Activity
The Boys of D Tent
3.18
SUGGESTED Learning Strategies: Quickwrite, Discussion Groups,
Prewriting, Notetaking
The Social Ladder
There is clearly a hierarchy of status among the boys at Camp Green
Lake; even the adults know about it. As you watch a clip from the film
version of Holes, you will see who is at the top and who is at the bottom
of the social ladder. Try to figure out why.
Word
Connections
The Greek root -arch- in
hierarchy refers to a ruler
or leader. It also appears in
monarch and patriarch.
Hier- comes from the
Greek word for “sacred.”
A hierarchy was once a
government by officers of
the Church. It now refers to
an arrangement by rank.
Which boy is at the top of the hierarchy at Camp Green Lake?
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How can you tell? Provide
concrete details from the film
for support.
What skills, talents,
characteristics, etc., put him at
the top?
How does Stanley interact with
him?
Which boy is at the bottom of the hierarchy at Camp Green Lake?
How can you tell? Provide
concrete details from the film
for support.
Why is he at the bottom?
How does Stanley interact with
him?
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Activity 3.18
continued
The Boys of D Tent
Fitting In
How can you tell that Stanley is becoming “one
of the guys”? Provide concrete details from the
film for support.
How does Stanley seem to feel about it? How can
you tell? Provide concrete details from the film for
support.
How can you tell that Zero is not “one of the
guys”? Provide concrete details from the film for
support.
How does Zero seem to feel about it? How can
you tell? Provide concrete details from the film for
support.
1. What does Zero ask of Stanley?
2. Based on what you have observed in this clip, why does Stanley say
“No?”
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In this same clip, we see Stanley begin to move from being the new
arrival at Camp Green Lake to being one of “The Boys from D Tent.”