thought she hated him.
Ella
1. The hair is personification because it makes the hair come alive.
ReplyDelete2. My family has bountiful beds.
3. Mrs. Baker offer Holling a cream puff after he had finished his chore because she had seen the chock get on them.
4. She gave him a cream puff when he was done his job.
Gavin
1. When he said the hair looked like it was leaping over his chest I think he meant that it looked somewhat alive and moving.
ReplyDelete2. My wonderful teacher made me pound chalk board erasers outside every Wednesday afternoon. The sound of the babies rattle sounded like a rattle snake might make. The baker down the street made the most exquisite cream puffs you will ever taste.
3. I think Mrs. Baker gave Holling a cream puff after his chore cause she knew that there was chalk dust on it or over heard all the threats from his class mates.
4. I think Mrs. Baker showed him kindness by not telling the principal that Holling freed the rats, Holling seemed
samantha
1.The hair on his chest leaped over the neck of his T-shirt means that he is frightened.
ReplyDelete2.Chalk erasers spread the chalk dusts; the sound of Billie’s rattlesnakes scares me the most in snakes; my cream puffs are the best out of the other cream puffs.
3.I think Mrs. Baker gave Holling a cream puff after he finished all his chores because maybe she wanted Holling to not get along with his classmates.
4.Mrs. Baker gave Holling a cream puff, and Holling reacted nervously and suspiciously because he is thinking that Mrs. Baker has some evil plan towards him.
Faith
1. The hair is personified to sound like its jumping over his t-shirt.
ReplyDelete2. The chalk erasers turn white. Cream puffs filling are like icing. Rattle snakes have rattles in their tails.
3. Maybe because he was doing a really good job so he got one, or maybe she thought there was too many so she would share one for all his hard work.
4. She gave him a cream puff, because he got chalk dust on them he throws it away. She let him read a good poetry book, so he thought that she never read it but then she knew what he was talking about when he tried to combined two sentences together so he thought it was even more evil then he gave her credit for.
Lexi
1. The hair is personified in that example because it says the hair came out over the shirt and the shirt is not human but the hair is so it is personified.
ReplyDelete2. The chalk erasers were bought many months ago.
They turned the clock and it talked tick tick tick tick tick.
They puffed plump in the oven.
3. Mrs. Baker offered Holling a cream puff after he did his chore because maybe she knew that his friends threatened him if he got one.
4. A way Mrs. Baker shoed kindness towards Holling was when he couldn’t afford enough cream puffs for everyone in his class, Mrs. Baker got some and said that he was just playing a joke on the class. Holling reacted of that she didn’t hate his guts because she had been a bit rude but her doing that for him pretty much saved his life.
1. The hair is personification because it is leaping over the neck of his T-shirt.
ReplyDelete2. My alliteration is” My family has bountiful beds”.
3. Mrs. Baker offed Holling a cream puff after he had finished his chore because she had seen the chock get on them.
4. Mrs. Baker offer Holling a cream puff after he had finished his chore because she heard the kid saying death threats to him. In this Chapter Mrs. Baker show kindness towards Holling by giving him a cream puff after he was done his chore. Holling reacted by putting his perfect cream puff on the shelf and did not eat it.
Gavin
1. The hair is personified in that example because it says the hair came out over the shirt and the shirt is not human but the hair is so it is personified.
ReplyDelete2. The chalk erasers were bought many months ago.
They turned the clock and it talked tick tick tick tick tick.
They puffed plump in the oven.
3. Mrs. Baker offered Holling a cream puff after he did his chore because maybe she knew that his friends threatened him if he got one.
4. A way Mrs. Baker shoed kindness towards Holling was when he couldn’t afford enough cream puffs for everyone in his class, Mrs. Baker got some and said that he was just playing a joke on the class. Holling reacted of that she didn’t hate his guts because she had been a bit rude but her doing that for him pretty much saved his life.
~Carter
“Oh my goodness the hair, it’s alive” as everyone runs a way and the hair chased after them. Chalk erasers, chalk erasers, chalk cream puffs. As a reward for cleaning out the chalk erasers. Suspicions because she was being so kind to him
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Delete1. The hair sound like it came alive and its personified.
ReplyDelete2. Chalk dust make me sneeze, the snake rattle it tail to make me scared, creampuff filled with yummy white sugar glaze.
3. She might of herd about the promise from hollings friend it was “ give us the class a cream puff or will kill you”
4. Mrs. Baker heard about the big Death threat so Mrs. Baker gave Holling hood hood
Zoe
1. The hair is personified by maybe he was so scared that he felt the hair on his chest leaped out.
ReplyDelete2. Chalk erasers swipe up chalk to disappear. The sound a rattlesnake might make me melt with fear. Cream puffs covered in chalk dust.
3. Mrs. Baker offered Holling a cream puff because she knew that his friends had said that they’ll kill him if he gets one.
4. In this chapter Mrs. Baker was being nice to him when she gave cream puffs to the entire class like Holling gave them. Holling reacted suspicious and happy because know his friends won’t kill. He’s suspicious because he think Mrs. Baker is up to something.
Isabela
1. The hair is personified by making it sound like its moving in a way.
ReplyDelete2. The chalk erasers were dirty dusty and disgusting. The rabid rats were hissing and growling like the noise a rattle snake might make. The cream puffs looked like they had pretty pated powdered sugar on them.
3. I think Mrs. Baker gave Holling a cream puff because she was rewarding for doing his chore.
4. In this chapter Mrs. Baker was nice to Holling by giving him a cream puff. Holling reacted by thinking she heard that if he got a cream puff he would need to give everyone else a cream puff because he thought Mrs. Baker hates his guts.
Hailey
1. The hair is personified because it leaped over and stuck out of his t-shirt.
ReplyDelete2. Chalk erasers pound puffy pouder when you hit them together. The sound a rattle snake might make is the snake was sneaking snacks out of the man’s kitchen. The cream puffs held puffy goodness in them.
3. Mrs. Baker gave Holling a cream puff after his chores because Mrs. Baker knew the Doug Swietecks brother said to Holling that if he had a cream puff he would kill him.
4. Mrs. Baker was being nice to Holling because she got the class cream puffs after the rats ate Hollings and said that they were from Holling. Holling was acting surprised and suspicious. Holling was acting surprised and suspicious because he didn’t know that Mrs. Baker was being nice to him and not plotting anything towards him.
-Kai
1. The hair is not human but it has been gave life with the word leaped so it’s Personification.
ReplyDelete2. I ate a apple that’s my alliteration.
3. They were for the soldiers but it wouldn’t hurt to give Holling one and also by doing chores and helping out.
4. Mrs. Baker showed kindness to Holling because she was giving him a cream puff.
Alex
1.The hair is personification thing because it is something like attacking like its real life.
ReplyDelete2.Me and my friend back flip. That is alliteration.
3.Mrs. Baker offered Holling a cream puff after his chore because maybe she just will give him one cream puff after he finished his chores.
4.In this chapter Mrs. Baker showed kindness to Holling, one because she smiled at him, and two she offered him a cream puff. I bet Holling was like what are you doing we don’t like each other.
Jake
1. The hair is a personification because it is not alive.
ReplyDelete2. My dad made me bacon. That is my alliteration.
3. I think because she overheard the kids so wanted to get Holling in trouble.
4. She let him read and not do work and he was shocked because he thought she hated his guts.
Dafydd
1. The hair is personified in this example, when the hair on his chest leaps over the neck of his T-shirt.
ReplyDelete2. Chalk erasers are eerie and epic, a rattle snake might rattle and rape, cream puffs are creamy.
3. I think she wanted to be nice because holling was being nice but holling was only being nice because his dad told him too.
4. She offered him a cream puff; let him read Shakespeare instead of doing chores. Holling first reacted by thinking it was a new plan of hers, and then started to think maybe she didn’t hate his guts. This is because he always thought she hated his guts and would never be nice to him.
-Noor
1 the hair is personified by the word leaped the hair leaped across the neck and on to the t-shirt
ReplyDelete2 I had it perfectly neat
3mrs baker gave holling a cream puff because the class said if you had a cream puff will crush you.
4 Mrs. baker taught holling how to run and when taking him to the hospital and holing thought that mrs baker was going to be nice and punish him
brendan