New vocabulary-TMT
Precipice (page 174)A high, vertical , or steep rock.He took a deep breath, then walked the last fifty yards to the giant precipice and touched it.I chose this word because I think it would be...
View ArticleJourney up the Mountain-TMT
From page 160 to 172, Louis Sachar discusses Stanley and Zero's journey to God's Thumb. They begin their journey after consuming the sploosh. As they walk, they decide to climb the ledges alongside of...
View ArticlePlaying with words-TMT
"You'll be buzzard food in three days." (15)Mr. Sir uses this term in Chapter 4 while explaining to Stanley reasons why he does not want to run away from Camp Green Lake. He is basically saying that...
View ArticleLearning Reflections
I really enjoyed this book. I have noticed that approximately seventy-five percent of the fourth and fifth grade students that I have met have also read this book. However, they do not seem to have...
View ArticleDigging Deeper-TMT
I found a cool book on www.amazon.com entitled, Stanley Yelnat's Survival Guide to Camp Green Lake. The book is told as if Stanley is the author. He writes about what happens after he left Camp Green...
View ArticleTechnology
I found a webquest designed for fourth and fifth grade students at www.teachertools.net/New_Folder/holes/. This webquest was designed by Douglas Price. On this site he includes activities for...
View ArticleStanley and Zero-TMT
I think Stanley and Zero contiuing their friendship at the end of the book was great. However, I wonder if they ever discussed the relationship that their ancestors had. Also, do you think that...
View ArticleSam and Mary Lou-TMT
"By the end of the first semester, Onion Sam had turned the old run-down schoolhouse into a well-crafted, freshly painted jewel of a building that the whole town was proud of." (page 110)It amazes me...
View ArticleWebLog Reflections
I enjoyed using the WebLogs as a means of communicating with my classmates about their ideas. I learned a lot from what they interpreted from the book and it helped me think even more about the story....
View ArticleFinal Reflection
This project has been a learning experience. I feel that I have learned a lot from discussing and working together as a group to present Holes to our classmates. I enjoyed hearing other group members...
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