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Book Summary For Holes

vocabulary -- Word List, Word Games and Vocabulary
  • Common Core alignment to "Reading: Literature and Subject-related Content" is to 3 key phrases: "Particular Topic", "Context" and "Reading Literature". CCSS Alignment Strand Numbers for Specific Grades: Particular Topic: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 4.6. 5.6, 6.6, 7.6, 8.6, 9-10.6, 11-12.6 Context: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 2.4a, 3.4a, 4.4a, 5.4a, 6.4a, 7.4a, 8.4a, 9-10.4a, 11-12.4a Reading: Literature: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: RL.2.4, RL.3.4, RL.4.4. RL.5.4, RL.6.4, RL.7.4, RL.8.4, RL.9-10.4, RL.11-12.4 Reading: Informational Text: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: RI.2.4, RI.3.4, RI.4.4. RI.5.4, RI.6.4, RI.7.4, RI.8.4, RI.9-10.4, RI.11-12.4
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A vocabulary word list for Holes by Louis Sacher is arranged in order of appearance:

Part I:

  • Chapters 1-4: pp 3-15: gruff, perseverance, violation
  • Chapters 5-8: pp.16-40: prospect, shaft, defective, forlorn, shallow, preposterous, wharf, clod, Latvia=Latvian
  • Chapters 8-15: pp. 41-71: predatory, upholstery, fossilize, compound, visible
  • Chapters 16-19: pp. 72-87: sprawled, evict, throb, penetrating
  • Chapters 20-22: pp. 88-100: condemned, writhe, stranded
  • Chapters 23-25: pp.101-111: nozzle, ointment, concoctions, quivering
  • Chapters 26-28: pp. 112-123: desperate, drought

    Part II:

  • Chapters 29-30: pp. 127-140: barren, horizon
  • Chapters 31-33: pp. 141-151: eventually, drummed, twitch
  • Chapters 34-36: pp. 152-166: shimmering, sheepishly, sploosh, deft
  • Chapters 37-40: pp. 167-181: zigzagged, swarm, generations, gratefully, snicker
  • Chapters 41-43: pp. 182-197: ward, glittering, inexplicable, distinctive, cluster, adjacent
  • Chapters 44-49: pp.198-225: budge, fleck, strenuous, delirium, jurisdiction, incarcerated, eliminate

    Part III:

  • Chapter 50: pp.229-233: tedious, subtle, promissory notes, caviar

    Thank you, Jan Cook, a former high school teacher at Sacred Heart Prep, Atherton, CA, for being the teacher contributor at www.myVocabulary.com for the vocabulary word list from Holes written by Louis Sacher.