Belonging Family Friendship Abandonment Truth Hope
SLM.BKNTS.PicturesofHollisWoods8/16/0210:17 AMPage 1BOOKNOTESTEACHERS GUIDEthematicconnectionsBelonging FamilyFriendship AbandonmentTruth HopeGrades 3–8aboutthe bookHollis Woods’s search for a family is a perpetualjourney, as she moves from one foster home toanother until she meets the Regan family andtwo rather quirky elderly women who teach hera lot about love, friendship, and belonging.Hollis Woods was an infant when she wasabandoned and for 12 years she has beentransferred from one foster home to another. Tothe social agency, she is a “mountain of trouble”because she skips school and runs away, evenfrom the Regans, a family willing to give her areal home. When she is placed with Josie, anelderly artist who is becoming very forgetful,Hollis begins to feel needed and doesn’t ever wantto leave this eccentric old woman who knows a lotabout friendship and love. Fearful that the socialagency will take her from Josie, Hollis plans awinter escape. This time she takes Josie with herand returns to Branches, the summer home thatbelongs to the Regans. All along, Hollis longs forher life with the Regans, and records every specialmoment with them in a gallery of pictures.Delacorte Press hardcover 0-385-32209-7Educators nationwide adore NewberyHonor Winner Patricia Reilly Giff,a former teacher herself!Visit Teachers @ Random at www.randomhouse.com/teachers
SLM.BKNTS.PicturesofHollisWoods8/16/0210:17 AMPage 2pre-readingactivityAsk students todiscuss the saying,“A picture is worth athousand words.”Then have themthematic connectionsQUESTIONS FOR GROUP DISCUSSIONdraw or take apicture of theirfamily engaged in aspecial activity ortradition. Ask themto share thepictures in class.Belonging—After a few days with Josie, Hollis realizes that she has neverbeen needed before—or wanted. What is the difference between being neededand being wanted? How do both contribute to belonging? How do you knowthat Hollis really wants to belong to the Regan family? Ask the class to discusswhether Hollis’s attitude toward school is a result of her feeling that she doesnot belong.Encourage them toFamily—Describe the Regan family. Why is Hollis so confused about Steven’sshare why thisrelationship with his Dad? Why does she feel that the accident was her fault,and that she has “messed up the whole family”? (p. 136) At what point doesHollis realize that Steven wants to be her brother? Discuss why Hollis callsSteven’s father the “Old Man.” How has Hollis’s “W” picture changed by the endof the novel? How does the structure of the novel, especially the numericalsequence of pictures, reveal Hollis’s desire to be a part of the Regan family?particular momentin their family is sospecial.Friendship—Discuss why it is so difficult for Hollis to make friends. How isSteven Hollis’s first real friend? What do Josie and Beatrice teach Hollis aboutfriendship? Hollis becomes extremely loyal to Josie. She is even willing to go toschool so she can stay with Josie. Discuss how loyalty is an important elementof friendship. How does Hollis remain a friend to Josie after she joins theRegan family?Abandonment—Hollis has lived in many different foster homes since shewas abandoned at birth. The woman in the stucco house calls her “a mountainof trouble,” and Hollis refers to herself as “tough.” What is the differencebetween trouble and tough? Discuss how Hollis’s abandonment and search forlove has made her tough. How did Hollis abandon herself when she left theRegan home? Why is Hollis so determined not to abandon Josie?Truth—Ask students to explain what Beatrice means when she tells Hollis,“You have to keep looking to find the truth.” (p. 45) How do Beatrice and Josieprepare Hollis for her moment of truth? Discuss the truth that Hollis discoversat the end of the novel.Hope—There are times when Hollis’s life seems hopeless. How is hope revealedthrough her art? Beatrice says, “You’re going to be something, you and thatlanguage you speak on paper.” (p. 46) How do these words offer Hollis hope?How does Hollis’s last run give her the life that she has always hoped for?
SLM.BKNTS.PicturesofHollisWoods8/16/0210:17 AMPage 3connecting to the curriculumLanguage Arts—Review the basic theme of TheArt—At one point in the novel, Hollis Woods tries toWizard of Oz. Ask students to discuss how HollisWoods’s journey might be compared to DorothyGale’s journey. Have them write a short paper thatHollis might write entitled “Dreams That You Dareto Dream Really Do Come True.”draw jubilant. She uses yellows, oranges, and pinks.Ask students to list and discuss the many differentemotions expressed in the book. Then have themselect appropriate colors for each emotion.Hollis Woods is searching for a home throughoutthe novel. Discuss Hollis’s idea of home. Sendstudents to the library to search for poems that dealwith the theme of home. Select a poem that bestdescribes Hollis’s feelings of home at the end of thenovel. Share the poems in class.Social Studies—Hollis has to write a compositionon Henry Hudson for school. Since Hollis speaks thelanguage of art so well, perhaps her assignmentshould be to draw her composition. Ask students toresearch Henry Hudson, and draw one picture thatsums up his role in American History. Encouragestudents to apply an appropriate caption.Send students to the library to find out the history offoster care in the United States. Why was it started?Then invite someone from the social agency in yourcommunity who deals with foster home placementto speak to the class. How do families qualify tobecome foster homes? How many children in yourcommunity are served through foster care? Howdoes the agency receive funding?Science/Health—Josie is forgetful and is possiblysuffering from Alzheimer’s disease or some type ofdementia. Send students to the library to find outsymptoms, treatment, and life expectancy ofsomeone who suffers from Alzheimer’s or dementia.Students may also want to use an almanac to findstatistics regarding the number of people in theUnited States who are victim to these diseases.Hollis Woods says that she will draw animal printsfor Steven. Find out the kind of animals that mightlive in the mountains where Branches, the Regans’summer home, is located in New York. Then havestudents use books in the library to find footprintsfor each of these animals. Draw and label them. Whywould Hollis think this a perfect gift for Steven?Have students illustrate a wordless picture bookcalled My Family that Hollis might make forChristina, her new little sister.Careers—Beatrice had been an art teacher for 40years, but had never seen anyone who could do whatHollis could do. Ask student to use books in thelibrary or sites on the Internet to find out the manydifferent career options in art for Hollis. Have themresearch the art schools in New York or in their owncommunities where Hollis could study.Language Arts/Creative Drama—Askstudents to read Journey by Patricia MacLachlan.Then engage the class in a discussion that comparesJourney’s life with Hollis Woods’s life. How are theways each uses art—Journey with photography andHollis with painting—important to the growth oftheir character? Stage a conversation between HollisWoods and Journey where they discuss the meaningof art and photography in their life.vocabulary/use of languageThe vocabulary in the novel isn’t difficult, butstudents should write down unfamiliar words andtry to define the words using clues from the contextof the story. Such words may include: jetty (p. 24),marquee (p. 34), perspective (p. 44), composition(p. 44), stanchions (p. 53), pewter (p. 118),deceptive (p. 121), and incorrigible (p. 124).
SLM.BKNTS.PicturesofHollisWoods8/16/02related10:17 AMPage 4titlesby themeAll the Way HomePhoto Credit: Tim KeatingPatricia Reilly GiffBelonging Family FriendshipAbandonment Truth HopeGrades 3–7 / 0-385-32209-7Delacorte PressJourneyPatricia MacLachlanFamily Abandonment Growing UpGrades 4–8 / 0-440-40809-1Dell YearlingLily’s CrossingPatricia Reilly GiffBelonging Family FriendshipAbandonment HopeGrades 4–7 / 0-440-41453-9Dell YearlingMonkey IslandPaula FoxBelonging Family FriendshipAbandonment HopeGrades 5 up / 0-440-40770-2Dell Yearlinginternet resourcesHave a Heart for KidsInformation about the history of foster .htmOccupational Outlook HandbookFind career information by occupation.www.bls.gov/ocoabout theauthorPatricia Reilly Giff is the author of manybeloved books for children, including theKids of the Polk Street School books andthe Polka Dot Private Eye books. Hernovels for middle-grade readers includeThe Gift of the Pirate Queen; Lily’s Crossing,a Newbery Honor Book and a BostonGlobe–Horn Book Honor Book; NoryRyan’s Song, an ALA Notable Book and anALA Best Book for Young Adults; and Allthe Way Home. Patricia Reilly Giff lives inWeston, Connecticut.onthe webFor bios, teachers guides, and more . . .Visit our FREE online siteTeachers @ Randomwww.randomhouse.com/teachersPrepared by Pat Scales, Director of Library Services, the South Carolina Governor’s School for Arts and Humanities, Greenville, South Carolina.Random House Children’s Books School and Library Marketing 1540 Broadway New York, NY 10036 BN552 9/01 Printed in the U.S.A.
SLM.BKNTS.PicturesofHollisWoods8/16/0210:17 AMPage 5Add Pictures of Hollis Woods to Your Classroom Library!New from Newbery Honor–winning authorPATRICIA REILLY GIFFA warmhearted story about a tough girl’s longing for home and family.Themes:Belonging, Family, Friendship,Abandonment, Truth, HopePerfect for classroom use!Curriculum Connections:Social Studies, Science/Health,Art, Careers, Language Arts/Creative DramaSchool and Library MarketingRandom House Children’s Books1540 BroadwayNew York, NY 10036Pictures of Hollis Woods availablewherever books are sold.FPOwww.randomhouse.com/teachersFor Grades 3–8EducatorsA Compelling New Novelfrom Patricia Reilly Giff!
Truth—Ask students to explain what Beatrice means when she tells Hollis, “You have to keep looking to find the truth.” (p. 45) How do Beatrice and Josie prepare Hollis for her moment of truth? Discuss the truth that Hollis discovers at the end of the novel. Hope—There are times when Hollis’s life seems hopeless. How is hope revealed
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