Reading Strategies (Priscilla and the Wimps)

Predicting = Guessing what will happen next.

I think that he will be saved by his friends from the locker.

Inferring = It says in the story...I know...So I can infer (understand) that ...

It says: "Practically everyone in school could show you his scars"

I know: Scars come from when we are hurt

I can infer: that the Kobras are violent

Connecting = linking events in a story to your life

There are bullies in this story. What do I know about bullies? Do I know any bullies? Have I ever been bullied?

Visualizing = Imagining with pictures

"The Odd Couple....Priscilla was...the largest student in our particular institute of learning...Melvin was...one of the smallest guys above midget status ever seen."

Imagine what this couple looks like - describe them or draw a picture.

Sentence of the Week

"We can see that both are loyal and have an unbreakable bond between them." By Polly, 6D

"After the Warden came, X-Ray received a day off after all that time digging in the hot shining glazing ray from the big red fireball, otherwise known as the Sun." By Bill, 6C

Sentence of the Week

"Stanley is compassionate and loyal to his first real friend, Hector Zeroni." By Davina, 6D

"Maybe he felt more comfortable with the boys there than in his hometown." By Pearl, 6C

Sliding on a waterslide so fast, and end up flying into a pool

Don’t you feel scared all of a sudden and then you end up with a splash? Sometimes you even gulp a mouthful of water because you are screaming and then “SPLASH!” All you know is that you’re in the water and you’re choking really hard.

It is really cool and you feel nervous. In the beginning, the slide is really slow, and you may feel bored. After that, the slide goes faster and faster. All of a sudden you just know that you’re plunging down, all you can see is blurry stuff because you’re plunging down too fast and flying up again. Then, you enter the pool with a “SPLASH!”.


Awesome!

By Jimmy, 6D

Sentence of the Week

"In America, whites were considered superior, while colored people were considered inferior." By Nhan, 6D

"A time when it was still filled with clear water, which occasionally was filled with laughing children, splashing and swimming in the clear, cool water." By Anh, 6C

Holes Quote - Zero

"Zero was the smallest kid in Group D, but he was the first to finish digging." P37

This quote shows us that Zero is small, yet strong and experienced.

Holes Quote - God's Thumb

"When he was asked how he had lived so long, he said he "found refuge on God's Thumb."" P93

We don't know what God's Thumb is at this stage, but we can infer that it is a magical or safe place.