Chapter Chat 18 - W4​ ​-​ ​Chapters​ ​24-30

TASKS​ ​-​ ​Choose​ ​from​ ​the​ ​following...

1.​ ​ART​ ​-​ ​Draw a picture of Sam, Mary Lou and his cart full of onions. Or draw the school house. Or draw Mr Sir's face. Or draw the rock formation that looked like God's Thumb.

2.​ ​Stanley​ ​Yelnats​ ​is​ ​an​ ​example​ ​of​ ​a​ ​name​ ​that​ ​can​ ​be​ ​read​ ​forwards​ ​and backwards​ ​(Palindromes).​ ​Can​ ​you​ ​think​ ​of​ ​any​ ​others?​ ​Can​ ​you​ ​make​ ​up​ ​some​ ​of your​ ​own?​ ​Display​ ​them​ ​using​ ​some​ ​fancy​ ​lettering.

3.​ ​Sam​ ​had​ ​an​ ​onion​ ​juice​ ​that​ ​was​ ​said​ ​to​ ​heal​ ​as​ ​many​ ​people​ ​as anything​ ​the​ ​doctor​ ​did.​ ​Create​ ​your​ ​own​ ​recipe​ ​or​ ​bottle.​ ​Give​ ​the​ ​results​ ​the juice​ ​gives​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​any​ ​side​ ​effects.​ ​​

4. Make​ ​a​ ​'Wanted​ ​Poster'​ ​for Kissin'​ ​Kate​ ​Barlow.

5.​ ​RESEARCH​ ​-​ ​Research famous outlaws. Make a presentation about your favourite one.

6.​ ​HANDS​ ​ON​ ​-​ ​Start learning how to sing the HOLES song from the movie! https://www.youtube.com/watch…

7.​ ​VOCABULARY​ ​-​ ​Find​ ​the​ ​meaning​ ​for​ ​the​ ​following​ ​words:​ ​Cantaloupe, sparingly​,​ ​grotesque, vile​,​ ​barren​ and feeble​.

8.​ ​WRITING​ ​TASK​ ​-​ ​Pretend you are Stanley and write some diary entries for his time at Camp Green Lake.

9. FLIPGRID - It was against the law for a Negro to kiss a white woman. Do you think this is right? Explain your thoughts. https://flipgrid.com/f9ee3ffb PASSWORD: ChapterChat

10.​ ​MINECRAFT​/LEGO ​TASK​ ​-​ ​Create​ ​Sam,​ ​his​ ​boat​ ​and​ ​Mary​ ​Lou​.

SLOW CHAT QUESTION (Posted 9am Monday)

* Was it Stanley's fault what happened to Mr Sir? How do you think Stanley feels about it? What do you think Mr Sir will do?

TWITTER CHAT QUESTIONS

1.​ ​Can​ ​you​ ​please​ ​share​ ​any​ ​tasks​ ​that​ ​you​ ​have​ ​completed​ ​this​ ​week.​ ​Try​ ​and leave​ ​a​ ​reply​ ​on​ ​someone​ ​else's​ ​creation.

2.​ ​How​ ​does​ ​Mr.​ ​Sir​ ​get​ ​back​ ​at​ ​Stanley?​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​it​ ​is​ ​Stanley’s​ ​fault​ ​that​ ​Mr Sir​ ​got​ ​scratched?

3.​ ​Does​ ​it​ ​seem​ ​like​ ​Sam​ ​is​ ​a​ ​respected​ ​member​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Green​ ​Lake​ ​community? Why​ ​or​ ​why​ ​not?

4.​ ​What​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Hattie​ ​Parker​ ​means​ ​when​ ​she​ ​says​ ​God​ ​will​ ​punish​ ​Kate​ ​and Sam?​ ​Who​ ​did​ ​get​ ​punished?

5.​ ​What​ ​effect​ ​does​ ​the​ ​town’s​ ​mistreatment​ ​of​ ​Katherine​ ​have​ ​on​ ​her?​ ​Explain.

6.​ ​Why​ ​don’t​ ​the​ ​other​ ​boys​ ​approve​ ​of​ ​Stanley​ ​and​ ​Zero’s​ ​arrangement?​ ​Do​ ​you think​ ​it​ ​is​ ​fair​ ​to​ ​both​ ​boys?

7.​ ​Where​ ​does​ ​Mr​ ​Sir​ ​go​ ​after​ ​he​ ​fills​ ​Stanley’s​ ​canteen?​ ​Would​ ​you​ ​take​ ​a​ ​drink from​ ​the​ ​canteen,​ ​if​ ​you​ ​were​ ​Stanley?​ ​Why?

8.​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Kate​ ​would​ ​ever​ ​have​ ​told​ ​Trout​ ​where​ ​her​ ​money​ ​was?​ ​Why?

9.​ ​What​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​is​ ​the​ ​significance​ ​of​ ​Stanley’s​ ​vision​ ​of​ ​the​ ​giant​ ​thumb?

10.​ ​Why​ ​do​ ​you​ ​think​ ​Zero​ ​hits​ ​Mr​ ​Pendanski​ ​with​ ​the​ ​shovel?​ ​What​ ​will​ ​happen​ ​to Zero?