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This is chosen because Sachar teaches the reader the first rule of Camp Green Lake. It is funny and serious at the same time — the snakes are real and the rule is real. Sachar tells you how to survive the lake in one quiet sentence.
Out on the lake, rattlesnakes and scorpions find shade under rocks and in the holes dug by the campers. Here's a good rule to remember about rattlesnakes and scorpions: If you don't bother them, they ...
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell about Chapter 1 in three sentences. Say where the story takes place, what the lake is like now, and why even rattlesnakes and scorpions go looking for shade.
Discussion Questions
- What in the story tells you that Camp Green Lake is not a happy or friendly place? Give two things the writer says about it.
- What in the story tells you who owns the hammock and the shade under the oak trees? Why does the writer make sure we know that very early?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
The cool darkness under a tree or rock where the sun cannot reach you.
Item 2
A thing you are told to do or not do, so that people stay safe or fair.
Item 3
To poke, tease, or get in the way of someone — to stop them from being left alone.
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