Summary
In conjunction with our class novel study of Louis Sachar’s Holes, students will emphasize and
practice the reading strategy of “visualization and drawing conclusions”. Through group
discussion, modeling, and representation students will attempt to truly recognize and understand
the length, width, and depth of these holes, from the point of view of the main character,
Stanley Yelnats. Using, Mosaic of Thought students will be led to make texttoself
and text to real world connections. As a result of this lesson, students should draw conclusions
and realize the intensity of labor that Stanley and the other campers experience while digging
holes at Camp Green Lake.
TIPC Ratings
This lesson does not have a Research Component
The students established group norms and used Wiki an online tool to communicate outside of their groups.
The students had to justify their decision making process and work as a team to construct a model of the camp they read about in the novel Holes Each group used Google SketchUp to create this model.
This lesson forced students to summarize and place themselves in the pages of Holes
Student Artifact
Student Artifacts are in Download Folder
Download Files
Bringing-Holes-to-Life.zip
Contents:
- Lesson Plan
- Student Goggle SketchUp Sample 1
- Student Goggle SketchUp Sample 2
