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Holes by Louis Sachar

This learning activity focuses on developing reading skills through making connections in the book "Holes" by Louis Sachar. Students will explore inter-linking narratives, practice information retrieval, and develop empathy while drawing connections between the text and their own experiences or other books. Can they find evidence from the text to support their connections?

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Holes by Louis Sachar

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  1. Holes by Louis Sachar

  2. To get us thinking... • On paper, draw around your hand…

  3. Handy Reading Skills Good readers can use... Information Retrieval Empathy

  4. Handy Reading Skills Good readers can understand… Inter-linking narratives

  5. Learning Objective To be able to make connections in our reading HOW? WHY?

  6. Our Learning… Does anyone know how or why we might make connections in our reading?

  7. The First Connection • Close your eyes and listen to the extract... What has happened in my life that is similar to this?

  8. The First Connection

  9. The Second Connection Have I read about things like this before? CHALLENGE… Can you add evidence from the text to your sheet?

  10. The Second Connection CHALLENGE… Can make any connections between ‘Holes’ and ‘The Unforgotten Coat’?

  11. Our Learning… Do we have some ideas about how to make connections? Can we start to make some?

  12. The Third Connection • Show Racism the Red Card - DVD clip - YouTube What does this remind me of in the real world?

  13. The Third Connection

  14. Our Learning… It is useful to make connections when we are reading because... Do we know how and why we make connections in reading?

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