Connecting to Holes, by Louis Sachar

Who doesn’t like the book Holes, by Louis Sachar? This is one of my favorite books from my elementary/middle school years. And because it’s such a good book, I wanted my Book Club kids to connect to a descriptive passage in it. 
This whole first week we’ve been practicing Text-to-Self connections, and everyday I’ve been modeling connections and helping them develop their own connections while reading. Today’s was focused on two things: an experience in water and a experience on the 5th of July.

Here’s a clip of the resource. You can download it for FREE here!