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Holes Journal Name: _______________

Holes by Louis SacharINTRODUCTIONReading for meaningSometimes we read just to finish an assignment. Sometimes we read because we want to know the end of the story. For this book, Holes, you will need to read and respond to what you read. This is a journal that will help you pay attention to the story details, the author’s purpose, the author’s skill, and to understand the subtle use of the English language.

Here you will show that you are thinking about how the story connects to your life and American culture. In the following journal pages you will demonstrate you are thinking about what you are reading. Sometimes you will find that you have to re-read because you did not ‘see’ the meaning the first time.

Expectations and evaluationI will be looking for thoughtful journal entries, original ideas, and knowledge of the assigned reading section.I will evaluate your journal for:✴ effort--skill in reading for meaning✴ grammar usage in your entries✴ correct word choice and spelling✴ your ability to support your ideas with text excerpts (and page numbers we can refer to in class)✴ Note you are required to apply the “context clues guide lines” during class readings

Your answers to these journal questions and your participation in class discussions will be considered when writing comments on your semester grade for this class.

★ Think before you write a journal entry!

Write all your answers in BLUE text.

Vocabulary

Two types of words are marked with sticky tabs. These we will work with in class and many of these will go onto your vocabulary pages in your English B folder.

1. New words you can guess at to understand the meaning because of the context clue guidelines (write the word first, then the Context Clue then the meaning for the sentence you find the word in your own words (NOT the dictionary). Write the page and paragraph numbers next to the word.

2. Figurative language. Write the phrase, the paragraph and page number and what you think it means.


Chapters 1-7

1. Study the words below and write 4 precise, powerful, original words (not the ones used by the author) to describe each. Follow with a synopsis of the person/term in a sentence of 8 words or less.

Example 1 Madame Zeroni; self-serving, entertaining, handicapped, wise. Zeroni is a footless, thirsty, caster of curses.

Example 2: Camp Green Lake: secluded, scorching, miserable, desolate Camp Green Lake is a scorching hot dried-up lakebed.

a. Stanley’s dad: (Ch 3)

b. Mr. Sir: (Ch 4)

c. mom (Mr. Pendanski): (Ch 5)

d. Stanley’s crime: (Ch 6)

e. Sweet Feet: (Ch 6)

f. Elya Yelnats: (Ch 7)

g. hole digging: (Ch 7)

h. the curse: (Ch 7)

2. What is unique about Stanley’s name? (Ch 3)

3. On page 7 we see the first use of ‘in the wrong place at the wrong time’, This idiom, appears again and again in the book. It means bad luck in timing and location together at the same moment. Write about a time you have been “in the wrong place at the wrong time’. (Ch 3)

4. What does Mr. Sir mean when he says: “You’re not in the Girl Scouts anymore,”? (Ch 4)

5. My favorite quote from Ch 1-4: interesting, unusual, excellent, puzzling (write entire sentence and page and paragraph number!). (Ch 1-4)


6. Write the real name and the nick name of each of the ‘campers’. (Ch 5)

Real name Nick name

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.

7. Describe the bullying that Stanley was involved in at his school and why it happened in your own words. (Ch 3 and 6)

8. Write the time table for the events that led up to Stanley being sent to Camp Green Lake. Start with Elya’s desire to marry Myra Menke. (Ch 7)

1st Elya wanted to marry Myra

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

9. Explain below how Stanley’s crime was the fault of his “no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather”. (Ch 3 and 7)

10. Explain the meaning of: (Ch 3 and 7)“If only, if only,” the woodpecker sighs, The bark on the tree was just a little bit softerWhile the wolf waits below, hungry and lonely,He cries to the moo--oo-oon, if only, if only.”

11. My favorite quote from Ch 5-7: interesting, unusual, excellent, puzzling (write entire sentence and page and paragraph number). (Ch 5-7)


Chapters 8-13

1. Fill in the vocabulary table below with the sentences from the book. Then guess the meaning of the word from the context or look it up in a dictionary, but look for the meaning that matches the context.

Then, add at least 3 new words from these chapters.

Word--page # paragraph #

Write the entire sentence that

contains the new word.

part of speech noun,

verb, adj, adv, etc.

definition for the context

(example) canteens p. 65, par. 4

Mr. Pendanski filled all the canteens, then climbed back into the cab of the pickup.

noun plastic or metal reusable container that holds water, common in the military

perseverance, p. 8, bottom

convicted, p. 7, bottom

descendants, p. 8, top

barren, p. 11, bottom

hammock, p. 3, middle

perseverance, p. 8, bottom

neglected, p. 9, middle


2. Find a black outline (no color please) of a lizard that could be like the fictional yellow-spotted lizard. Import it here. Label it with all of the descriptors used in Ch. 8. Now make a list below of it’s favorite foods, habitat, and community. Draw on the correct number and color of spots. (Ch. 8)

3. Explain the ‘play’ on language (pun) the author uses between ‘rec room’ and “wreck room”? (Ch. 9)

Information: “Dig a hole to China” (pg 45, 2/3 down the page) is a figure of speech, hyperbole, a wild exaggeration. If you look at a globe you’ll see that a child in the USA, digging a hole completely through the earth would come up in China--so it means the deepest of all holes; one that has never been dug. (Ch. 9)

4. Find at least one example of hyperbole (either in the book or on the internet). Write it here.

5. Why did Stanley lie to his mother in his letter? (Ch. 9)

6. Best quote from Ch 8-10: interesting, unusual, excellent, puzzling (write entire sentence, page and paragraph number). (Ch. 8-10)

7. Page 52 “...Stanley didn’t want to get on his bad side.” What does this mean? (Ch. 11)


8. Look up “pig Latin” which gives X-ray his nick name. Write your name in pig Latin below. (Ch. 11)

9. Use stick figures to show the relative size of each of the campers. Don’t forget to label the figures. (You can either draw them on a piece of paper or use your computer skills to draw stick figures.) (Ch. 11)

smallest biggest

10. What is the purpose of Mr. Pendanski’s circle’? Do you think this kind of work helps delinquent youth? Why or why not? (Ch. 12)

11. Ch. 12 pg. 57, 3rd paragraph quotation (Mr. Pendanski speaking) end-- ‘make the most of it’. What does this mean? (Ch. 12)

12. When did Stanley’s “curiosity get the better of him” (Ch. 13)?

13. On a piece of paper draw and color the 2 items Stanley found while digging. (Ch. 10 and 13)

14. What is your best guess of the two items Stanley found? What is the second item and what is the meaning of K B? This is your guess, not your reading ahead to find out. Think and use clues to make an educated guess. Be ready to defend your guess in a class discussion (find evidence to support your claim). (Ch. 13)

15. Best quote from Ch 11-13: interesting, unusual, excellent, puzzling (write entire sentence, page and paragraph number).


Chapters 14-21

1. Find new/unknown words. Complete this table. List 10 new words here (mark them as you read with a sticky tab) look them up and choose the definition that fits the context.


Write the entire sentence that contains the new

word.

part of speech (noun, verb, adj, etc.)


1. (example) canteens p. 65, par. 4

Mr. Pendanski filled all the canteens, then climbed back into the cab of the pickup.

noun plastic or metal reusable container that holds water, common in the military

2. Foreshadowing is when an author gives little hints about something that might be important later. What might the author be foreshadowing on page 65? (Ch 14)

3. List all the physical characteristics of the warden. (Ch 14)

4. Describe the warden’s personality. (Ch 14)

5. Why does the warden say “excuse me” so many times? What might she be trying to communicate? (Ch 14)


6. “He dug the hole into his memory”. (page 71) This is a ‘play on words” Explain the meaning. (Ch 15)

7. What problem does Stanley’s mother write about in her letter? (Ch 16)

8. What is missing from her letter that she would have included if she had taken Eng B? (Ch 16)

9. Do you know the rhyme about the old lady who lived in a shoe? (Ch 16)

10. Have you ever watched Sesame Street? Try to find a youtube or youkoo video of it. (Ch 16)

11. Look on page 80, which description makes you ‘see a picture’? (Ch 18)

12. What is it that Zero doesn’t know how to do? (Ch 18)

13. What is it that Stanley knows how to do? (Ch 18)

14. What does ‘his heart had hardened’ mean? (Ch 18)

15. How was Stanley in ‘the wrong place at the wrong time’ again? (Ch. 19)

16. Why does X-Ray say “That’s cold, man,”? What does it mean? (Ch. 19)

17. Who was left stranded in the desert? ________________ by whom? _________________. (Ch. 21)

18. Foreshadowing: “what do you think “God’s thumb” might be? (Ch 21)

19. Why would Zero help Stanley as he did? (Ch 21)

20. Favorite quote from Ch 14-21: interesting, unusual, excellent, puzzling (write entire sentence, page and paragraph number).

21. Write and hand in on the due date. This should be in a separate file.Label the file “My Name – Stanley letter to mom”.Write 3 PERFECT paragraphs in a letter to Stanley’s mother describing the main action in these chapters (Ch 14 - 21). Remember your goals, remember RIP TWIST (see below), remember to include a salutation, date, ending and signature. This will be evaluated with the IB criteria and go in the grade book. Read the criteria again before you start.

R: read the prompt carefully 2 timesI: identify and underline the key words from the prompt that tell you what you have to doP: plan--think about the ideas you need to communicate, make a web or outline to show

how you will organize your ideas

T: thesis and topic sentence check: Does your introduction have a thesis? Are the topics for the topic sentences of your body paragraphs in the introduction?W: write clear topic sentences followed by supporting detailsI: include strong details, facts, reasons, examples for your main topic of each paragraph

Holes Journal Name: _______________S: stick to your main topic, making sure all paragraphs and sentences support your thesisT: take the time to check for mistakes in spelling, grammar, content before you finalize

Chapters 22-26

1. List 10 new words here (mark them with a sticky tab as you read).


Write the entire sentence that

contains the new word.

part of speech (verb, noun, etc.)


1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

2. Why does Zero say “you didn’t steal the sneakers? (Ch. 22)

3. What is Zero’s academic strength? (Ch.22)

4. Stanley figured out what the gold tube was that he had found in the hole. What was it and what do the letters KB stand for on it? (Ch. 22)

5. Here the author continues to use ‘flash back”. This is a trick authors use to move backward in time to tell a whole long history but keep both the present and the past in focus. Now you’ll have to stay awake when you read because the story will move back and forth in time. Keep focused on how the past is connected to the present in the story. (Ch. 23)

Holes Journal Name: _______________6. Where was ‘heaven on earth? (Ch. 23)

7. What did the people call Kate Barlow’s special prize winning food? (Ch. 23)

8. Why is Charles called Trout? (Ch. 23)

9. How does this connect with Clyde Livingston? (Ch. 23)

10. A simile is a way to describe something in an interesting way. It uses ‘like’ or ‘as‘ to compare two items. See the simile beginning on page 105 and continuing on page 106. Write it here: (Ch 24)

11. Now write a simile you make up to describe Mr. Sir’s face. (Ch 24)

12. Why does Stanley say “Thank you, Mr. Sir,” page 106? (Ch. 24)

13. What kind of language is this? (Ch. 24)

14. What was Sam’s panacea? (Ch. 25)

15. What is Sam’s best ‘line’ (saying)? (Ch. 25)

16. What surprised Kate about Sam? (Ch. 25)

17. What was special about Sam’s secret onion field? (more foreshadowing) (Ch. 25)

18. After reading Chapter 25,Create a character web FOR EACH of the following CHARACTERS. (You can use an app such as “Inspiration” or another kind of mind-mapping app. Include physical characteristics and personality qualities. Find a picture you think looks like the character to put in the center of the character web in the center.

Kate Barlow Trout Walker Sam Mary Lou

19. Why does Hattie Parker say “God will punish you!”? (Ch. 25)

20. What decision did you make on page 115? “Whom did God punish?” (Ch. 26)


21. What became of Kate Barlow? (Ch. 26)

22. Write an excellent one paragraph ending to this book (7-10 sentences). DONT LOOK!!! Make one up.(If you have finished, write a better ending than the author did). (Ch. 26)


Chapters 27-50

1. p. 117 “Who died and made you king?” This is an idiomatic expression. What is the message the hearer or reader should get from this? (Ch. 27)

2. p. 117 X-Ray says “The white boy sits around while the black boy does all the work. Ain’t that right, Cavemen?” What cultural or historical experience is X-Ray referring to here? (Ch. 27)

3. p. 119--What surprising information does Zero share? (Ch. 27)

4. How does this connect to the plot up to this point? (Ch. 27)

5. What does this information foreshadow? (Ch. 27)

6. p. 123 Last line--Why did she die laughing? (Ch. 28)

7. p. 128 What is the cultural reference about? “Forty days and forty nights.....build us an ark.” (Ch. 29)

8. Exactly what is the ‘thumb of God?” (Ch. 29)

9. The warden frequently starts her interactions with the boys with ‘excuse me’ but it is not meant to be polite. Her tone of voice would tell you in a minute that she is being sarcastic. Sarcasm is another type of figurative language. Look it up and write a description below. Now, think of something sarcastic you have heard parents, siblings, or friends say and write it as to show it is sarcastic--show it is sarcastic through dialog, punctuation, italics, bolding, etc. (Ch. 30)

definition of sarcasm:

10. your example of sarcasm:

11. p. 138 Why would Zero think it was ‘very logical’ for the ‘h’ to make the ‘ch’ sound? (Ch. 30)


Include information before chapter 31 in a letter you (the Warden) write to Zero’s family explaining what happened to him that made him run away. HOLD IT! As the Warden, of course, you are NOT guilty and you don’t want the family to get a lawyer and sue Camp Green Lake.Write at least 3 excellent well formed thoughtful paragraphs with examples of new vocabulary and rhetorical devices. Use a formal letter format. (Ch. 31)

12. pg 145 Why is Twitch called Twitch? (Ch. 32)


14. p. 155 The author give a very visual description of Zero’s face. It is a simile. Think of a different simile, analogy, or metaphor that would help you see his face as the author has helped you. (Ch. 35)

Write it here:

15. p. 155 “I can’t believe….” (Ch. 35)“Me neither” Why is it ‘neither’ instead of either?

16. Sploosh is an on-o-ma-to-poe-ia noun. (Ch. 35)Definition of onomatopeoia: the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle). The use of such words is for rhetorical effect.

Explain how sploosh is onomatopoeia.

Give some other examples of onomatopoeia words.

17. p. 160 “I’m not exactly the luckiest guy in the world’ is rhetoric called understatement. It under estimates or under-states the situation. Here, obviously, Stanley is NOT at all lucky. (Ch. 36) Write an original example of understatement about yourself here:

18. p. 161--How did you react to the description of Mary Lou here? Why would the author include this? (Ch. 36)

19. p. 171-176 How does Stanley combine his sense perception and logic to figure out how to live on top of God’s Thumb? Be specific in your answer! Write each sense or logical clue he used. (Ch. 38)

Holes Journal Name: _______________20. p. 189 What does Zero say about the song? (Ch. 43) How is this possible? Think!

21. p. 193 There is a metaphor here. Write it, explain it. (Ch. 43)

22. How does the author’s explanation about Sam’s onion tonic, a medicine or cure, foreshadow what happens to Stanley and Zero in chapter 47?

23. Sticky tab as you read. Then write 5 examples of figurative language from Chapters 41-45-- (not descriptions but similes, metaphors, hyperbole, aphorisms, euphemisms, understatements, sarcasm, rhetoric, etc).

example (page and paragraph #)

type of rhetoric (name it) meaning

1

2

3

4

5


25. Write a short dialog between Mr. Pendanski and Zero that explains the action in chapters 44-50. Now write an ending to it that shows that Mr. Pendanski has changed his attitude towards Zero.

Use quotation marks, a new line for each new speaker/turn, new vocabulary, and thoughtful content from your knowledge of the book.

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