Holes

Holes Introduction

Meet Louis Sachar

Louis Sachar was born in New York in 1954 and moved to California during his childhood. After college he wrote Sideways Stories From Wayside School and based the characters off of his classmates from elementary school. He wrote and published Holes in 1998. Sachar works on his books every morning and never talks about his books until they are finished.

What do you think is the significance of the book's title?

Just by looking at the picture, what do you think the book is about?

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Open Ended

After reading the book's description on the bck cover, explain why you think the boys are digging holes.

Multiple Choice

What is a story's setting?

• the main character

• where and when the story takes place

• how many pages there are in the book

• the shoes the main character wears

Draw a piture of what you think Camp Green Lake looks like based on the name

What does this suggest about the Warden?

"The Warden owns the shade"

What does this suggest about the setting?

"There is no lake at Camp Green Lake"

Chapter 1

Open Ended

What do you think of Camp Green Lake now?

Read chapter 2

Poll

Would you rather go to jail or Camp Green Lake?

• jail

• Camp Green Lake

Read chapter 3

Multiple Choice

Who owns the shade at Camp Green Lake?

• The Warden

• Stanley

• The Judge

• The Yelnats

Multiple Select

What options does the judge give Stanley?

• jail

• money

• no punishment

• Camp Green Lake

Multiple Choice

Why do boys go to Camp Green Lake?

• Camp Green Lake is for good boys

• Camp Green Lake is for boys to have fun

• Camp Green Lake is for bad boys

• Camp Green Lake is for boys that like to listen

Multiple Choice

Why did Stanley's great-great grandfather get cursed?

• He stole money.

• He stole donuts.

• He broke a promise.

• He stole a pig from the Warden.

Multiple Choice

Where is Camp Green Lake?

• California

• Texas

• New York

• Georgia

Multiple Choice

What animals are a threat to the people at Camp Green Lake?

• bears

• eagles

• there were no animals

• yellow spotted lizards

Multiple Choice

What does Stanley's father do for a living?

• He was a clown.

• He was a doctor.

• He was a basketball player.

• He was an inventor.

Multiple Choice

Why do the boys have to dig holes in the bed of the lake?

• it is punishment for what they did wrong

• they did not have to dig holes

• their parents made them do it

• it is fun to dig hole