Angie McNaughton - Holes: Language Kit

By Louis Sachar

Written by Angie McNaughton

GRADES 5 6

Classroom Complete Press

P.O. Box 19729
San Diego, CA 92159
Tel: 1-800-663-3609 | Fax: 1-800-663-3608
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ISBN-13: 978-1-55319-337-1
ISBN-10: 1-55319-337-7
eISBN: 978-1-55319-873-4
2007

Permission to Reproduce

Permission is granted to the individual teacher who purchases one copy of this book to reproduce the student activity material for use in his or her classroom only. Reproduction of these materials for colleagues, an entire school or school system, or for commercial sale is strictly prohibited . No part of this publication may be transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP) for our publishing activities. Printed in Canada. All rights reserved.

Based on Blooms Taxonomy

Our resource has been created for ease of use by both TEACHERS and STUDENTS alike.

H oles is a well-crafted, humorous, yet thought provoking story of an unlikely hero. The authors use of humor and unusual details that borderline on the absurd provide for an engaging and entertaining read. This novel is especially appealing to students who are unmotivated or uninterested in reading. Key themes include friendship, personal growth, survival, the triumph of good over evil and even redemption. Issues that need to be dealt with sensitively include homelessness and abandonment, bullying, and racism and racial tension. In particular, the term negro is used in a historical context in Chapters 25 and 26, and needs to be addressed with students before reading.

Chapter Activities (in the form of reproducible worksheets) make up the majority of our resource. For each chapter or group of chapters there are BEFORE YOU READ activities and AFTER YOU READ activities.

The BEFORE YOU READ activities prepare students for reading by setting a purpose for reading. They stimulate background knowledge and experience, and guide students to make connections between what they know and what they will learn. Important concepts and vocabulary from the chapter(s) are also presented.

The AFTER YOU READ activities check students comprehension and extend their learning. Students are asked to give thoughtful consideration of the text through creative and evaluative short-answer questions and journal prompts.

Six Writing Tasks and three Graphic Organizers are included to further develop students critical thinking and writing skills, and analysis of the text. The Assessment Rubric is a useful tool for evaluating students responses to the Writing Tasks and Graphic Organizers.

Our resource contains three main types of pages, each with a different purpose and use. A Picture Cue at the top of each page shows, at a glance, what the page is for.