Sunday, May 9, 2010

Holes Book Group - Week 1

Holes by Louis Sachar
Week 1: Read pages 3-40 (chs. 1-7)


Vocabulary:

wasteland (3)
stationery (6)
perseverance (8)
barren (11)
desolate (11)
miserable (13)
vast (14)
wearily (17)
sanitary (19)
spigot (20)
retrieved (23)
despicable (25)
defective (26)
forlorn (30)
preposterous (34)


Questions:

1. Choose 3 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Write the definitions in your journal, and underline the word.
2. Choose 3 different vocabulary words and write meaningful sentences for each in your journal. Underline the vocabulary words.
3. According to Mr. Sir, why did none of the campers at Camp Green Lake attempt to escape, even though there were no fences or guard towers? (1 to 2 sentences)
4. For what crime was Stanley sent to Camp Green Lake? (2 to 3 sentences)
5. What was Madame Zeroni’s curse? (2 to 3 sentences)

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