Chapter 7 stanley is digging a hole the next morning while its still dark. Comprehension work book for holes teaching resources. The book centers on an unlucky teenage boy named stanley yelnats, who is sent to camp green lake, a juvenile corrections facility in a desert in texas, after being falsely accused of theft. There is a range of tasks and the questions cover a variety of the afs i have uploaded similar booklets for other easier books also. Instead there is a driedup lake bed where a beautiful lake used to be. To describe the setting can also include the time of day, the moods of any people there, and any other details that would help you. A vocabulary list featuring holes by louis sachar, chapters 17. In the book, stan is a young boy who has been sent away from his home because he stole. The hole will have to be as deep and as wide as the fivefoot shovel, and. Comprehension work book and answers for holes by louis sachar. There once was a very large lake here, the largest lake in texas. Why might you as well lie down in the hammock once youve been bitten by a yellowspotted lizard. Holes opens with a description of the setting of most of this story.
He tries to dig the point of the blade into the ground, but its baked hard. Students will explore various plotlines and causeandeffect relationships from the book, plus learn about author louis sachar and transform a scene from the book into an original screenplay. Themes and colors key litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in holes, which you can. In this historical flashback, elya yelnats is a fifteenyearold latvian boy who falls in love with a beautiful but shallow girl named myra menke. The narrator jumps back in time to tell the story of elya yelnats. Chapter 7 stanley has a hard time digging his first hole. Holes begins with a description of camp green lake, a juvenile detention facility in texas. Check out our revolutionary sidebyside summary and analysis. Chapter 1 what do you learn in this chapter about the setting of the story. Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by louis sachar and first published by farrar, straus and giroux. This quiz will allow you to know and understand more about why they were digging a hole, and of what do the holes and the mounds remind the character, stanley. B created with that quiz the site for test creation and grading in math and other subjects. Holes by louis sachar chapter 14 part one before you read the chapter. Basically, its a place for kids who have committed crimes.
Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous t. Have you read chapter 7 in the book holes by louis sacher. The first chapter is about the camp green lake, what is it and where. Holes designed for grades 36, this site has chapter by chapter summaries, discussion questions, and journal topics. Myras father decided that when myra turned fifteen, she should be married. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. Now the lake is a dry and barren land where the temperature is usually about ninety five degrees. About holes holes summary character list glossary themes quotes and analysis chapters 1 6 chapters 7 chapters 1422 chapters 2328 chapters 2934 chapters 3542 chapters 4349 chapter 50 symbols, allegory and motifs metaphors and similes irony imagery fairy tale elements literary elements related links essay questions quiz 1 quiz 2 quiz 3. Tell which character is speaking for each quotation from the book. Holes is far more lengthy than a fable and there are many morals that result from the narration, but many of the characteristics are similar. Dec 27, 2019 this is an audiobook of the first part of holes chapter 7, a novel by louis sachar.
Its in texas, there was a lake about hundred years ago, the largest lake in texas. There are rattlesnakes and scorpions that occupy holes dugs by the campers. Louis sachar s holes comprehension companion holes comprehension companion. Chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 chapter 10. Stanley yelnats, overweight, lonely, and poor, has been arrested for a crime he didnt commit, and hes on a bus headed for camp green lake. Free literature flashcards about holes chapters 17 studystack. A setting is where something is or where something happens. In the daytime under a shade its about 95 degrees under it. Chapter summary for louis sachars holes, part 1 chapters 6 7 summary. Free flashcards to help memorize facts about holes chapters 17. After breakfast that morning, the boys had each filled their canteens and fetched a shovel from a shed near the showers. This activity was created by a quia web subscriber. He is supposed to use it as a measuring tool for his hole, which needs to be five feet deep and five feet across in all directions.
There are many animals, most of them are dangerous. Holes ch 17 test what is the worst thing that can happen to you at camp green lake. Themes and colors key litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in holes, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work. Jan 05, 2014 comprehension work book and answers for holes by louis sachar. Holes comprehension companion enjoying literature is one of the joys of reading. Holes is packed as tight with conflict as the dry dirt beds of camp green lake are packed with dirt. First i thougt, camp green lake is abig lake, but it isnt. This is an audiobook of the first part of holes chapter 7, a novel by louis sachar. The tasks address a mixture of assessment focuses and can be used to develop pee responses and test technique as well as extending general reading skills. In the predawn hours stanley attempts to dig his first hole but the ground is too hard. Holes questions powerpoint chapters 1 to 20 teaching. Chapter two is about a boy, his name is stanley yelnats, who had two choises, 1. The book s author, louis sachar, doesnt throw just one type of conflict at stanley, the book s.
What does stanleys dad successfully invent at the end of the book. Home reading comprehension holes chapter 1 literaturebased skill bu ilding. In this comic adventure, stanley yelnats is sent to a juvenile detention center. Yellowspotted lizard living in holes, far away from predatory birds, are the deadly yellowspotted lizards. The goal of the holes comprehension companion is to help teach reading comprehension in an enjoyable context, and to directly teach the skills instead of providing practice for a skill a student may not yet have.
A reading guide to holes by louis sacharby monique vescia. This printable file has 20 cards to use for vocabulary practice for chapters 4350 of the book, holes. Choose a word from the list to complete each sentence. Myras father insisted hed rather have one of igors pigs than elyas heart full of.
Apr 08, 2020 have you read chapter 7 in the book holes by louis sacher. Part 1, chapters 67, the boys in stanleys tent want to know what crime he committed. The ground is hard and he quickly develops painful blisters on his hands. What does each boy do when they finish digging their hole. Why will campers sometimes permit themselves to be bitten by a rattlesnake or a scorpion. About holes holes summary character list glossary themes quotes and analysis chapters 16 chapters 7 chapters 1422 chapters 2328 chapters 2934 chapters 3542 chapters 4349 chapter 50 symbols, allegory and motifs metaphors and similes irony imagery fairy tale elements literary elements related links essay questions quiz 1 quiz 2 quiz 3. Chapter 2 you probably are wondering why someone would go. Need help with part 1, chapter 7 in louis sachars holes. There is heat, dust, and the memory of a thriving town that died when the lake dried up. Vocabulary, quiz 5 analogies 1 holes final comprehension test. A a cool, shady lake with shade trees surrounding it b a big dry lake where rattlesnakes and scorpions live c one.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle. The town shriveled and dried up along with the lake, and the people who lived there. Other activities to help include hangman, crossword, word scramble, games, matching, quizes, and tests. Chapter 5 9 the story of elya and madame zeroni has many elements of a classic fairy tale, making the novel resemble a fable. Free flashcards to help memorize facts about holes chapters 1 7. A vocabulary list featuring holes by louis sachar, chapters 1 7.
Briefly predict what you think the plot of holes will be about. This study guide consists of approximately 45 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of holes. Based on its name, what would you imagine a place called camp green lake to be like. Holes five activities including descriptive writing, character analysis, the reading skill of predicting, and a poetry assignment. Both elya and 57yearold pig farmer igor barkov went to ask for myras hand. Winner of the national book award winner of the boston globehorn book award an ala best book for young adults. Stanley yelnats, a very unlucky boy from a very unlucky family, is forced to serve time for a crime he didnt do. A chapterbychapter powerpoint that includes questions and activities for students in ks3 linked to the story of holes by louis sacher. Be sure to include each thing on this list, and as many details from the chapter as you can find be creative about showing what it is like there. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of holes and what it means. He was born in latvia and at age fifteen, fell in love with fourteenyearold myra menke. In this comic adventure, stanley yelnats is sent to a juvenile detention center where the inmates spend their days digging mysterious holes.
Stanleys mother thinks there was never a curse to begin with. Discusses the writing, characters, plot, and themes of this 1999 newbery awardwinning book. A choice at camp green lake, a camp for bad boys, the campers have to dig a hole each day in the hot, hot sun. Students will recall events from the story to answer a series of multiple choice, short answer, and matching questions. Holes by louis sachar book summary minute book report duration. In chapter 7, through flashbacks interwoven with stanleys digging, we learn the story of elya yelnats and the origin of the yelnats family curse. A classic fable is a brief story told to illustrate a moral point.
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