Hinton tells the story of 14yearold ponyboy curtis and his struggle with right and wrong in a society in which he is. The subplots are talltale motifs that provide explanations about incidents involving previous yelnats generations that significantly impact stanleys life as well as the lives of. Stanleys suspicious when the warden tells him the punishment task of digging holes in the sand all day is for building character. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Holes by louis sachar paperback book the parent store. Who has poor vision, wears glasses, and is the leader of the group. Dorry pease i personally think that the characters sacher brings into the story are a telling reason why it is so interesting. Gay miller teaching resources teachers pay teachers. What is interesting about the name camp green lake. By the looks of it, it seems that time is so corrupted at this point that the world is starting to fall apart, with the question screen beginning to sink into flowing lava. On a separate piece of paper, use each word in a quality sentence. A homework booklet for the popular year 8 novel by louis sachar, holes. Discusses the writing, characters, plot, and themes of this 1999 newbery awardwinning book. Holes study guide questions alamanceburlington school.
What does the wardens nail polish have in it that makes it harmful. Discuss the significance of the nicknames of the boys at camp green lake. Welcome to camp green lake, where stanley, who has been wrongly accused of stealing, will be serving a juvenile detention sentence. Holes quizzes about important details and events in every section of the book. The town shriveled and dried up along with the lake, and the people who lived. This comprehensive unit includes vocabulary, comprehension questions, constructive response questions, lessons on writing informational text. The only trees are two old oaks on the eastern edge of the lake pg. Download and print reading comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, bookmarks, and puzzles to use with the book. At camp green lake, stanley is assigned to d tent and given instructions to dig holes conforming to the given description each day. Katherine barlow is a sweet and intelligent woman who teaches in a oneroom school house on green lake one hundred and ten years before it becomes camp green lake. Holes is packed as tight with conflict as the dry dirt beds of camp green lake are packed with dirt.
In the book holes the narrator gives us a good rule to remember about rattlesnakes and. There he is forced to dig holes in the dirt each day with the other campers as punishment. He is said to always have a scowl on his face and does not like to answer questions. Stanley yelnats, one in a long line of unlucky stanley yelnatses, was unjustly committed to a juvenile detention center, camp green lake, for stealing shoes. What possession of kissing kate barlow does stanley find while digging a hole. That is, if all of elyas story came first, followed by all of kates, then all of stanleys. Chapters 11, 12, and summary stanley is disappointed that mr. Question 142 the impossible quiz book the impossible.
After reading holes, use these questions to start a discussion with your students about the book. Holes louis sachar actually wrote the screenplay for this movie, and its pretty faithful to the book. She said they wouldnt even need a story about zero because he didnt exist. Explain how stanleys plan was going to work once they reached camp. Holes vocabulary chapters 1 5 hostile powerpoint unwelcoming, unfriendly stifling pg. Pendanski didnt find his fish rock interesting and goes back to digging where he is confronted by xray. Holes is about stanley yelnats, a boy with terrible luck due a curse on his family, sent to a juvenile detention center called camp green lake. This printable worksheet handout booklet can show the students understanding of the novel. Xray, the leader of the group, tells him that he has bad eyesight and confides to him that no one knows his name is xray because its pig latin for his real name, rex. Stanley planned that they would sneak into camp green lake after everyone finished digging for the day, and hide out in stanleys hole until nightfall. A comprehensive database of more than 38 holes quizzes online, test your knowledge with holes quiz questions.
Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by louis sachar and first published by farrar, straus. The only place where there is shade is between two trees where there is a hammock. The summary of holes is a complete study guide for each chapter of the novel, analysis of characters and plot. Camp freeview camp texas camp green lake camp green view previous question next question. The main theme in louis sachars holes is the theme of justice. What was the hole in stanleys life when he first went to camp green lake. All the interruptions and flashbacks are kind of fun, but how do they change the book. Each chapter only requires a brief response which can be entered into the booklet. Medal, the national book award, the school library journal best book of the year all for holes, and more than 30 individual state awards for the best book of the year, all voted upon by the children in the respective states. What did stanley and zero find in the hole answers.
When each boy finishes digging holes for the day, what is their ritual. They would dig as long as it seemed safe, and then treasure or no treasure they would. Winner of the newberry medal and national book award, louis sachars story about a boy with a family curse, and a camp with ulterior motives is a modernday classic. What happens in page 146 of holes by louis sachar answers. There are 12 multiple choice tasks in addition to one, 3pt. Question 142 of the impossible quiz book is the fortysecond question of the chapter, and the fifth one to have you revisiting a question from the first impossible quiz. Pendanski delivers their bag lunches the other boys taunt stanley about having zero dig stanleys hole for him. Start studying holes chapter 11 20 questionsanswers. Louis sachars key quotes chapterbychapter for the novel holes. What kind of boy usually becomes the leader many answers are possible why does stanley. Each day, the boys must dig a hole five feet deep and five feet wide. There once was a very large lake here, the largest lake in texas.
In what ways is the saying you cant judge a book by its cover a good one for this story. Every book on your english syllabus summed up in a quote from the office. Holes chapter 11 20 questionsanswers flashcards quizlet. Why will campers sometimes permit themselves to be bitten by a rattlesnake or a scorpion.
How does the structure of holes affect how you experience the book. How did stanleys memories of derrick dunne help him survive his second day of digging. Briefly predict what you think the plot of holes will be about. Get answers you seek today in your free tarot reading. A reading guide to holes by louis sacharby monique vescia.
The warden said they would make up a story about stanleys running away, falling in a hole, and being struck by lizards. She falls in love with sam, the man who sells onions in the town, because he is kind, strong, and smart. The lake has dried up, the town has disappeared, and the people who lived in the. This page contains printables that can be used for a literature study unit on the book holes, by louis sachar. Holes book summary sachar writes the humorous plot of holes in a straightforward manner. Provide the names of your friends or family and the characteristics they share with the particular character in holes. You get 146 actual no prep printable pages for your students, the rest. Holes by louis sachar holes chapters 1 5 pages 3 20 1. Now the lake is a dry and barren land where the temperature is usually about ninety five degrees. Ask a question and get answers from your fellow students and educators.
Browse louis sachar holes resources on teachers pay teachers. While stanley spends another day digging holes, he thinks about gods thumb and wonders if kate barlow lived in this. Free flashcards to help memorize facts about holes chapters 17. Holes by louis sachar chapter 14 part one before you read the chapter. Choose a word from the list to complete each sentence.
While stanley spends another day digging holes, he thinks about gods thumb and wonders if kate barlow lived in this area and if it was actually her gold lipstick tube that he found. The boys at camp green lake are divided up into different groups. Holes tells the story of stanley yelnats, a boy unjustly sent to a boys detention center at camp green lake. You can also use any of these questions as writing prompts. Holes by louis sachar book unit contains lessons aligned to the common core standards for grades 5 8. Holes by louis sachar dtdl battle of the books 2014. In holes, sachar has written an ironic, serious, yet often comic novel that appeals to people of all ages. What does stanleys dad successfully invent at the end of the book. Our online holes trivia quizzes can be adapted to suit your requirements for taking some of the top holes quizzes. Mainly writing activities involving the creation of texts with the purpose of explaining or persuading. You get 146 actual no prep printable pages for your students, the rest pages are answ. Sacher has the ability in most ofmore i personally think that the characters sacher brings into the story are a telling reason why it is so interesting. Louis says he had a wonderful first experience in hollywood much better than he ever could have imagined.
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