Book project Holes w 45-50

Vecka 45-50 kommer vi att lyssna/läsa boken "Holes" av Louis Sachar. Under denna period kommer ni att ha läsläxor, då ni ska lyssna/läsa vissa kapitel hemma. Vi kommer även att lyssna/läsa i skolan. Varje vecka kommer ni att diskutera och/eller skriva läslogg på engelska. Läsloggen kommer att skrivas på exam.net. Projektet avslutas efter jul då ni kommer att skriva en avslutande skrivuppgift efter att ha sett filmen.

Holes

“Holes”: lesson plan

 

Monday w 45: listen/read chapter 1-5 + discussion and log

Chapter 1

•        What do you learn in this chapter about the setting of the story?

•        Based on its name, what would you imagine a place called Camp Green Lake to be like? What is it really like?

 

Chapter 2

•        Do you think it’s true that digging holes can turn a bad person into a good one?

•        What are some other unpleasant things you’ve heard about that are supposed to “build character”?

 

Chapter 3

•        Stanley’s father, an inventor, says, “I learn from failure.”

•        What do you think this means?

•        Have you ever learned from failure? Example?

 

Chapter 4

•        What kind of tattoo does Mr. Sir have?

•        What does this tell you about him?

 

Chapter 5

•        Why do the boys call Mr. Pendanski “Mom”?

•        Does this nickname suit him? 

 

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 Friday w 45: Finish opinion essay (+ continue reading)

 

Monday w 46: listen/read chapter 6-7 + discussion and log

Chapter 6

• Why don’t the boys believe Stanley when he tells them he stole the sneakers?

 

Chapter 7

•        What does Stanley learn from digging his first hole?

•        Why do you think he feels proud when his hole is finished?

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Friday w 46 – Homework = Read chapter 8-12: discussion + log

Chapter 8

• Do you believe in curses? Why or why not?

 

Chapter 9

•        How do you feel about the nickname X-Ray gives Stanley?

•        Do you have a nickname? If so, how did you get it?

 

Chapter 10

•        Why do the boys always line up for water in the same order?

•        What’s the significance to this order?

 

 Chapter 11

•        What does X-Ray ask Stanley to do?

•        Why does Stanley agree to this?

•        What would you have done?

 

Chapter 12

• Mr. Pendanski tells Stanley: “You messed up your life, and it’s up to you to fix it.” Do you agree with this?

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Chapter 13-16: listen/read + log

Chapter 13

•        What does Stanley gain when he agrees to help X-Ray?

•        What does he lose? 

 

Chapter 14

•        Were you surprised to discover that the Warden is a woman?

•        What else do you find out about the Warden in this chapter?

 

Chapter 15

• Do you think Zigzag and the other campers are correct in believing that the Warden is always watching them, or are they just being paranoid?

 

Chapter 16

• Can you think of some reasons why Zero might not be familiar with any nursery rhymes or the show Sesame Street?

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Monday w 47 = NP

Friday w 47 – Homework = Read chapter 17-21: discussion + log

Chapter 17

• What does Stanley find out about Zigzag in this chapter?

 

 Chapter 18

• Why do you think Stanley continues lying to his mom and dad in his letters?

 

Chapter 19

•        Why does Stanley tell Mr. Sir that he stole the sunflower seeds? What would you have done?

 

Chapter 20

•        The Warden does not raise her voice, and she usually speaks in seemingly polite phrases. What makes her so menacing?

Chapter 21

• Why do you think Zero finishes Stanley’s hole for him?

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Chapter 22-27: listen/read + log

Chapter 22

•        Does Stanley seem like a good teacher?

•        Have you ever tutored anyone? What did you learn from the experience?

 

Chapter 23

•        Does the portrait the author paints of Green Lake seem realistic?

•        Can you point to any details that strike you as too good to be true?

 

Chapter 24

•        How does Mr. Sir get back at Stanley?

•        Do you think it is Stanley’s fault that Mr. Sir got scratched?

 

Chapter 25

• Does it seem like Sam is a respected member of the Green Lake community? Why or why not?

 

Chapter 26

• Based on the facts the author gives you, can you answer the question, “Whom did God punish?”

 

Chapter 27

•        Why don’t the other boys approve of Stanley and Zero’s arrangement?

•        Do you think it is fair to both boys?

 

Monday w 48: chapter 28-30: listen/read + discussion and log

Chapter 28

• Who else has turquoise-studded boots like Kate Barlow’s?

 

Chapter 29

• What do you think is the significance of Stanley’s vision of the giant thumb? 

 

Chapter 30

•        Why doesn’t Stanley fight back when Zigzag taunts him?

•        What would you do in his position?

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Friday w 48: Homework = Read chapter 31-35: discussion + log

Chapter 31

• Why doesn’t Stanley go after Zero?

 

Chapter 32

• Thinking about Zero, “what worried [Stanley] the most . . . was the fear that it wasn’t too late.” What does this mean?

 

Chapter 33

•        Does Stanley approach his predicament intelligently?

•        Is his logic sound? What would you do in the same situation?

 

Chapter 34

• When Stanley sees Big Thumb, “[H]e kept walking toward it, although he didn’t know why.” Why do you think Stanley keeps going?

 

Chapter 35

• How would you describe Stanley and Zero’s relationship at this point in the story?

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Chapter 36-39: listen/read + log

Chapter 36

•        What does Stanley learn about himself as they climb the mountain?

•        What does he learn about Zero?

 

Chapter 37

• Why do you think Stanley suddenly calls Zero Hector?

 

Chapter 38

•        “[Stanley] thought only about each step, and not the impossible task that lay before him.”

•        Have you ever attempted anything that seemed impossible? How did you approach it?

•        What did you learn from the experience?

 

Chapter 39

• Why do you think Zero chooses this moment to confess about the stolen shoes?

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Monday w 49: chapter 40-43: listen/read + discussion and log

Chapter 40

• Why is Stanley surprised to find the sack of jars and the shovel so far down the mountain?

Chapter 41

• Zero says, “If I had just kept those old smelly sneakers, then neither of us would be here right now.” Do you think he’s right? Is there anything positive about their situation?

 

Chapter 42

•        Stanley believes it was his destiny to be hit by those falling shoes.

•        What’s the difference between coincidence and destiny? Do you believe in destiny?

Chapter 43

•        When he hears Zero’s stories, how does Stanley feel about his own family?

•        How do these stories make you feel?

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Friday w 49: Homework = Read chapter 44-47: discussion + log

Chapter 44

• How do you think Stanley and Zero feel when the Warden confronts them?

 

Chapter 45

• What do you learn about the Warden in this chapter? How does it influence your feelings about her?

 

Chapter 46

• Why do you think Zero gives Stanley the thumbs-up sign?

 

Chapter 47

• The Warden’s name is Walker; who else in the story has the same last name?

Why might this be important?

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Chapter 48-50: listen/read + log

Chapter 48

• Why won’t Stanley leave without Hector?

 

Chapter 49

• The chapter ends with these words: “. . . and for the first time in over a hundred years, a drop of rain fell into the empty lake.” Does this seem important to you? Why do you suppose the author chose to end Part II here?

 

Chapter 50

• How has Stanley changed in the course of the story? Do you think Stanley had a “hole” in his life before attending Camp Green Lake? Does he have one now?