| An exploration of Stanley Yelnets' world in Holes by Louis Sachar | I got the picture HERE |
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Introduction | Stanley Yelnets knows that his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather's |
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Tasks | curse brought him to Camp Green Lake. The camp is part of the Texas Department of Juvenile |
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Resources | Corrections. There is nothing green and no lake. Just holes. Digging holes builds character. |
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Process | At least, that is what the warden of Camp Green Lake says. This ain't no girl scout camp! |
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Evaluation | Come and explore Stanley's world of stinky sneakers, holes dug exactly five feet wide and |
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Conclusion | five feet deep, people named Zigzag and Armpit, sunflower-spitting Mr. Sir, a warden with |
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Extension | rattlesnake fingernail polish, God's Thumb, onions, lizards and one hundred-year-old Sploosh. |
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Teacher's Notes | Come take some basic lessons from Kissin' Kate Barlow in readin', 'riting, 'rithmatic and good |
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manners. And help Stanley Yelnets IV break the long-standing Yelnets' curse. |
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| We will begin the adventure by choosing a partner and |  |
roles for each student. You will be either Stanley or Zero. |
| Stanley: You will take down the information as Zero navigates the links to find out how to break the curse. |
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Zero: You will navigate the web to locate the information that will help Stanley break the curse and find your mom. |
| Each pair of students will switch roles daily so that |  |
each student gets a chance to be Stanley and Zero. |
| Stanley and Zero will be exploring the internet to understand how Holes relates to their own world. | So lets start digging! We're going to dig up math, reading, writting, internet skills, and fun! |
| Stanley and Zero must dig 1 hole a day out in the Texas heat. Visit this website to answer a math question about digging these holes. Be sure and print out a copy of your results to give to the teacher. | |
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We are now going to meet the author, Louis Sacher. Check out these three sites and fill out the author information form found Here. | |
Now we are going to do some writing about Holes. Here is a link to some discussion questions. Choose three questions and write a complete paragraph about each. |
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Learn more about "The Boys" | Click on "The Wreck Room" to find Zero. | |||
| A recipe for Sploosh cookies | Test Part 1 and Part 2 | A recipe for Sploosh | |||
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Complete then print the test Part 1 & 2 | Explore these websites |
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Process | Now that Stanley and Zero have explored Camp Green Lake, you and your partner need to give a presentation to the class about your findings. |
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Rubric | You may create a Power Point presentation or a presentation made from art materials or any other presentation form approved by the teacher. These should be 5 to 10 minutes long and will be 50% of the grade for this project. | |||
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State Standards | Here is a link to the Arizona State Standards |
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