1. Thursday, February 7
Good morning, As usual, we will begin today with your reading comprehension test for Holes Section 4 (chapters 21-28). The test will begin at 8:26am. Please have your section notes out on your desk to be checked. You should be in your seats reading quietly by 8:06am.

2. SECTION 4: CHAPTERS 21-28

3. On Deck The Yelnats Family Curse (continued)
Nicknames & Perception (continued)
Cruelty & Violence
Mr. Sir & Mr. Pendanski (continued)
Drawing Sympathy
Back in Time
Parallel Storylines

4. 1. The Yelnats Family Curse
“Wrong place at the wrong time”
Stanley is caught by Mr. Sir and taken to the Warden for stealing the bag of sunflower seeds
because of this, Stanley is able to realize that the gold tube is part of a lipstick container
Stanley’s great-grandfather is robbed by Kissin’ Kate Barlow
because of this, he meets his wife

5. 1. The Yelnats Family Curse
What does this say about the Yelnats Family Curse?
Is the family curse more a matter of destiny or fate?
Stanley has united two separate stories from the past by finding a piece of history and, in fact, his history
We have a lot more information than Stanley
He can only speculate

6. 2. Nicknames & Perception
How has Stanley and Zero’s relationship changed?
Stanley returns from the Warden to find his hole nearly finished
Stanley thanks Zero for digging his hole
Zero knows Stanley didn’t steal the shoes
Stanley agrees to teach Zero to read for an hour each day in exchange for Zero helping dig Stanley’s hole for an hour
Beyond the nickname: we learn that Zero’s name is Hector Zeroni
What do we learn about Kissin’ Kate Barlow?

7. 2. Nicknames & Perception
Character
Perception
Truth
Zero
Thought to be stupid, worthless
Friendly, has good math skills – he just doesn’t like answering questions
Katherine (Kate) Barlow
Kissin’ Kate – outlaw of the West
Schoolteacher who was pushed away by the cruelty of the people of Green Lake

8. 3. Cruelty & Violence Green Lake’s mob Mr. Sir
“God will punish” Katherine and Sam
Destroy the schoolhouse
“The Devil Woman”
It is against the law for Sam to kiss Katherine
Sam and Mary Lou are killed
No rain has fallen at Green Lake since (whose actions are being punished?)
Mr. Sir
Grabs a camper by the throat and holds his head to the oatmeal pot
Doesn’t fill Stanley’s canteen

9. 4. Mr. Sir & Mr. Pendanski Mr. Sir The Same Mr. Pendanski
Reacts with violence when questioned about his facial scars
Blames Stanley – refuses to refill his water canteen
Secretly fills Stanley’s canteen in the water truck
Gives Stanley more water when he comes with the truck

10. 5. Drawing Sympathy
Sympathy: feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else’s misfortune
Unacceptable characters
The boys of Tent D have each done bad things, yet are the heroes of the story
Kate Barlow is an outlaw, but we are guided to feel sympathy for her based on her past
The boys and Kate each display cruelty based on the cruelty they’ve received

11. 6. Back in Time
Mixing in the past and the present reinforces that the stories are parallel to each other
Part of Stanley’s great-grandfather’s story is revealed
Robbed by Kissin’ Kate Barlow and left in the dessert
“Finding refuge on God’s thumb”
Meets his wife

12. 6. Back in Time
Mixing in the past and the present reinforces that the stories are parallel to each other
Green Lake’s history
Katherine Barlow was a school teacher
Sam has an onion patch on the other side of the lake
Sam claims onions are “nature’s magic vegetable”
Sam and Katherine’s deal (fixing the schoolhouse for peaches)
Sam and Katherine fall in love
Racism & Kissin’ Kate

13. 6. Back in Time
Mixing in the past and the present reinforces that the stories are parallel to each other
Green Lake’s history
Kate Barlow returns to Green Lake 20 years later
Kate lives in the abandoned cabin near two oak trees
Trout Walker and Linda Miller search for the loot
Kate is bitten by a yellow-spotted lizard and dies laughing

14. 7. Parallel Storylines Far Past Past Present
Elya Yelnats promises to carry Madame Zeroni up a hill where the water runs uphill
Trout Walker is a controlling figure, gets what he wants
Katherine and Sam strike a deal
Sam’s onion patch where the water runs uphill
Sam is not allowed in the school
Katherine and Sam’s love isn’t accepted by the townspeople
The Warden is a controlling figure, gets what she wants
Stanley and Zero strike a deal
Zero can’t read or write
Stanley and Zero’s deal isn’t accepted by the boys

15. 7. Parallel Storylines Far Past Past Present
Elya Yelnats seeks the help of Madame Zeroni
Cruelty of authority figure (sheriff)
Katherine replicates the cruelty she experiences
Green Lake is described as a ghost town
Kate lives in the abandoned cabin near two oak trees
Cruelty of authority figures
The boys replicate the cruelty they experience
Hector Zeroni (Zero) seeks help from Stanley
Camp Green Lake is completely isolated
The Warden lives in the cabin near two trees

16. 7. Parallel Storylines Far Past Past Present
Trout Walker and Linda Miller have Kate at gunpoint searching for her loot
Linda: she had been a cute freckle-faced girl with beautiful red hair
“I sure hope you like to dig. ‘Cause you’re going to be digging for a long time. It’s a big vast wasteland out there. You, and your children, and their children, can dig for the next hundred years and you’ll never find it.”
The counsellors’ guns are a constant threat to the boys
Warden: tall woman with red hair, freckle-covered arms and face
The Warden is the ancestor of Trout Walker and Linda Miller; continues to dig for Kate’s loot

17. Wanted
Use details from the book to create a Wanted Poster for Kissin’ Kate Barlow that would be used by the town of Green Lake