Louis Sachar
Teacher Resource Page

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Biography

Louis Sachar
Biography; selected bibliography from Educational
Paperbacks Association
Louis Sachar
Biography, booklist, interview transcript;
From Scholastic
Louis Sachar
Biography from Random House
Meet the Author/Illustrator Louis Sachar
Biography from the Children's Book Council
Author of the Month. Louis Sachar
From Shabbona Library
Louis Sachar
Biography, bibliography, his comments on writing
Holes, links; from Carr Library

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Lesson Plans

Holes by Louis Sachar
Grades 5 to 8; author connections, lesson plans,
extension topics (palindromes, homelessness, Texas, juvenile
delinquincy) with Internet resources; great site from
Literature Learning Ladders
Holes
Grade 6; summary & activities for Holes;
by Judie Richey, TeacherView
Holes by Louis Sachar
Grades 3 to 6; discussion questions, activites;
by Deb Flaugher; see also: Book Information;
from LessonPlansPage.com
Marvin Redpost Kidnapped at Birth?
Grade 2; summary & activities; by Jo Hubbard,
TeacherView; Marvin Redpost Series
Marvin Redpost Class President
Grade 2; summary & activities; by Jo Hubbard, from
Eduplace; Marvin Redpost Series
Ivars Peterson's Mathland
Article on math concepts in picture books. Features The
Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger School
Small Group Reading Projects
Grade 2; sample lesson plan; Marvin Redpost : Alone in
His Teacher's House; by Jillian Hunt, Cornell
Unit Plan for Realistic Fiction
Grade 2; language arts, realistic fiction; from Michigan
Core Curriculum; Marvin Redpost : Class President
Unit Plan for Humorous Stories
Grade 3; language arts, humor, humorous stories; from
Michigan Core Curriculum; Marvin Redpost : Class President

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Literary Criticism

Book Review. Holes
From Sue's Resource Room; Holes
The Hole Truth. A Unit Study Based on Louis Sachar's Book "Holes"
From ThinkQuest,Jr. 1999
Book Review. Holes
From Nancy Matson
Marvin Redpost, Is He a Girl?
Book recommendation as read-aloud; by Janet Diaz

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