Lesson Plans for Holes
| Discussion | Vocabulary | Reading | Comprehension Questions | Skill Worksheets | TCAP Coach | English Lesson | Extra Activities | |
| Day1 | Introduction of Book using homophones | perseverance desolate | Chapters 1-5 | Chapters 1-5 | Lesson 1 | |||
| Day 2 | Palindromes | preposterous | Chapters 6-7 | Graphic organizer with boys' nicknames | Lesson 2 - Making an Outline | famous nicknames | ||
| Day 3 | intensity | Chapters 8-10 | Chapters 6-10 | Portals - Page 14 (syllables) | Students make gypsy outline | |||
| Day 4 | engraved | Chapters 11-13 | Portals - Pages 15-16 (when, where, & how) orally with response cards | Lesson 27 - (Graphic Organizers) | ||||
| Day 5 | paranoid | Chapters 14-15 | Chapters 11-15 | Portals - Page 17 (Sequencing) | Computer Activity - character map | |||
| Day 6 | Review vocabulary words. | Chapter 16 | Portals - Page 18 (Antonyms) | Lesson 3 - Thesis Statements | ||||
| Day 7 | evict | Chapters 17-18 | Portals - Pages 19-20 (Inferences) | Lesson 19 (Inference & Drawing Conclusions) | The Dig | |||
| Day 8 | callused | Chapters 19-20 | Chapters 16-20 | Portals - Pages 21-22 (Classifying Words) | Lesson 15 (Theme) | |||
| Day 9 | refuge | Chapters 21-22 | Lesson 31 (Titles) | Lesson 4 - Topic Sentences | ||||
| Day 10 | chronology | Chapters 23-24 | Skillsheet on Chronology Order | |||||
| Day 11 | concoctions |
Chapter 25 | Chapters 21-25 | Cooking Activity - Spiced Peaches | ||||
| Day 12 | Vocabulary Worksheet | Chapters 26-28 | Portals - Pages 25 (Synonyms), 26 (Feelings) |
Lesson 2 (Synonyms, Antonyms, & Homonyms) | ||||
| Day 13 | drenched delirious |
Chapters 29-30 | Chapters 26-30 | Teacher Created Materials - Page 22
(Cause & Effect) Portals - Page 27 (Cause & Effect) |
Lesson 5 - Detail Sentences | |||
| Day 14 | deftly | Chapters 31-32 | Lesson 20 (Cause & Effect) | |||||
| Day 15 | Review Words | Chapters 33-34 | ||||||
| Day 16 | ventilation | Chapter 35 | Chapters 31-35 | Lesson 6 - Sentence Order | Computer Activity - Venn Diagram | |||
| Day 17 | Discuss how Zero and Stanley's lives parallel that of Elya and Madame Zeroni | protruding |
Chapters 36-37 | Portals - Pages
31-32 (Correct Meaning) |
Lesson 4 (Multiple-Meaning Words) | |||
| Day 18 | contritely | Chapters 38-40 | Chapters 36-40 | Teacher Created Materials (Fact or Opinion) - Page 27 orally with response cards. | Lesson 26 (Word Choice & Relevancy) | Sequencing Activity | ||
| Day 19 | Note: Onion Dip will need to be put together in the morning so that it can cook. | inexplicable | Chapters 41-43 | Write a sequencing paragraph describing how to make onion dip. | Eat onion dip. | |||
| Day 20 | pronounced | Chapters 44-45 | Chapters 41-45 | Lesson 7 - Staying on Topic | ||||
| Day 21 | authenticated | Chapters 46 - 47 | Lesson 25 (Main Idea & Supporting Details) | |||||
| Day 22 | incarcerated Vocabulary Worksheet |
Chapters 48 - 50 | Chapters 46 - 50 | Lesson 30 (Conclusions) | Lesson 8 - Concluding Sentences | |||
| Day 23 | Vocabulary Test | movie | ||||||
| Day 24 | Rhyming Words | |||||||
| Day 25 | Simile & Metaphors | |||||||
| Day 26 |
Alliteration & Personification |
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| Day 27 |
Onomatopoeia, Hyperbole & Repetition |
Day 1
Introduce Holes by finding phrases or songs which contain the word holes/wholes. Divide the class into 2 groups. Have each group brainstorm to see which group can come up with the most phrases or song titles in a five minute time period that contain either the word whole or hole. Examples: buttonholes, a hole in one, "holesome/wholesome", "pigeon-holed" or songs such as "There's a Hole in the Bucket, or "Whole lot of Shakin' Going On" or "He's Got the Whole World in his Hands." It covers homophones in a fun way.
These are the ones the students came up with last year.
Song Titles-
| A Whole New World |
| He's Got the Whole World in His Hands |
| There's a Hole in the Bucket |
| Whole lot of Shakin' Going On |
Phrases
| a hole in one |
| "pigeon-holed" |
| an ace in the hole |
| ozone hole |
| dig yourself into a hole |
| The hole closed in on him. |
| black hole |
| Shut the hole in your head. |
| down a rat hole |
| Look in every hole and corner. |
| Pry into every hole. |
| I can't believe he ate the whole thing. |
| pothole |
| the whole nine yards |
| making sense as a whole |
| fun for the whole family |
| whole person - whole child |
| a whole lot easier |
| the whole story |
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Vocabulary Words of the Day - perseverance and desolate
perseverance - steady persistence, insistence, determination, dedication, commitment,
endurance
Page 8 -
Stanley's father was an inventor. To be a successful inventor you
need three things: intelligence, perseverance, and just a little bit of luck.
Stanley's father was smart and had a lot of perseverance.
Once he started a project he would work on it for years, often going days without sleep.
he just never had any luck.
desolate - Devoid of inhabitants; deserted, abandoned, bare, empty, godforsaken, isolated, lonely, solitary, uninhabited, unoccupied, unused, vacant, wild
Page 11 -
The land was barren and desolate. He could see a few rundown buildings and some tents.
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Read Chapters 1-5 (17 pages). Then answer comprehension questions.
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English - Recognizing a Good Paragraph - Lesson 1
Day 2
Discuss Palindromes
"A year later their child was born. Sarah named him Stanley because she noticed that "Stanley" was "Yelnats" spelled backward."
Words that are spelled the same backwards or forwards are known as palindromes. Here are examples of palindromes:
| pip | level | deed | racecar | madam | tot | refer | rotor | radar | gag | eye |
| Mom | noon | did | Anna | Hannah | kayak | nun | Dad | peep | dud | eve |
| pop | Otto | ere | Bob | toot | sees |
Another type of palindrome are called mirrored palindromes. Here are some examples:
| but | tub | now | won | top | pot | step | pets | |||
| no | on | net | ten | stop | pots | reward | drawer | |||
| not | ton | draw | ward | sleep | peels | Tim | mit | |||
| saw | was | reed | deer | sinned | Dennis | emit | time | |||
| yam | may | leg | gel | stab | bats | sloop | pools | |||
| mood | doom | sleek | keels | star | rats | slap | pals | |||
| live | evil | strap | parts | spat | taps | keep | peek | |||
| Noel | Leon | tar | rat | span | naps | bid | dib | |||
| straw | warts |
Phrases and sentences may also be Palindromes.
| Now I won. |
| Nurses run. |
| Top spot |
| Go dog. |
| May a moody baby doom a yam? |
| Madam, I'm Adam. |
| A man, a plan, a canal, Panama! |
| Name no one man. |
| Step on no pets |
| Never odd or even. |
| Able was I ere I saw Elba. |
| Red root put up to order. |
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Vocabulary Word of the Day - preposterous
preposterous - so devoid of wisdom or good sense as to be laughable, absurd, crazy, excessive, extreme, far out, foolish, harebrained, insane, irrational, laughable, loony, ludicrous, nonsensical, outrageous, ridiculous, senseless, silly, stupid, unreasonable, unthinkable, wacky
Page 34 -
"Why not let Myra decide?" suggested Elya.
"That's preposterous!" exclaimed Igor, expelling saliva as he spoke.
"Myra is just an empty-headed girl," said her father. "How can she possibly decide, when I, her father, can't?"
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Read Chapters 6-7
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After reading have students make a graphic organizer to help remember the boys' names and their nicknames.
Campers from Tent D
| Lewis | Barf Bag | the boy who slept in the bed before Stanley |
| Rex | X-Ray | black, wears glasses |
| Alan | Squid | white |
| José | Magnet | Hispanic |
| Theodore | Armpit | black |
| Ricky | Zigzag | white |
| Zero | Zero | black |
If time ask students to name nicknames of famous people.
Examples
| Andrew Jackson | Old Hickory |
| Elvis Presley | The King of Rock and Roll |
| Julius Erving | Dr. J |
| Thomas Jackson | Stonewall |
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English Lesson 2 - Making an Outline
Day 3
Vocabulary Word of the Day - intensity
intensity - exceptionally great concentration, power, or force, acuteness, anxiety, deepness, depth, earnestness, emotion, emphasis, intenseness, keenness, magnitude, might
Page 47-
Zero stared at him for a moment, with the same intensity with which he had been staring at the letter.
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Read Chapters 8-10. Answer comprehension questions.
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Portals - Page 14 (syllables)
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Finish English Lesson 2 by making an outline on gypsies.
Day 4
Vocabulary Word of the Day - engraved and paranoid
engraved - carved, cut out, or etched into a material, blocked out, depicted, etched, marked out, sketched
Page 62 -
"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.
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Read Chapters 11-13.
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Portals - Pages 15-16 (when, where, & how) orally with response cards
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TCAP Coach Lesson 27 - (Graphic Organizers)
Day 5
Vocabulary Word of the Day - paranoid
paranoid - exhibiting or characterized by extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others, unglued, unhinged, unsettled, schizophrenic
Page 71 -
"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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Read Chapters 14-15. Then answer comprehension questions on the computer.
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Portals - Page 17 (Sequencing)
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Computer Activity - Assign each student a character from Holes. Have the students create a character map using Read Write Think. http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/storymap/index.html
Day 6
Review vocabulary words.
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Read Chapter 16.
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Portals - Page 18 (Antonyms)
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English - Lesson 3 - Thesis Statements
Day 7
Vocabulary Word of the Day - evict
evict - To put out (a tenant, for example) by legal process; expel, throw out, remove, dislodge, put out, eject
Page 75 - The landlord is threatening to evict us because of the odor.
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Read Chapters 17-18
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Portals - Pages 19-20 (Inferences)
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TCAP Coach Lesson 19 (Inference & Drawing Conclusions)
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Activity - The Dig
* Teachers and students become characters in the book.
* Students get into 5 groups. Have each group solve two problems in order to find the
plot, a paper bag filled with objects, at which their "hole" is located.
Answers to Problems
| 1. B 1 | 5 + 0 + 2 - 6 = 1 |
| 2. B 3 | 11 - 5 - 3 = 3 |
| 3. D 6 | 14 - 11 + 3 = 6 |
| 4. E 3 | 8 - 5 = 3 |
| 5. E 1 | 9 - 8 = 1 |
* Have students explore the contents of their hole.
* Once this task has been completed, the students share the group their thoughts and
reactions to the book.
Make a Classroom Grid
The X's mark the hidden treasures including:
a fish fossil, a treasure chest, lizards, a tube of lipstick, and a key
| A | B | C | D | E | F | |
| 1 | X | X | ||||
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| 3 | X | X | ||||
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| 5 | ||||||
| 6 | X |
Questions to Ask
What would happened if you "dug" in a random manner without any plan?
Is the grid the best way to map out an area? Why or why not?
Why is each of these items important:
a fish fossil, a treasure chest, lizards, a tube of lipstick, and a key
Day 8
Vocabulary Word of the Day - callused
callused -To form or develop such hardened tissue, coarse, rough
Page 80 - His muscles had strengthened, and his hands were tough and callused.
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Read Chapters 19-20. Then answer comprehension questions.
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Portals - Pages 21-22 (Classifying Words)
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TCAP Coach Lesson 15 (Theme)
Day 9
Vocabulary Word of the Day - refuge
Page 93 - When he was asked how he lived so long, he said he "found refuge on God's thumb."
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Read Chapters 21-22
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TCAP Coach Lesson 31 (Titles)
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English - Lesson 4 - Topic Sentences
Day 10
Vocabulary Word of the Day - chronology
chronology - the sequential order in which past events occur
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Read Chapters Chapters 23-24.
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Skillsheet on Chronology
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Finish Lesson 4 - Topic Sentences
Day 11
Vocabulary Word of the Day - concoctions
concoctions - the act of creating something by mixing raw materials, mixture, preparation, compound
Page 108 - They would get regular medicine from Doc Hawthorn and onion concoctions from Sam. After they got over their illness, no one could be sure, not even Doc Hawthorn, which of the two treatments had done the trick.
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Cooking Activity - Spiced Peaches
Kate Barlow is famous for her spiced peaches. She even gives them to Sam in exchange for the work he does at the school house.
5 cups brown sugar
6 inches of stick cinnamon
pinch of nutmeg
2 cups white vinegar
2 tablespoons whole cloves
4 quarts peeled whole peaches
Cook sugar, vinegar, and spices over low heat for 20 minutes. Add peaches and cook until boiling hot. Serve over ice cream.
Day 12
Vocabulary Worksheet
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Read Chapters Chapters 26-28.
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Portals - Pages 25 (Synonyms) , 26 (Feelings)
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TCAP Coach Lesson 2 (Synonyms, Antonyms, & Homonyms)
Day 13
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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Read Chapters 29-30. Then answer comprehension questions.
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Teacher Created Materials - Page 22
(Cause & Effect)
Portals - Page 27 (Cause & Effect)
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English - Begin Lesson 5 - Detail Sentences
Day 14
Vocabulary Word of the Day - deftly
deftly - Quickly and skillfully, adroitly, precisely, nimbly, dexterously, precisely
Page 146 - He popped some sunflower seeds in his mouth, deftly chewed them, and spat out the shells.
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Read Chapters 31-32.
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TCAP Coach
Lesson 20 (Cause & Effect)
Day 15
Review vocabulary words.
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Read Chapters 33-34.
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English - Finish Lesson 5 - Detail Sentences
Day 16
Vocabulary Word of the Day - ventilation
ventilation - To admit fresh air into (a mine, for example) to replace stale or noxious air, freshening
Page 156 - There were enough cracks and holes in the bottom of the boat, now the roof, to provide light and ventilation.
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Read Chapter 35
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English - Begin Lesson 6 - Sentence Order
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Computer Activity - Make a Venn Diagram showing character traits of Zero and Stanley.
Venn Diagram Generator
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/venn_diagrams/
Day 17
Discuss how Zero and Stanley's lives parallel that of Elya and Madame Zeroni
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Vocabulary Word of the Day - protruding
protruding - jutting out, projecting, extending beyond, overhanging
Page 165 - Stanley cupped his hands together, and Zero stepped on his interwoven fingers. He was able to lift Zero high enough for him to grab the protruding slab of rock.
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Read Chapters 36-37.
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Portals - Pages 31-32 (Correct Meaning)
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TCAP Coach
Lesson 4 (Multiple-Meaning Words)
Day 18
Vocabulary Word of the Day - contritely
contritely - Feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses; penitently, remorsefully, regretfully, apologetically, ashamedly
Page 179 -
"It made my husband and me sick as well," said Mrs. Tennyson, "but it nearly killed Becca, what with her being so young. Sam saved her life."
"It wasn't me," said Sam. "It was the onions."
"I'm glad Becca's all right," Hattie said contritely.
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Read Chapters 38-40. Then answer comprehension questions.
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Teacher Created Materials (Fact or Opinion) - Page 27 - orally with response cards.
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TCAP Coach Lesson 26 (Word Choice & Relevancy)
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Sequencing Activity
Day 19
Note: Onion Dip will need to be put together in the morning so that it can cook.
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Vocabulary Word of the Day -
inexplicable
inexplicable - Not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted,
or accounted for; as, an inexplicable mystery, incomprehensible, unfathomable, strange,
baffling, puzzling, perplexing, curious
Page 190 - Instead he tried to recapture the feelings he'd had the night before - the inexplicable feeling of happiness, the sense of destiny. But those feelings didn't return.
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Read Chapters 41-43.
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Cooking Activity - Onion Dip
Combine cream cheese and cream in Crock Pot. Cover and heat until cheese is melted, 30 to 60 minutes. Add remaining ingredients. Cover and heat 30 minutes. Serve with raw vegetables, crackers, or bread pieces.
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English - Write directions for making Onion Dip
Day 20
Vocabulary Word of the Day - pronounced
pronounced - Strongly marked; distinct, definite, obvious, well-defined, evident, prominent
Page 200 - As the dirt chipped and flaked away, the hard object became more pronounced.
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Read Chapters 44-45. Then answer comprehension question.
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English - Begin Lesson 7 - Staying on Topic
To introduce the lesson about staying on topic ask students to tell you what they have learned about paragraphs. List each point as the students name them. List topics even if they are off the topic. Ask questions to make sure these points are listed:
A paragraph is a group of sentences that tell about one main idea.
The topic sentence tells the main idea of a paragraph.
Details tell more about the topic sentence.
Sentences in a paragraph should be written in the correct sequence.
Discuss the students' answers. Determine if any of the points listed do not belong.
Day 21
Vocabulary Word of the Day - authenticated
authenticated - To establish the authenticity of; prove genuine, authentic, real, valid, legitimate, legal
Page 215 -
"She didn't have proper authorization," and the Warden.
"I had a court order!"
"It was not authenticated," the Warden said.
"Authenticated? It was signed by the judge who sentenced him."
"I needed authentication from the Attorney General," said the Warden. "How do I know it Legitimate? The boys in my custody have proven themselves dangerous to society. . . . . "
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Read Chapters 46 - 47.
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TCAP Coach Lesson 25 (Main Idea and Supporting Details)
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English - Finish Lesson 7 - Staying on Topic
Day 22
Vocabulary Word of the Day - incarcerated
incarcerated - put into jail, locked up, confined, caged
Page 222 - The Attorney General stared at her. "He was obviously incarcerated for a reason."
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Second Vocabulary Worksheet
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Read Chapters 48 - 50. Then answer comprehension questions.
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English - Lesson 8 - Concluding Sentences
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TCAP Coach Lesson 30 (Conclusions)
Day 23
Vocabulary Test
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Movie
Day 24
English --- Rhyming Words
Activity 1
Rhyming words - Words that end with the same sound.
Oral Activity - Have students name words that rhyme with holes while the teacher makes a list on the board.
| holes | |||
| bowls | strolls | ||
| coals | tolls | ||
| moles | consoles | ||
| polls | controls | ||
| rolls | creoles | ||
| scrolls | enrolls | ||
| shoals | paroles | ||
| souls | Nicole's | ||
Point out to students that rhyming words may or may not end with the same letters, and that not all words that end with the same letters rhyme.
Examples:
storm worm
Activity 2
Divide the class into 3 to 4 groups. Have each group write words that rhyme with a given word for one minute. See which group can come up with the most rhyming words. Here are a few words to try.
| incarcerate | contrite | ||||
| bait | date | bite | blight | ||
| freight | gate | bright | fight | ||
| great | hate | flight | fright | ||
| late | mate | height | kite | ||
| plate | straight | knight | night | ||
| trait | weight | plight | quite | ||
| abate | create | sight | site | ||
| await | overweight | slight | tight | ||
| tolerate | overrate | white | write | ||
| desecrate | interstate | alight | alright | ||
| reinstate | deflate | delight | despite | ||
| inflate | irate | excite | invite | ||
| sedate | elate | recite | tonight | ||
| Kuwait | berate | upright | uptight | ||
| debate | dictate | overexcite | |||
| innate | reunite | ||||
Activity 3 - Worksheet
Circle all of the words that rhyme with the given word.
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Activity 4
Listen
to Artist:
D-Tent Boys Song: Dig It (CD version)
Examples of Rhyming Patterns.
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You've got to go and dig
those holes, A Man, I'm tired of this B With broken hands and withered souls, A Emancipated from all you know, C You've got to go and dig those holes. A ABACA |
Two suits two tokens
in hand A Got no respect cause' I'm the new man B Got my shovel, shoes full of sand A Check out the tag the name is Caveman B ABAB |
Take a bad boy make
him dig 5 feet, A The dirt in these shovels will give us a beat A Ok you gotta find somethin' never found before B If not, we'll just have to dig some more. B AABB |
Discussion -