Holes, a more complex and ambitious book than sachars earlier works, was published in 1998. They encourage study skills in context, and should therefore be used with a range of appropriate information books which are preferably within reach in the classroom. Then, think of 4 character traits of this character. However when the parts come together, holes turns into a puzzle, or mystery book. They are generally adaptable over a wide age range because children can bring their own knowledge to an activity and refer to books at an appropriate level. Holes study guide contains a biography of louis sachar, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and. Holes character analysis popular novel study guides and. Holes is a popular book by author louis sachar that has won several awards. He changes during the course of the novel due to the influence and effect of his experiences and actions. The boys are forced to dig holes to build character, but stanley realizes they are searching for something underground.
Holes by louis sachar this novel study is being completed with a 7th grade class. The novel took sachar a year and a half to write, and was published in 1998. Stanleys family has a history of bad luck as they were cursed a long long time ago. This novel is set in modern times and focuses on the current circumstances of stanley yelnats, an unfortunate, unlucky. 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. Stanley is the protagonist of this story, a shy, unpopular high school student. Sachar has also written a series of books featuring a character named marvin redpost, a boy who believes he is actually a prince who was kidnapped at birth. Discusses the writing, characters, plot, and themes of this 1999 newbery awardwinning book. Analysis and discussion of characters in louis sachars holes. Holes by louis sachar with images holes book, louis. When the book starts, he is overweight and passive.
When stanley yelnats iv arrived at camp green lake, the two didnt talk much. Stanley yelnats iv stanley, the protagonist of holes, is a dynamic character. Relating personal experiences creative and critical thinking 1. Conflicted examining conflicts at camp green lake lesson 3. Detailed analysis of characters in louis sachars holes. This is a complete novel study using the book holes. Holes study guide contains a biography of louis sachar, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Summary read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. Perfect prep for louis sachar quizzes and tests you might have in school. Write the name of the character you choose in the center.
Louis sachar is best known for the sideways stories from wayside school book series and the novel holes. Holes by louis sachar settingcharactersstudy guidebook summary notesbooknotesanalysischapter. Here are the activities that come in the complete mckenziescreations holes novel study. This printable file has 20 cards to use for vocabulary practice for chapters 4350 of the book, holes. Holes novel unit is a common core standard aligned book study to be used with holes by louis sachar. He is overweight and is accustomed to having bad luck.
A character study of kissing kate barlow in the book holes, by louis sachar, i chose the character miss katherine barlow also known as kissing kate barlow. They include a movie book comparison, numerous project ideas, worksheets and much more. Being bitten by a scorpion or even a rattlesnake is not the worst thing that can happen to you. Each chapter of the novel study focuses on several chapters of holes and is comprised of five of the following different activities. There he is forced to dig holes in the dirt each day with the other campers as punishment. Holes summary holes book louis sachar plot diagram book report templates middle school ela character map story arc cause and effect a fun way to the follow the plot of holes is by making a plot diagram using our traditional layout. Students will recall events from the story to answer a series of multiple choice, short answer, and matching questions. This holes book unit contains detailed comprehension questions, vocabulary words, answer keys, graphic organizers. This is a complete novel study that includes many individual products bundled together to offer you extensi. Stanley yelnats is the main character and the protagonist of the novel holes. Stanley yelnats the novels protagonist, stanley is an overweight kid with a lot of bad luck. The entire unit focuses on the common core standards and shift to getting students to use evidence from the text to answer and defend their responses. This novel is about a young man named stanley yelnats and his experience at a place called camp green lake, which is a detention facility where boys are. Holes is louis sachars fifth novel, and probably his most loved.
Choose one main character from holes to diagram in the chart below. Stanley, the protagonist of holes, is a dynamic character. The reader is never quite given all of the details needed to solve the puzzle until the very end. Miss katherine was first a schoolteacher, but then was the most feared outlaw. Take a study break every book on your english syllabus summed up in a quote from the office. Analysis of the main characters, major plot points, and themes. After being unjustly convicted of stealing a pair of athletic shoes, he is sent to a detention center, camp green lake. The holes characters chapter of this holes study guide course is the most efficient way to study the characters from the novel holes by louis sachar. Zero, or hector zeroni, is a serious, silent, mysterious boy who also lives in d tent.
While intelligent and kind by nature, the murder of her beloved sam turns kate into a violent outlaw who lives on the wrong side of the law. Holes novel study literature guide unit by creative classroom. While he doesnt actually appear in the book except in. After all, this is the lady who makes her own nail polish out of rattlesnake venom. The subplots are talltale motifs that provide explanations about incidents involving previous yelnats generations that significantly impact stanleys life as well as the lives of others. Aug 20, 1998 holes is about stanley yelnats, a boy with terrible luck due a curse on his family, sent to a juvenile detention center called camp green lake. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Holes combined huge popular appeal with critical success, as holes won or was nominated for almost twenty different awards, including the national book award 1998 and a newbery medal 1999. Holes is a novel published on august 20, 1998, by farrar, straus and giroux in the united states and bloomsbury in the united. Sachars editor frances foster has compared his success to that. Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this tentative and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment and redemption. Holes by louis sachar settingcharactersstudy guidebook.
Stanleys family is cursed with bad luck and although they do not have much money they always try to remain hopeful and look on the. Test your knowledge take the character analysis quick quiz. The present day parts of the story are narrated like an adventure. Holes study guide holes is louis sachar s fifth novel, and probably his most loved. He is an overweight boy who does not have any friends from school and is often picked on by his classmates and the school bully, derrick dunne. Holes by louis sachar settingcharactersstudy guidebook summarynotesbooknotesanalysischapter. Book project students will choose 3 characters from holes and create a facebook page for each character on a poster board or trifold. Kate barlow she lived on green lake one hundred and ten years ago, when there was still water in it. He changes during the course of the novel due to the influence and effect of his e. The students are reading each night and making predictions and connections. Stanley is the protagonist of holes, although he is an unlikely hero.
There once was a very large lake here, the largest lake in texas. Out on the lake, rattlesnakes and scorpions find shade under rocks and in the holes dug by the campers. Zero the hero, trout the lout character study lesson 2. He is the latest in a line of family members who are goodhearted and wellmeaning, but. Camp green lake characters caveman stanley yelnats iv a teenage white overweight average weight in the movie boy who was falsely accused of stealing clyde livingstons shoes which got him sent to camp green lake.
For each section of the trifold, students will choose one character and create a facebook page for the character. Through his experience at the hellish camp green lake. When squid sees stanley sending a letter to his parents, he takes the letter, crumples it up, and throws it out saying to stanley they dont care, believe me, theyre. A reading guide to holes by louis sacharby monique vescia. Holes is a novel by louis sachar that was first published in 1998. Holes by louis sachar suggestions and expectations this curriculum unit can be used in a variety of ways. Contentsshow holes character list a list of all the characters in holes. At camp green lake he received the nickname squid for farting a lot. For each trait, find 2 instances in the book when the character displayed each trait. Stanley yelnats caveman is the main character of holes. The structure of my class was a vocabulary minilesson, minilesson connected to a skill, whole class and independent reading connected to the. Heres a good rule to remember about rattlesnakes and scorpions.
Find summaries for every chapter, including a holes chapter summary chart to help you understand the book. He is an overweight boy who does not have many friends and often gets picked and bullied by a boy in his school derrick dune. 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. Take a study break 60 young adult movie adaptations. Nonviolent and generally kind, stanley has a difficult time in school and at the camp. Tell which character is speaking for each quotation from the book. Holes book summary sachar writes the humorous plot of holes in a straightforward manner. According to most of the characters in the book, zero is a big fat zero. Novel study with questions, projects, and activities this huge 87 page literature guide includes everything you need to teach a fully integrated and comprehensive novel study unit on holes by louis sachar. Stanley yelnats has terrible luck because of a curse traced back to his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather.
In the book you find out the story of how she became an outlaw from a schoolteacher. Stanley, the protagonist of the novel, is a friendless, selfconscious. The summary of holes is a complete study guide for each chapter of the novel, analysis of characters and plot. Holes five activities including descriptive writing, character analysis, the reading skill of predicting, and a poetry assignment. He is convicted of a crime he did not commit and is sent to the camp green lake juvenile detention center. Characters stanley yelnats stanley is the protagonist of holes, although he is an unlikely hero. The books portrayal of the warden isnt entirely fair, of course that is, shes not exactly a threedimensional character. For a main character in holes, there is little known about zero. Learn all about how the characters in holes such as stanley yelnats iv and zero contribute to the story. His family is cursed because of his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgreatgrandfather. Holes printables, classroom activities, teacher resources. He attributes this bad luck to his nogooddirtyrottenpigstealinggreat. It features a boy named stanley and his journey to find answers about the holes he has to dig. Flashbacks illuminating the past to brighten the present lesson 4.