Holes Novel Study Activities – Paired Informational Passages

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These paired informational passages will provide background information that engages your students and complements events in the novel.

► What Kind of Holes Novel Study Activities Are Included?

• 4 High-Interest Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages,
• 800-1000 Lexile Level,
• 800-1000 Words Each,
• CCSS-Aligned Question Sets,
• Audio Files of Each Passage
• Print and Digital Versions

You can use these Holes Novel Study Activities in a variety of ways:

– Use as a pre-reading activity,

– Spread out throughout the novel to spiral nonfiction standards,

– Incorporate as station activities

► Nonfiction Passages Include:

• Reptilian Dangers of the Desert
• Coincidence or Curse?
• Why You Should Love a Leech
• Clyde Livingston’s Not-So-Sweet Feet

Why Should You Pair Fiction and Nonfiction?

• Build critical background knowledge for ELLs & Tier II Students,
• Bridge the gap between fiction & nonfiction,
• Expose students to a wide variety of literature,
• Build vocabulary

✎ For additional teaching ideas, click here to read my full blog post on using Holes in your classroom!

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TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sharon said, “I love this resource! There are multiple question types that are engaging and higher-level thinking than just multiple choice. And I love when I’m able to pair nonfiction with a fiction book we are reading. Great addition to our novel study.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Carla said, “This has been a great addition to our novel study. I use it as a paired passage to the novel and provides great background information, as well as practice with comprehension questions.

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Supports Common Core Standards (CCSS):

RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, RI.5.4, RI.5.6, RI.6.8, RI.5.10

RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.3, RI.6.4, RI.6.6, RI.6.7, RI.6.8, RI.6.10

RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.3, RI.7.4, RI.7.5, RI.7.6, RI.7.10

RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, RI.8.6, RI.8.10

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► You might also like these other Holes Novel Study Activities:

• Holes Nonfiction Paired Passages
• Holes Vocabulary Activities
• Holes Novel Flipbook
• Holes STEM Challenges
• Holes End of Book Escape Room

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Natayle Brown

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