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Holes Characters
Holes Plot
Points of View: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Author's Purpose: to persuade, inform, or entertain
Deep Thoughts
100
Who is the main character who is sent to Camp Green Lake?

Stanley Yelnats

100
What do the boys at Camp Green Lake do everyday?

Dig holes

100

I swam as fast as I could. 

First person

100

Students should be assigned an Ipad to use throughout the school year. 

Persuade- the author has an opinion and they want you to agree with them

100

A topic sentence summarizes the main idea of a paragraph first thing.

True or false

True

200

This quiet boy never talks until Stanley becomes his friend.

Zero 

(Hector Zeroni)

200

What does Stanley find that begins to make the Warden interested in his digging?

A golden lipstick tube

200

Daniel and Kim couldn't believe their eyes. 

Third Person

200

Erosion is the process of materials moving from their source to another location through the weather system.

To inform
200

Supporting sentences after a topic sentence should provide evidence or support for the main idea.

True or false

True

300

This person likes to threaten the boys and pour their water on the ground as punishment. He gets his face scratched with rattlesnake venom.

Mr. Sir

300

Why was Stanley wrongly sent to Camp Green Lake?

He was accused of stealing shoes.

300

You walked into the room and everyone was staring at you.

Second person

300

Rosie saw the "Free Kittens" sign her neighbors had posted. She was excited to see if her parents would let her take one home for a pet. 

To entertain

300

What part of the sentence is in BOLD: the subject or predicate

JANE AND MARTHA went to the store.

Subject

400

This is the tough warden who paints her nails with rattlesnake venom.

The Warden

(Ms. Walker)

400

What is Stanley's dad's job?

He is an inventor

400

The moths were sleeping underground because it was so dark.

Third person

400

Students should have 30 minutes of PE every single day to help their brains with movement breaks.

To persuade. The author has an opinion and wants to convince you to agree with them.

400

What part of the sentence is in BOLD? the subject or predicate?


Ms. Heil WORKED SUPER HARD ON THIS FOR YOU GUYS SATURDAY NIGHT.

Predicate

500

He is the gentle counselor who gives the boys water and the kids call "Mom"

Mr. Pendanski

500

Do you think the Warden is searching for something in particular?

YES

500

I was in the mood for a sandwich for lunch.

First person
500

The development of a reliable steam engine in the late 1700s sparked the Industrial Revolution.

To inform

500

Who loves novel study class ???

WE DO