Bea Smart
Name:
FICTION & NON FICTION
1. Build a Pyramid: After reading, complete the pyramid. You may use a phrase as
long as there is only one word for each blank space.
Holes
Title:
Author:
Louis Sachar
1. Stanley
2. unlucky
Camp
3.
innocent
4.
5.
6.
7.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Zero
Zero
Green
but
digging
holes
and
Stanley
told
cursed
Stanley
Lake
sent
to
away
find
clues
rescued
he
from
camp
the
shoes
stole
name of main character
5. 5 words: describe an important event
2 words: describe the main character
6. 6 words: describe the conclusion
3 words: describe the setting
7. 7 words: describe your favorite spot
4 words: state the main character’s goal or problem
2. Making Connections: You do not need to use complete sentences.
Holes reminds me of the book, The
A. Make one text-to-text connection
(How does this book link to other texts/books?)
Outsiders.
~Both have groups of boys,
~ Important lessons learned
~Strong friendship formed
B. Make one text-to-world connection
(How does this book link to the world or past/
current events?)
In Iraq, soldiers dig their own
bunkers &trenches to protect themselves.
Stanley dug holes too!
I had to dig holes when I helped my
C. Make one text-to-self connection
(This book reminds me of a time when I…)
Dad put in our swing set. It was hard
work!
3. KIM Chart (Key Idea/word, Information, Memory Clue): Choose 4 words that you learned,
or are used in an unusual way. Write down what you think it means based on your
reading, and draw a picture to represent your word.
K
I
M
(key idea or word)
(Information or definition put in your own words)
gash
q big deep cut
sprawled
spread out or stretched out
adjacent
next to, or side by side
a set or fixed amount that something
increments
increases or decreases by
(Memory clue or picture)
5, 10, 15, 20
20, 15, 10, 5
4. Quote: Choose a quote from the novel that you think was important. Copy the quote. Using
complete sentences, explain why you believe it was significant.
QUOTE
WHY SIGNIFICANT/IMPORTANT
“I took your shoes”
This was said by Zero toward the end of the
book. The boys, Zero & Stanley, realize that
there was a mistake with who was accused of
the crime. They realized that everything
happens for a reason and at this point it was
no one’s fault. They needed each other to
survive.
5. Rating Rate your book by coloring the stars
NOT RECOMMENDED
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Explain your rating in complete sentences: I gave Holes four stars because I enjoyed the story,
especially the way it was written with flashbacks. Stanley was an easy character to
relate to because he was a hard worker and good friend. You won’t be able to put the book
down.
For Parents: I verify that my son or daughter read this book and completed this graphic organizer.
Parent signature:
Laura Smart