HOLES Lesson 1 Tuesday 21 st April Holes

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HOLES Lesson 1 Tuesday 21 st April

HOLES Lesson 1 Tuesday 21 st April

Holes - Introduction Dear Year 8 I hope that you are all keeping well.

Holes - Introduction Dear Year 8 I hope that you are all keeping well. 8 R is slightly ahead of 8 L in reading the book so in this first lesson I will be setting slightly different work for the 2 classes and then after this lesson hopefully we will be at the same place in the book and you will become one class.

8 R STUDENTS ONLY : • Ameel, Joe, Will, Robert, Lois, Malwina, William and

8 R STUDENTS ONLY : • Ameel, Joe, Will, Robert, Lois, Malwina, William and Olivia : • Before we left school you had written a letter from Stanley to the Judge describing how horrible Camp Green Lake actually is. • Today I would like you to write the reply that Stanley received from the Judge using the following slides. I have put guidance in red. • If you were absent and did not complete Stanley’s letter to the Judge please move on to the lesson for 8 L and complete that work instead.

8 R students only : please copy the format from the slides and fill

8 R students only : please copy the format from the slides and fill in the blanks Please title your work The Judge’s reply to Stanley’s letter To Stanley Yelnats Camp Green Lake Texas Dear Stanley, Thank you for your letter, which I received and read with interest. Unfortunately, I cannot let you leave Camp Green Lake until you have served the full length of your sentence. It was a very entertaining, fantastical description, but I simply do not believe any correctional facility in this fine United States could possibly be as severe and unpleasant as you state. (Introductory paragraph – attempt to write your own similar to this or copy this if you are unable to)

8 R continued However, I really enjoyed the way that you described (mention some

8 R continued However, I really enjoyed the way that you described (mention some of the issues Stanley complained about)…………………. . While at Camp Green Lake, it might serve you well to think about improving your (tell Stanley what you feel he should focus on whilst at Camp Green Lake, how to make himself a better person)……………………………………………………………. • Yours sincerely, • Judgerson

8 R continued • Once you have finished the letter of reply from the

8 R continued • Once you have finished the letter of reply from the judge please check that you have read all of pages 41 – 58. • Your final task is to make predictions as to what could happen next in the book. For example a new boy could arrive, someone could be bitten buy a yellow spotted lizard, they could find something digging etc. • Please title your work Predictions for Chapter 13

8 Left • Drew, Sophie, Armarni, Blythe, Mollyann, Ewan, Callum, Nick and Ayse •

8 Left • Drew, Sophie, Armarni, Blythe, Mollyann, Ewan, Callum, Nick and Ayse • Please read pages 41 to 58 • After reading page 58 move on to the next slide.

8 Left only • Stanley wrote a letter to his Mother on page 46

8 Left only • Stanley wrote a letter to his Mother on page 46 where he lied to her and pretended that everything at Camp Green Lake was ok. • I would now like you to write a letter from Stanley to the Judge who sent him to Camp Green Lake where he tells the truth about the Camp – how hard life is there. • Use the following guidance on the next few slides

Vocabulary aid for Stanley’s letter to the judge (here are words you could use

Vocabulary aid for Stanley’s letter to the judge (here are words you could use in your letter to the judge) Place/Green Lake Pockmarked, pitted, desolate, isolated, barren, wasteland, scorching, baking, sweltering キPeople (Mr Sir, The Warden) Spiteful, mean, barbaric, remorseless, pitiless, inhumane, heartless, ruthless, hard-hearted, severe, harsh キEvents (digging holes all day) Relentless, endless, unfair, exhausting, gruelling, back-breaking, pointless, futile キFeelings (how Stanley feels at Camp) Desperate, homesick, wretched, exhausted, miserable, abandoned, cursed, condemned

Paragraph 1: Describing the place • Explain how bad the camp itself is and

Paragraph 1: Describing the place • Explain how bad the camp itself is and the location for example • ‘Now it is just a dry, flat wasteland. ” (p. 1) • ‘Those two trees were the only plant life he could see. There weren’t even weeds. ” (p. 11) • ‘Stanley looked out across the vast wasteland. The air seemed thick with heat and dirt. ” (p. 14)

Paragraph 2 Describing people – explain how Mr Sir treats the boys eg •

Paragraph 2 Describing people – explain how Mr Sir treats the boys eg • not giving them enough water to drink in the hot sun, or any sun protection • sitting around in air-conditioned sheds while the boys bake in the sun • exposing them to the risk of lizard bites • getting the boys to search for mysterious things

Paragraph 3: What has happened to Stanley at camp/ a typical day at camp

Paragraph 3: What has happened to Stanley at camp/ a typical day at camp • What has happened to Stanley so far at Camp Green Lake? (Concentrate on the negative experiences, not the positive friendships. ) Use your vocabulary aid and the quotations below: • ‘Stanley’s blisters ripped open, and new blisters formed. ” (p. 33) • ‘he didn’t know if he had the strength to stand up” (p. 35) • ‘His cap was stained with blood from his hands. He felt like he was digging his own grave. ” (p. 38)

Paragraph 4 Describing feelings • How might you (Stanley) feel about having to dig

Paragraph 4 Describing feelings • How might you (Stanley) feel about having to dig a pointless hole every day in the middle of nowhere, away from your parents, for a crime you didn’t commit, for eighteen months?

Paragraph 5 Conclusion • Lastly, finish off your letter with a plea to the

Paragraph 5 Conclusion • Lastly, finish off your letter with a plea to the judge to consider releasing you, or at least think about sending you to carry out your sentence somewhere less awful. • Try and use respectful, persuasive language (maybe even a rhetorical question? ) to convince the judge to let you leave Camp Green Lake.

Please copy the following format in your book to write your letter. Title: Stanley’s

Please copy the following format in your book to write your letter. Title: Stanley’s letter to the Judgerson Youth Crime Department Law Courts Texas Dear Judgerson, I am writing to inform you about the terrible conditions here at Camp Green Lake, and to beg you to reconsider your judgement. Camp Green Lake isn’t a camp at all; it’s actually _(describe how bad camp and the area is)________________

The people in charge here are _(Describe how Mr Sir and how he treats

The people in charge here are _(Describe how Mr Sir and how he treats them badly)_______________________ Every day at Camp Green Lake we have to (Describe what has happened to Stanley/ a typical day)___________________

I feel _(Describe how Stanley feels at camp)_____________________________ In conclusion, Judgerson, (summarise what you

I feel _(Describe how Stanley feels at camp)_____________________________ In conclusion, Judgerson, (summarise what you want the Judge to do)_______________________ • Yours sincerely, • ____Caveman_________ (a. k. a. Stanley Yelnats)