Holes

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Vocabulary Words of the Day - engraved and paranoid

engraved - carved, cut out, or etched into a material, blocked out, depicted, etched, marked out, sketched

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"It looks like an old shotgun shell," said Squid.

"Yeah, that's probably what it is," said Stanley. He decided not to mention the engraved design. Maybe nobody would notice it. He doubted X-Ray could see it.

paranoid - exhibiting or characterized by extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others, unglued, unhinged, unsettled, schizophrenic

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"She watches us all the time," said Zigzag. "She's got hidden cameras all over the place. In the tents, the Wreck Room, the shower."

"The shower?" asked Stanley. He wondered if Zigzag was just being paranoid.

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There didn't seem to be any organization to where The Warden had the boys dig. Would she find what she was looking for if there had been a mapped out plan? The following link goes to a follow-up activity that could easily be completed at this point in the book. http://voyager.snc.edu/education/s2000middle/holli-michelle/holes/lesson.html

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Make a character sketch. See worksheet for help.

Answer Key for Character Sketches

Character Cards http://www.collaborativelearning.org/holes.pdf