Allusion Hunt!

Denotations

6th Grade Ms. Lukacs

Greenwich CT is a commuting suburb of New York. Greenwich station, the station that Claudia and Jamie used is still standing and in use. The Train fare at their time from Greenwich to New York was $1.60, current fare is $9.00. The trip would take 40 to 50 minutes. There are still ten trip passes like Claudia found in the trash can, and they are now $76.50. The highest recorded temp in Greenwich was 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The lowest was -10 degrees F. The highest average precipitation is in September. It was where Jamie and Claudia lived in The Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler. That’s Greenwich CT.

Greenwich, ConnecticutNate Stauffer

Mah-jongMadison Halcovage

I was researching about allusions and an allusion that I was researching about was Mah-jong. Mah-jong is a Chinese game that was developed in the 1800’s. Mah-jong is similar to rummy the card game. It is played with small rectangular tiles with some Chinese drawings and symbols on them. There are 136 standard tiles. They are numbered from 1 to 9. There are 4 of every kind of tile. There can be 2 to 4 people that can play at a time. There are clubs you can join to play Mah-jong to.

American Automobile AssociationSam Kirchhoff

American Automobile Association or AAA for short is a company that lends support with pretty much all vehicles. It was founded by Henry Ford on March 4th 1904. Ford was an engineer and he also founded Ford motor. He was a very successful man because of his extremely good businesses. Both Ford motor and AAA are very good companies.

Transistor RadioLaicie Ray

The allusion I researched was a transistor radio. What I already knew about the transistor radio was that it was a type of radio that some people today don’t use. What I wanted to know about the transistor radio was how it is different from a typical modern radio that are often use presently. Also when they were created/marketed? What I learned about the transistor radio was that definition of it is – It’s a usually a small battery – powered radio equipped with transistors, and that the radios were marketed in 1954. I found out that the way transistor radios are different from the modern 2013 radios is because a transistor radio is a small portable radio receiver that uses transistor based circuitry. While modern radios are not always small and now people have created apps to let people have access to radios on their phones.

Woolworth’sMichael Toth

When I first got this word I was confident that it was a retail store because it sells radios. I really wanted to know what other products the store sells. I found out that they also sell cheap household items. The store was founded by Charles S. Woolworth. The store started in Utica, NY. This was a success so now you can find Woolworth’s retail store anywhere in the world. Charles and a brother started the business. Their names were Charles and Frank Woolworth.

Neanderthal ManEmilee Whitley

I am doing a Neanderthal man. From the book I know a Neanderthal man is in the context of the book, and it is a type of man. I wanted to know what a Neanderthal man was, here is the research I came up with. A Neanderthal man is an early person who you might consider as a caveman, but they are not. Also, they have more heavily muscled hands than we do.

Electric PercolatorAmariah Blanton

An electric percolater is a coffee machine. It was the first coffee machine ever made. It was usually a one that did not need to be plugged in but then they changed it. It mostly is not used any more. It is mostly used for camping or something outdoors.

Traveler’s ChecksIsabelle Borr

For my allusion, I had traveler’s checks. They are an exchange for hard currency at people can use in different countries. My guess was that it was just money orders for traveling, and I was right it was. I also wanted to know are they still in use? It was not surprising that they are still in use, but it’s not very common. Credit cards now take the place of traveler’s checks because if you use them in different countries just like traveler’s checks.

When I first came across the word Chancellor of the Exchequer in the book called From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler I thought it might have something to do with a position of money. I thought it might had something to do with this because the two main characters of the book were talking about which restaurant they wanted to eat at for lunch, and the character Jamie said no to a restaurant the other character Claudia wanted to go to because it was expensive. When I figured what this word meant from the sentence I thought it might have had something to do with the power in the government. I went to the library and looked it up in World Book Student. What it means is a person who is responsible for finance. I’m glad I looked this up because now I have a new vocabulary word to say and actually know what the definition is!

Former Chancellor of the

Exchequer in England

Chancellor of the ExchequerElizabeth Wagar

OlivettiEmilee Whitley

For my allusion I am doing Olivetti. From the book I know it is on Fifth Avenue, and Olivetti is a place. I would like to know some more about Olivetti. A fact I found is Olivetti is a typewriter and printer company. This company took over one fifth of Italy. Also, they created a diverse version of communicating.

TypewriterNate Stauffer

What I Know: I know that typewriters use letter keys to stamp ink in the shape of letters on paper. They made it easier to write things over again, so you didn’t have to hand write it. They were used before computers were around for typing.

What I Want to Know: I would like to know how typewriters work, how the key pushed the stamp. I also would like to use one sometime, but they’re considered antiques.

What I Learned: There are 3 types of typewriters manual, electric, and electronic. Each uses a different technology, a daisy wheel, a microchip, or a font ball. Some typewriters have special keys such as different language characters, or mathematical equations.

Macy’sAmariah Blanton

Macy’s is one of the nations premier Omni channel retailers with facial 2012 sales of $27.7 billion. There is 80 stores in 45 cities there is also licensed employees. Macy's was known as a federate department store.

Joan of ArcBy: Madison Halcovage

Joan of Arc was a French National heroine who was a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Joan of Arc was a peasant girl once. She recued France from defeat in one of the most darkest periods War with England. She once lead a French army against the English who had laid siege to a city of Orleans. People often called Joan of Arc the Maid of Orleans in honor of that victory.

Clara BartonMichael Toth

Clara Barton was born on December 25, 1821 in Oxford, MA. She was a nurse. She founded the American Red Cross. This organization helped people who were injured at war and in terrible disasters. She was never married but did have a relationship with John Elwell.

Her mother’s name was Sarah and her father’s Steven. Her brother’s name was Steven also who she went to school with everyday. Her only friend was Nancy Fitts who was a “great friend.” Clara had 4 siblings.

Florence Nightingale

Denotations English Allusions

Florence Nightingale was born on May 12,

1820. She was a celebrated British social reformer

and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing.

In 1860 she established St. Thomas’ Hospital and the

Nightingale Training School for Nurses. She became

deceased on August 13, 1910

Sir Lawrence OlivierSam Kirchhoff

Sir Lawrence Olivier was an actor, director and producer. He lived from 1907- 1989 and had a 6 decade career. Lawrence was in 3 Shakespeare shows as an actor and director and was considered one of the best actors of the 20th century. He had 3 wives at different times and 4 children. Oliver’s work on stage ended in 1974 but he stayed in movies until the year before his death. When he died at the age of 82 he left his wife Joan Plowright as a widow.

HamletIsabelle Borr

The book was said to be one of

the most powerful dramas ever

written.

Hamlet was a prince from Denmark characterized in William Shakespeare’s book “Hamlet , the Prince from Denmark. Hamlet is about when he is deeply sadden by his recent lost of his father and doesn't like that his mother remarried to his uncle. Then he visited his mother he becomes aware that someone is eavesdropping and thinks it is Claudius . So hamlet stabs him and kills him. In turns out to be Polonius, the kings advisor Then Hamlet gets visited by his father’s ghost telling him that his Uncle ,Claudius murdered him . One day ,His mother while watching the duel (that the king is planning to kill Hamlet She drinks a posioned cup of wine that was prepared for Hamlet. Later Hamlet kill Claudias After that Hamlet get expelled from Denmark and would be sent to England to be executed , but comes back to Denmark

ETRUSCAN

Etruscans were ancient Italian people who lived in Etruria. They ruled over Rome for many years. Up until 400 B.C. there economy was not doing very well. The Etruscan’s art was very plain but had a little pop into it they also made bronze and clay sculptures. They believed in the afterlife so they put in jewels, stone, and precious medal into the tombs.

http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar186060&st=etruscan

By: Elizabeth Wagar