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Engelska
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Årskurs:
8
"Holes" by Louis Sachar Spring 21
Långsjöskolan, Norrtälje · Senast uppdaterad: 9 augusti 2022
"Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys’ detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But there are an awful lot of holes." In this project, we are going to read and reflect on the book "Holes"by Louis Sachar.
In this assignment, you will develop your reading skills, writing skills and speaking skills. Everything you write should be in the same document in Word, "Holes Name Spring 2021"
You will watch part of the film as well. The project is finished with an assessed discussion as well as an assessed writing assignment. The notes in the above mentioned document will also be a part of the assessment.
You are going to read this book online:
Holes by Louis Sachar.pdf (google.com)
Listening; For ESL English Language Learners (esl-bits.net)
Week 10
- Read chapters 1-5
Assignment:
Make notes while you are reading these pages: note the things you liked (words, sentences, images/ descriptions), the things you didn't like, the things you didn't understand, questions to the text.
a) Look through chapters 1- 3 one more time. Find the following words in the text and translate them: convicted, cruel, embarrassment, forbidden, hovers, juvenile detention, marble, neglected, overweight, perseverence, pretend, shriveled, unaware, warden, wasteland.
b) In chapter 3 you can read the following: "Stanley was not a bad kid. He was innocent of the crime for which he was convicted. He'd just been in the wrong place at the wrong time". Has it happened to you that you had been in the wrong place at the wrong time? If yes, describe the situation. Have / has you / your friend ever been wrongly accused? Describe what happened.
Week 11-12
- Read Chapters 6-11
Assignment:
In the beginning of chapter 10 you can read the following:
“Every muscle and joint in his body ached as he tried to get out of bed. He didn’t think it was possible but his body hurt more than it had the day before. It wasn’t just his arms and back, but his legs, ankles, and waist also hurt”. Have you ever felt that your body has really ached or been really sore? Describe the situation.
Look through chapters 6-11. Discuss the following questions and write your responses in your document.
1. What do we get to know about the characters of the book? What do you think of nicknames? Explain each boy’s nickname. What do you expect from them further in the book?
2. Describe the settings (den miljö karaktärerna befinner sig i).
3. What is going to happen next?
Then do the following tasks:
1. Look up the following words from chapter 8-10:
prey
sore
drain
evaporate
sprawled (over something)
to grunt
to scowl
barren
2. Reread chapters 8-10. Answer the questions individually in writing:
a. In what way is the shower a positive experience for Stanley?
b. Why did it say "Wreck room" on the floor (instead of recreation/ rec room)?
c. Why did the pool table remind Stanley of the lake?
d. What is Stanley's new nickname?
e. What impression is Stanley trying to give of the camp, in his letter to his mother?
f. What three words, do you think, best describe Stanley's mood/feelings as he went out to dig his second hole?
W 13-15 (Easter Break w. 14)
Watch part of the film and read the corresponding chapters (chapters 23-28, segment 18)
Assignment:
1. Listening and speaking ("Holes" movie: 44-52)
Make notes while watching the episode:
How did the lake area look one hundred and ten years ago?
What is the story of Miss Katherine Barlow?
2. Share your notes with the classmates.
3. Read chapters 23-28 and summarize the story of Miss Katherine Barlow in writing (10-15 sentences).
W. 16-17
Watch another part of the movie in class (00:54-01.27) and read chapters 29-50 (divided in groups)
Assignment:
Read the following chapters in the groups and summarize the pages (Who? What? When? Where?) in writing (25 sentences). Use document "Holes Name Spring 2021"
Group 1
chapter 29-34
Group 2
chapter 35-40
Group 3
Chapter 41-45
Group 4
chapter 46-50
W. 18
Prepare discussion
Assignment:
Prepare for a discussion by individually making notes . You answers should contain your own examples as well as examples from the book to support your point of view.
Questions for discussion:
1.What do you think the title Holes means? What might be another reason other than the holes the boys dig in the lake? What hole (or holes) is in Stanley's life when he first arrives at Camp Green Lake? Are the holes still there when he leaves?
2. Stanley's father, an inventor, says, "I learn from failure." What do you think this means? In what ways have you learned from failure?
3. Stanley and his family half-jokingly blame their misfortunes on Stanley's "no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather." Do you believe in fate — that people are lucky or unlucky — or do you believe, as Mr. Pendanski tells the boys, that we are all responsible for our selves and our destinies?
4. As Stanley becomes stronger and his skin becomes tougher from digging the holes, how is he changing inside? What are the causes of those Changes?
5. Where does Stanley find the strength to carry Zero up the mountain? Why did he do it even though he didn't know what he'd find at the top? Describe something you've done that at first seemed impossible. What did you learn from the experience?
6. Even though his fate is uncertain, Stanley is suddenly very happy as he lies awake on the top of the mountain, staring at the stars. Why does he feel this way? How has his life changed from the start of the story?
W. 19
Discussion and writing
Diskussions in groups one class (recorded)
Writing in Exam.net class 2 (A chooses two of the questions)
Läroplanskopplingar
Syfte (3)
förstå och tolka innehållet i talad engelska och i olika slags texter,
formulera sig och kommunicera i tal och skrift,
använda språkliga strategier för att förstå och göra sig förstådda,
Centralt innehåll (3)
Skönlitteratur och annan fiktion även i talad, dramatiserad och filmatiserad form.
Muntliga och skriftliga berättelser, beskrivningar och instruktioner.
Språkliga företeelser för att förtydliga, variera och berika kommunikationen som uttal, intonation och fasta språkliga uttryck, grammatiska strukturer och satsbyggnad.
