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Holes - Year 6

'Holes - Year 6' is a complete unit of work for the Louis Sachar novel 'Holes'. This editable PowerPoint teaching resource contains 23 lessons with 27 accompanying worksheets. It explores the following in detail:

Youth detention in the USA and boot camps
The historical context of the American South (racial segregation, civil rights, Jim Crow laws)
Analysis of the characters of Stanley Yelnats, Mr Sir, Mr Pendanski, The Warden, Kate Barlow, Sam and Zero
Exploring key themes - crime and punishment, friendship, redemption
Key features of a novel – narrative hooks, building tension, setting the scene
Writing about the book using Point/Evidence/Explain
Louis Sachar's purpose and viewpoint
Activities to consolidate understanding of the plot
Language study in key scenes
Hotseating activities
Empathy writing tasks - diary and letter writing – to show understanding of plot, character and themes

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