Holes - Book Group Week 5

Holes by Louis Sachar
Week 5: Read pages 155-197 (chs. 35-43)


Vocabulary:

sheepishly (155)

ventilation (156)
clutched (160)

frail (164)
situated (165)

precipice (171)
quack (178)

contritely (179)
feebly (180)

evicted (190)
distinctive (196)


Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Write the definitions in your journal, and underline the word.
2. Choose 2 different vocabulary words and write meaningful sentences for each in your journal. Underline the vocabulary words.
3. As Stanley and Zero walked toward Big Thumb, the book says, “it was like chasing the moon.” What is meant by this phrase? (1 to 2 sentences)
4. Where do Stanley and Zero go, and what does Stanley discover that allows them to survive? (2 to 3 sentences)
5. Explain the significance of Zero mentioning that his mother had sung a lullaby similar to the one Stanley’s mother had sung to him. (paragraph)

Homestudy for Week of 5/24

Reading:
Week 4 Assignment - due Thursday 5/27

Spelling:
Study this week's spelling list - quiz Friday 5/28

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily

Math 4:
Handout: "Symbol Sense" & "Triple Tease" - due Monday 5/31

Math 5:
Math's Mate Term 4, Sheet 6 - due Friday 5/28
Finish class work daily

Spelling Words - Week of May 24

Fourth Grade:

chaotic
cameo
neon
quiet
triumph
poem
coerce
oasis
influence
duet


Fifth Grade:

cinnamon
emphasize
pharmacist
tentacle
persevere
segregate
hypnotize
obsolete
balcony
compromise


Challenge Words:

technicality
subscription
innuendos
curriculum
ancestor
misdemeanor
paralysis
mandatory
prophesy
audience

Holes Book Group - Week 4

Holes by Louis Sachar
Week 4: Read pages 116-154 (chs. 27-34)


Vocabulary:

sparingly (116)

mocked (117)

vile (118)

humid (127)
delirious (128)

astonishment (135)
unconscious (139)

cluster (139)
refuge (142)

accelerated (148)
mirage (152)


Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Write the definitions in your journal, and underline the word.
2. Choose 2 different vocabulary words and write meaningful sentences for each in your journal. Underline the vocabulary words.
3. What is Zero’s real name, and why is it significant? (2 to 3 sentences)
4. How did Zero react when Mr. Pendanski handed him the shovel and told him it’s all he would ever be good for? Why do you think he reacted this way? (paragraph)
5. Why did Stanley steal Mr. Sir’s truck? (paragraph)

Homestudy for Week of 5/17

Reading:
Week 3 Assignment - due Thursday 5/20

Spelling:
Study this week's spelling list - quiz Friday 5/21

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily

Math 4:
Handout pp. 45 & 51 - due Monday 5/24

Math 5:
Math's Mate Term 4, Sheet 5 - due Friday 5/21
Finish class work daily

Spelling Words - Week of May 17

Fourth Grade:

chaos
meander
museum
nucleus
science
client
pioneer
violence
violin
ideal


Fifth Grade:

appropriate
confederate
approximate
advocate
literate
immaculate
obstinaate
elaborate
moderate
accurate


Challenge Words:

parallel
graffiti
mayonnaise
indicative
recognition
bulletin
sympathize
migratory
inflammatory
solitary

Holes Book Group - Week 3

Holes by Louis Sachar
Week 3: Read pages 77-115 (chs. 17-26)


Vocabulary:

obstacle (81)

condemned (88)
dread (88)

recede (91)
writhed (91)

stranded (92)
reconsidered (99)

grotesque (105)
parched (106)

concoctions (108)
drawl (113)


Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Write the definitions in your journal, and underline the word.
2. Choose 2 different vocabulary words and write meaningful sentences for each in your journal. Underline the vocabulary words.
3. Not only had Stanley’s muscles and hands hardened during his time at the camp, but “his heart had hardened as well.” [p. 82] What is meant by this? (paragraph)
4. What did the warden do when Mr. Sir brought Stanley to her for stealing the sunflower seeds? Why did she do this, and what does it tell you about the warden? (paragraph)
5. Explain how Katherine Barlow acquired the reputation as “Kissin’ Kate Barlow.” (paragraph)

Homestudy for Week of 5/10

Reading:
Week 2 Assignment - due Thursday 5/13

Spelling:
Study this week's spelling list - quiz Friday 5/14

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily

Math 4:
Handout pp. 46 & 48 - due Monday 5/10

Math 5:
No Math's Mate this week
Finish class work daily

Spelling Words - Week of May 10

Fourth Grade:

battle
cradle
middle
needle
sprinkle
crinkle
humble
twinkle
sparkle
maple


Fifth Grade:

acrobatic
anemic
clinicc
vocal
plastic
skeptic
tactic
critic
prolific
terrific


Challenge Words:

distinguished
miniature
subtlety
microcosm
itinerary
torpedoes
meticulous
mythology
meteorology
bacteria

Holes Book Group - Week 2

Holes by Louis Sachar
Week 2: Read pages 41-76 (chs. 8-16)


Vocabulary:

predatory (42)

evaporated (43)
sprawled (43)

horizon (49)
glisten (60)

precious (60)
excavated (70)

paranoid (71)
breakthrough (75)


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. Why did the door to the recreation room say WRECK ROOM? (1 to 2 sentences)
4. Describe the second object Stanley found while digging (ch. 13). What advice did Stanley give X-Ray about showing the object to the warden? (paragraph)
5. According the Zigzag, how did the warden know all the boys’ names? (1 to 2 sentences)

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)

Homestudy for Week of 5/3

Reading:
Week 1 Assignment - due Thursday 5/6

Spelling:
Study this week's spelling list - quiz Friday 5/7

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily

Math 4:
Heads Up, Week 30 - due Monday 5/10

Math 5:
Math's Mate, Term 4, Sheet 4 - Due Thursday 5/6
Finish class work daily

Plant Study:
Complete Plant Products List Handout - Due Wednesday 5/5

Spelling Words - Week of May 3

Fourth Grade:

ankle
purple
bridle
hustle
trifle
ruffle
handle
noble
kettle
cable


Fifth Grade:

central
fiscal
naval
plural
arctic
athletic
ceramic
sarcastic
frantic
comic


Challenge Words:

nonchalant
exhilaration
penitentiary
acquisition
interrogation
chameleon
acquittal
fungi
accomplicee
entymology