January 23, 2014Holes chapters 43-46 symbolism

Homework: Holes quiz on chapters 40-50 on Monday, January 27th!Holes end of book test Wednesday, January 29th!Holes Embedded Assessment writing assignment due Friday, January 31st! Objective: I can recognize and analyze the significance of symbolism in a text.

Warm Up (in your composition book)Copy today's date and the objective into your comp book.In the back of your Literature book, look up the definition for SYMBOL (red pages) and copy it down into your comp book.

symbol

a symbol is a person, place, object or activity that stands for something beyond itself.

For example, a flag is a colored piece of cloth that stands for a country.

A white dove is a bird that represents peace.

In your Literature book, turn to pg. 500, Gary Soto's The Jacket

Quickly review the story, and in your comp book, write down what you think the jacket symbolizes. Pull textual evidence to support your answer.

symbol meaning textual evidence

the jacket

Now look at the sheet I gave you.

Symbols play a major part in Philip Pullman's novel The Golden Compass. Let's read the sheet together...

We will now read chapters 43-46 together as a class.

As we read, think about different symbols that we have seen in Holes.

But first, let's review chapters 40-42...

Chp. 40 Why is Stanley surprised to find the sack of jars and the shovel so far down the mountain?Chp. 41 Zero says, If I had just kept those old smelly sneakers, then neither of us would be here right now.” Do you think he is right? Is there anything positive about their situation? Why or why not? Explain.Chp. 42 Stanley believes it was his destiny to be hit by those falling shoes. What’s the difference between coincidence and destiny?

Review questions...

1. Rattlesnake tattoo

Meaning:

Evidence:

2. Holes

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3. Onion

Meaning:

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4. Mountains

Meaning:

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5. Big Thumb

Meaning:

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6. Hot Fudge Sundae

Meaning:

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Homework:

Holes quiz on chapters 40-50 on Monday, January 27th!

Holes end of book test Wednesday, January 29th!

Holes Embedded Assessment writing assignment due Friday, January 31st!