Description

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Holes: An Instructional Guide for Literature aids students in analyzing and comprehending this Newbery Medal and National Book Award-winning novel about a boy who struggles to work his way out of his family's bad luck. By completing appealing and challenging cross-curricular lessons and activities that work in conjunction with the text, students will learn how to analyze and comprehend story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and much more. Strengthen your students' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

About the Author

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Jessica Case, M.A.Ed., is a fifth grade teacher who has been teaching for 11 years. She has her master's degree in curriculum and instruction, and she is also a reading specialist. She has recently served on the district literacy committee to create quarterly benchmarks.