Essay for the novel; Holes - bloopers

Commonly found stimakes in your "Holes" Essays!
1. It's 23 PM
2. It's 5 o'clock AM
3. It's half past two o'clock
4. November 1th
5. .... can you add any mistakes on purpose?? :)
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Commonly found stimakes in your "Holes" Essays!
1. It's 23 PM
2. It's 5 o'clock AM
3. It's half past two o'clock
4. November 1th
5. .... can you add any mistakes on purpose?? :)

Slide 1 - Diapositive

An essay is not a summary of the book

Slide 2 - Diapositive

Opening phrases for your paragraphs: 
This is my essay about the book Holes. The book was written in ......


BLAH BLAH BLAH
This is almost the end of my essay. .........



In conclusion,.....
To sum up,......
All things considered
In his book, Holes, Louis Sachar clearly shows that he thinks friendship is of great importance. For instance, when Zero runs away, it is only Stanley who is concerned for him. 

Slide 3 - Diapositive

Numbers: 
There were 3 main themes.

There were 2 different time lines in the story.


Grammar rule: Always write numbers under ten out  in full.

Slide 4 - Diapositive

Sentence structure:
Stanley later that day was arrested.



Grammar Rule: Time usually goes at the end of the sentence in English. 
Stanley was arrested later that day.
UNLESS, it is the main focus of your sentence.

Later in the novel, Stanley realised that the Warden had a hidden agenda and was actually looking for something specific.

Slide 5 - Diapositive

A synonym for 'nice'

Slide 6 - Question ouverte

Which is correct?


A
Stanley learned Zero to read.
B
Zero was taught to read by Stanley
C
Stanley taught Zero to read.
D
Zero was learned to read by Stanley.

Slide 7 - Quiz

Which is not a good Synonym for "but"?
A
Nethertheless
B
Since
C
However
D
Although

Slide 8 - Quiz

Write a short sentence replacing the word 'Because':

Because Camp Green Lake was so hot, the boys had to get up very early.

Slide 9 - Question ouverte

Choose the correct answer:
A
Stanley was always on the wrong place at the wrong time
B
Stanley was always in the wrong place on the wrong time
C
Stanley was always in the wrong place at the wrong time
D
Stanley was always at the wrong place in the wrong time.

Slide 10 - Quiz

GRAMMAR RULE!!!!!!!
ALWAYS USE CAPITAL LETTERS FOR PROPER NOUNS

Names, titles of people, place names

 Mrs Corrigan is secretly in love with Mr Sir. She lets him call her Susan and they are planning to move to Alaska in the spring. 

Slide 11 - Diapositive

give
have
send
________________
However: Remember
He didn't stole the shoes
He didn't got any water
Grammar Rule
When you have " did" in the sentence... We know it is already in the past tense SO the second verb remains as the basic verb 

Slide 12 - Diapositive

What is the plural of "person"?
A
people
B
peoples
C
persons
D
person

Slide 13 - Quiz

Which is correct?

This essay was _______ by me.
A
made
B
wrote
C
written
D
done

Slide 14 - Quiz

Finally..........Give your top three tips on how to get a better grade next time!

Slide 15 - Question ouverte