Holes - lesson 1/ chapters 1, 2 ,3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Please grab your book

Schedule

1. Remember what we read previously
2. Talk about palindromes
3. Discuss some keywords from the novel

Learning Goals

• I can recount what happened in the first three chapters of Holes.
• I can recognise and come up with a palindrome.
• I know the meaning of key words in the first chapters.

What are your first impressions of the book?

You are entering Camp Green Lake

The Setting

We read the first chapter of the novel.

Sachar gives his novel a very harsh setting.

How has he managed to do that?

list some words or phrases that make Camp Green Lake sound hostile (the word hostile means unfriendly)

Who is the narrator (verteller) in this novel?

1. Stanley
2. The narrator switches
3. Omniscient narrator (alwetend)

Who goes to Camp Green Lake?
What do they do there?

Do you remember?

Why did Stanley Yelnats choose to go to Camp Green Lake?

What is interesting in the spelling of the name Stanley Yelnats?

Stanley Yelnats = a palindrome.
think of your own palindrome.

Let's look at some key words from the novel

Did you meet your goals?

• I can recount what happened in the first three chapters of Holes.
• I can recognise and come up with a palindrome.