1. Quiz on Holes chapters 8-17.
Clear your desk of everything except your agenda and a pencil.

2. Holes quiz on chapters 29-39 on Wednesday January 22nd! Objective:
Holes chapters 29-32
Homework:
Work on unit 3 vocabulary. Quiz and assignment completion moved Wednesday January 22nd (when you return from long weekend).
Holes quiz on chapters on Wednesday January 22nd!
Objective:
I can analyze how main plot and subplot in a text work together to create a cohesive storyline.
Warm Up (in your composition book)
Copy today's date and the objective into your comp book.

3. Review questions...
Chp. 11 What does X-Ray ask Stanley to do? Why does Stanley agree to this? What would you have done?
Chp. 12 Mr. Pendanski tells Stanley: “You messed up your life, and it’s up to you to fix it.” Do you agree with this? Why or why not?
Chp. 13 What does Stanley gain when he agrees to help X-Ray? What does he lose? Explain your answers.
Chp. 14 Were you surprised to discover that the Warden is a woman? Why or why not? What else do you find out about the Warden in this chapter?
Chp. 15 Do you think Zigzag and the other campers are correct in believing that the Warden is always watching them, or they are just being paranoid?
Chp. 16 Can you think of some reasons why Zero might not be familiar with any nursery rhymes or the show Sesame Street?
Chp. 17 What does Stanley find out about Zigzag in this chapter?

4. We will now read chapters 18-23 together as a class.

5. Review questions...
Chp. 18 Why does Stanley feel that Zero is a nobody? Has he reached this conclusion on his own or has he been influenced by others? Give reasons for your answer.
Why do you think Stanley continues lying to his mom and dad in his letters? Explain your opinion.
Chp. 19 Why does Stanley tell Mr. Sir that he stole the sunflower seeds? What would you have done?
Chp. 20 The Warden does not raise her voice, and she usually speaks in seemingly polite phrases. What makes her so menacing?
Chp. 21 Why do you think Zero finishes Stanley’s hole for him? Explain.
Chp. 22 Does Stanley seem like a good teacher? Why or why not? Explain.
Chp. 23 Does the portrait the author paints of Green Lake seem realistic? Why or why not? Can you point to any details that strike you as too good to be true? Explain.

6. Homework:
Holes quiz on chapters (through the end of Part I) on Wednesday!
Unit 3 vocabulary quiz and lesson completion moved to Wednesday January 23rd (when you come back from the long weekend).