Louis Sachar
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The Backwards Poem Assignment
After listening to excerpts from Holes, students will discuss ways that author Louis Sachar uses irony, antonyms and vivid vocabulary to develop his story. Using a graphic organizer, students compare and contrast these characters/places with their names (for example, Camp Green Lake is actually a dried up lake that is a detention center for delinquent boys). This lesson focuses on word choice and voice.
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Booktalk. Follow the link under "Additional PDFs" to a 5-page teacher's guide that includes study/discussion questions, passages for close analysis, lesson ideas, writing activities, and 3 postreading projects. Adobe Reader required for access.
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A variety of reading strategies and postreading activities, including an anticipation guide, a guided imagery activity, and a timeline.
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This unit plan includes 3 lessons, graphic organizers, discussion questions, and vocabulary words.
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Designed for grades 3-6, this site has chapter-by-chapter summaries, discussion questions, and journal topics.
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A variety of post-reading activities.
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Five activities including descriptive writing, character analysis, the reading skill of predicting, and a poetry assignment.
Holes Book Discussion Guide
This page features a summary, a booktalk, 11 discussion questions, and related titles.
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Prereading, followup activities, and crosscurricular connections.
Holes Word Scramble
Teachers can print this page for their students. It may take a moment to load completely.
Literature Ladders: Holes
An extensive collection of links to topics in the novel, such as bullying, homelessness, and desert life. Scroll down for movie links, lesson plans, and prereading strategies.
Questions on Books studied in YA and Children's Literature Classes
Ten questions related to Holes.
Story Impressions: Judging a Book by its Key Words
In this pre-reading activity, students piece together a plausible narrative based on a list of key words from the novel Holes.
Vocabulary from Holes
On the "definitions" tab, each word is defined, a link to pronunciation is available, and the word is shown in current use. On the "Notes & Examples" tab, each word is defined and presented as it is used in the novel. On the "Words Only" tab, the list of all 163 words.
Small Steps
Summary, prereading and follow-up activities.
There's a Boy in the Girls Bathroom book report
Three-page printable fill-in-the-blank book report form. Adobe Reader required for access.
