Sunday, May 9, 2010

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)

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