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Holes (1-9)

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Good morning Prep A/B
Welcome to our first class of the analysis of Chapter 1-9 of the book called 'HOLES'.
In this session, you need to
1. Pick a team of five people.
2. Decide who will play each role in the 'Group roles' sheet.
3. Follow the agenda below to complete the tasks and post your responses to this Formative.
Group Roles
In less than 3 minutes, decide on who will play the different roles below in this class. Add the names to the document.
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Who will be the Group leader?

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Who will be the time keeper?

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Who will be the material manager?

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Who will be the scribe?

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Who will be the encourager?

While working on each task, make sure you are performing your group role. Most tasks are to be worked on circa 30 minutes.
TASK A: Extension questions (25 min)
TASK B: Find out the speakers (30 min)
TASK C: Meet with the teacher (10 min)
TASK D: Irony and Figurative speech sheets, Lullaby poster and an outline of the person (10 min)
TASK E: Writing the body paragraph of a literary analysis essay (5 min)
Each group will rotate through the task in the following order:
GROUP 1: D B C A E
GROUP 2: D B C A E
GROUP 3: D B C A E
GROUP 4: E B C A D
GROUP 5: E B C A D
TASK A: Extension Questions ( 25 min)

Answer the following questions.
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“There is no lake at Camp Green Lake.”
What does this opening sentence suggest about the setting?

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Why does the word “lake” appear in inverted commas?

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“The Warden owns the shade.”
What does this suggest about the Warden?

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Find some examples of repetition.
What is the effect created by using these words and phrases?

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What is your impression now of Camp Green Lake?

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TASK B: Find out the speakers. (30 min)
The names of the characters are somehow deleted. It is your task to find the names. 3 students are going to work on Scene 1 and 2 students are going to find out the names for Scene 2. The texts will be handed out by the teacher. When you are done, you are going to act it out with all the classmates:)
TASK C: Meet with the teacher (10 min)
If you have any additional questions write them here. List the most important points from your conversation with the teacher. Also, be ready to act out.
TASK D: Irony and Figurative speech sheets, Lullaby poster and an outline of the person. Do not forget to get the picture from the teacher. (10 min)
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This lullaby is what Stanley’s dad sings to him all the time (Holes, Chapter 3).

What events in Stanley’s life did the group link to the lullaby to?
How are they related?

What literary device is used here?

TASK E: Write the body paragraph explaining how Sachar uses language to create a hostile environment in Chapter 1. (5 min)

POINT: In Chapter 1, Sachar creates a hostile environment using language.

EVIDENCE: For example, he writes “_________________________________.”

EXPLANATION: This shows that_____________________________________.

CONCLUDING SENTENCE: ________________________________________________________________.