Holes by Louis Sachar {Novel Study} | Digital + Printable

{UPDATED 4/2021 TO INCLUDE DIGITAL VERSION!} This novel study guide has everything you need (and more) to complete a comprehensive analysis of the novel Holes by Louis Sachar! The activities are engaging and cover a variety of skills. Your students will use higher order thinking throughout the novel study as they analyze author's purpose, characters, setting, irony, and much, much more! The resource comes in multiple versions - printable in black/white + a digital version in Google™ Slides/Forms, including SELF-GRADING assessments!

⭐▶️ PERFECT FOR LEARNING IN A DIGITAL CLASSROOM!▶️⭐

The novel study is organized into 11 sections with activities for each section. Each section is approximately two days of instruction, including daily work on the Camper's Handbook. See below for details!

Included in the 135+ page guide are:

• Materials and instructions for creating student literature folders so that kiddos stay organized
• Camp Green Lake "Dictionary" with important vocabulary used throughout the novel
• "Blurb" activity, with opportunities to make predictions and evaluations
• Before-During-After-Reading quote analysis, formatted as a Gallery Walk activity for students to create text-to-self connections throughout the novel study (digital version NOT included)
• Camper's Handbook - an ongoing activity that includes materials for students to document the history of Camp Green Lake, the Leaders of CGL, a map of CGL, CGL Do's & Don'ts, Top 10 Places, and much more! (Digital version included!)
• Vocabulary cards for all 11 sections of the novel (5 per section - 55 total words)
• Vocabulary glossaries (with definitions) and a section to document context clues for each of the 11 sections (55 total words)
• Chapter title creations and chapter summaries for each of the 11 sections (50 chapters total)
• "To the Teacher" whole-group or small-group discussion questions for each of the 11 sections
• One critical thinking reading skills/activities imbedded in each section - setting, author's purpose, irony, character, flashbacks, quote analysis, and more (11 skills covered)
• Multiple-choice quiz for each of the 11 sections + self-grading assessments in Google™ Forms, answer keys included in printable version
• Permission slip to watch movie
• Final Project Menu, including 6 student choices and a grading rubric
• End-of-Novel-Assessment, including matching, true/false, short answer, essay, & critical thinking questions + digital version in Google™ Forms, answer key included in printable version
• ▶️ All skills-based activities and assessments available in a Google™ Slides and Google™ Forms compatible format! ▶️

Make sure to check out the preview and thumbnails for a peek at what's included in the resource.

▶️ A working knowledge of Google™ Slides and Forms is recommended for using the digital version of this product! A Google™ account is REQUIRED to download the digital resources in this product!

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The fine print:

Purchase of this product entitles the purchaser the right to reproduce the pages in limited quantities for one classroom’s use only. Duplication for multiple users is strictly prohibited without written permission from the seller. Multiple licenses are available for purchase in my TPT store at a discounted price.