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Chapter 30
Chapters 31-34
Book Skills
Holes Review: Inferences & Details
Holes Review: Sequencing, Predictions & Main Idea
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How many holes has Stanley dug?
45
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How does Twitch get his nickname?
He is always fidgeting
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What is main idea?
Main idea is the message of the story
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What two characters in the story are connected by stinky feet?
Clyde 'Sweet Feet' Livingston and Charles 'Trout' Walker
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Who is the best-dressed male teacher in the school?
Mr. Koerner. Hands down. High-five for whoever got this right! Other answers get -5,000 points
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Why are the boys being such jerks to Stanley?
Various answers, but... It's hot or they are jealous
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Why does nobody chase after Stanley?
They know he will have to come back to get water
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What is a prediction?
An educated guess about what will come next
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What did Twitch say he could do well?
Hot-wire and steal cars
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Make a Prediction: What will Stanley and Zero do next?
Various Answers
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Is Mr. Pendanski living up to his nickname of Mom?
No. He makes fun of Zero and calls him stupid and encourages the boys to fight.
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Predict whose boat is sitting in the lake-bed?
Sam, the onion mans
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Can a prediction be wrong?
No, as long as it is reasonable
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Do the holes keep getting harder to dig? Or are they easier now?
Easier, because Stanley is getting stronger
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Give an example of a bad prediction about what will happen next in the book
Various answers, but it should be something not realistic at all meow
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Put the following events in the order they occurred: Stanley moves to the front of the lunch line, Zero runs off Zig-Zag gets an extra carton of juice, Mr. Pendanski fires his gun, Stanley and Zig-Zag fight
1. Zig-Zag gets an extra carton of juice 2. Stanley moves to the front of the lunch line 3. Stanley and Zig-Zag fight 4. Mr. Pendanski fires his gun 5. Zero runs off
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Sequence the following events: Stanley sees the boat Mary Lou, Zero is erased from the records, Stanley steals Mr. Sir's car, Stanley finds an empty sack of sunflower seeds, Twitch shows up
1. Zero is erased from the records 2. Twitch shows up 3. Stanley steals Mr. Sir's car 4. Stanley finds an empty sack of sunflower seeds 5. Stanley sees the boat Mary Lou
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What is an inference?
Taking prior knowledge and what we have read to draw conclusions
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Why do the boys spit in a hole when they are done?
To show how much they don't like it
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Is this a good main idea for Chapter 3? Why? "Stanley was on the bus to Camp Green Lake. It was air-conditioned. The guard on the bus had sunglasses on. We hear the song Stanley used to have sung to him by his father. They arrive."
No, it is too detail focused. Too many sentences
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What is the main idea of Chapter 30, in 1 or two sentences?
Various answers, but... Zero and Stanley's teaching plan gets uncovered and Zero runs off
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What't the main idea of Chapters 31-34, in 1 or 2 sentences?
Zero gets replaced at Camp Green Lake. Stanley goes after Zero
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What is sequencing?
Taking the book's events and putting them in order
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What character from the past is Zero related to?
Madame Zeroni
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Sequence the following events across the entire book so far: Stanley is sent to Camp Green Lake, The gold tube is found by Stanley, Zero begins to learn how to read, Elya Yelnats carries a pig up a mountain, Stanley becomes the Caveman
1. Elya Yelnats carries a pig up a mountain 2. Stanley is sent to Camp Green Lake 3. Stanley becomes the Caveman 4. The gold tube is found by Stanley 5. Zero begins to learn how to read