2022 Summer Reading Camp （Holes） (6/13-6/17) Mon-Fri 7:30-8:30 PM CDT-JenG

USTAR SPRING READING CAMP

Want to explore the world in the comfort of your home and gain literary skills while listening to birds chirping this spring?

 We got you covered!

 Ustar’s many passionate literature teachers will take you on an incredible reading journey and make your winter filled with fun and knowledge! Come and join us!

Holes – 10 Lesson Book Club

Essential Questions:
In what ways can your actions shape your own destiny?
How do you define true friendship?
How do the circumstances you are in affect the types of friendships you develop?
How does the author’s use of parallel stories help to develop the theme of fairness?

Literary Terms:
Plot
Characterization
Character Development
Exposition/Setting
Resolution
Climax
Theme
Symbolism
Juxtaposition

Reading Schedule

Lesson 1
Read Ch. 1-7
Lesson 2
Read Ch. 8-15
Lesson 3
Read Ch. 16-22
Lesson 4
Read Ch. 22-29
Lesson 5
Read Ch. 30-35
Lesson 6: Part Two
Read Ch. 36-40
Lesson 7
Read Ch. 41-45
Lesson 8
Read Ch. 46-50
Lesson 9
Write a Book Review
Lesson 10
Present Creative Project

Lesson format:
Engage: Show some sort of video or do a hands on activity that hooks the students into the lesson.
Warm-up: Speaking & Vocabulary Investigation
Journal: Write about a Topic from the Lesson; Brainstorm & Writing Practice
Lesson: Literary Topic Dissected
Group Reading & Analysis
Discussion
Independent Reading & Writing Assignment (to complete at home)
Enrichment Activities – connect literature to modern day & your own life!