Holes

Activities for Chapters 26 - 30
Pages 112 - 140

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Vocabulary Word of the Day  - drenched and delirious

drenched -wet through and through; soaked, saturated, soaked to the skin, dripping wet, sopping wet, sodden

Page  127  -  The air became unbearably humid. Stanley was drenched in sweat. Beads of moisture ran down the handle of his shovel. It was almost as if the temperature had gotten so hot that the air itself was sweating.

delirious -having a delirium; wandering in mind, light-headed, insane, raving, wild, hallucinating, confused

Page 128 - No one ever knew what he meant by that. He was delirious when he said it.

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Prejudice and Racism -

1. How have attitudes changed since 1890 when Sam. the Onion Man, kissed Kate Barlow?

2. Are Zero's troubles at camp a reflection of prejudice?

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Kate Barlow was killed by a yellow spotted lizard. Does such a lizard really exist? Check the source below to see for yourself.

Nearctica - Natural History - Checklist of the North American Lizards  http://www.nearctica.com/nathist/reptile/lizlist.htm

 

The answer  http://www.seps.org/oracle/oracle.archive/Other.K-5/2002.09/001032352465.18173.html