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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
SUMMARY Drew hates going to school, has
very few friends, and hates lying about how he
feels about school Then Nathaniel, a boy he
met at the beach the summer before, moves
to town Nathaniel tries to become friends
with Drew, but Drew is embarrassed by him
and rejects Nathaniel at first By the end of
the story, their friendship is patched and
Drew feels better about school
LESSON VOCABULARY
annoyingly foreboding
gallantly humiliation
jostling skeptically
INTRODUCE THE BOOK
INTRODUCE THE TITLE AND AUTHOR Discuss with
students the title and author of Nathaniel
Comes to Town Based on the title alone, ask
students what they think the story will be
about Does the picture on the front cover
give them any clues?
BUILD BACKGROUND Ask students if any of them
have ever had trouble finding friends in school
What did they do to make new friends? Ask
them if they have ever befriended a new
stu-dent Ask them what they look for in a friend
Have students talk about what it
was like for them to be new students at a
new school What did they do to try to make
friends? Was English a barrier, or were they
able to communicate?
PREVIEW Encourage students to look at the
chapter headings and illustrations to try to
predict what will happen in this book
READ THE BOOK
SET PURPOSE Have students set a purpose for
reading Nathaniel Comes to Town Students
may want to pick a character to follow, such
as Drew or Nathaniel Have the students follow what happens to the character and why
They may want to take notes as they read
STRATEGY SUPPORT: GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Remind students that graphic organizers are
story maps, webs, graphs, charts, time lines, and other devices that help them understand relationships among events, ideas, and words
Give students practice in using a graphic orga-nizer by having them make a cause-and-effect chart to track what happens and why it
hap-pens as they read Nathaniel Comes to Town
Start students off by asking: Why does Drew have a heavy feeling in his stomach every
morning? (He doesn’t want to go to school.)
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
PAGES 4–6 List all of the reasons you can find
in the first chapter of the story that Drew
doesn’t like school (no friends, former friends,
feeling sick)
PAGE 8 What did Drew think of Nathaniel after spending time with him at the beach?
(He thought he was annoyingly smart.)
PAGES 17–18 When Nathaniel has lunch with Soraya instead of Drew, what emotion
does Drew feel? (envy)
PAGE 21 What happens when Julie tries to make dinner for their guests?
(She sets off the fire alarm.)
PAGES 24–25 Why was Drew embarrassed
by his purple basketball? (Jeff made fun of
it, which led to the end of their friendship.)
PAGES 24–27 What happens between Drew and Nathaniel while they are playing basketball?
(They become friends again.)
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READER RESPONSE
1 It is hard to make friends and easy to
feel lost Moving to a new school can be
difficult
2 Possible responses: Characters—Drew,
Nathaniel; Setting—school bus, home,
basketball court; Problem—Drew hates
school because he has few friends; Event
1—Nathaniel moves into the neighborhood;
Event 2—Drew and Nathaniel become
friends; Solution—Friendship changes
Drew’s outlook on school
3. Possible responses: skeptically: My mother
looked at me skeptically when I offered to
help; offended: I felt offended by my sister’s
negative comment; demoted: I was demoted
to junior varsity; cavities: I had two cavities
filled
4 Possible responses: Nathaniel makes
friends by actively trying and not being
eas-ily defeated Drew takes longer to make
friends
a character is the person who does the action
in the story Review with students that you
can use the details in the story to tell many
things about what kind of person a character
is Ask the students to think about how Drew
changes as a character Ask: Does this relate
to the theme of the story?
RESPONSE OPTIONS
first day in grammar school Have them write
about how they felt How did they try to make
friends? Ask them to write about how they
made friends
SOCIAL STUDIES
CONNECTION
Have students read
about the Three Famous
Failures on page 32 Have them
choose one of the three and research
that person on the Internet or in the library
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TEACH/REVIEW VOCABULARY
Review the vocabulary words Then play
“Vocabulary Master” with students Give them three different definitions for each vocabulary word, including one that is fan-tastical or silly Have them select the correct definition and use the word in a sentence
TARGET SKILL AND STRATEGY
when you read, you are given ideas about things or people, and you can make a ment about all of them together This
state-ment is called a generalization Look for clue words, such as most, always, all, and
never Valid generalizations are accurate
Faulty generalizations are not accurate.”Tell students that identifying faulty generaliza-tions can help them tell whether an author
or character is biased Have students make their own generalization by stating how the kids at school feel about Drew at the begin-ning of the story After reading, ask: Is your generalization still valid?
that graphic organizers help to arrange
infor-mation in a visual way Have students make
a two-column chart and list three generaliza-tions made on page 4 in the first column
(Adults always ask Drew the same question
All of the other kids talk and laugh No one talks to Drew except the teacher.) Remind students that the generalizations are from Drew’s point of view In the second column, students should explain why they think each generalization is most likely valid or faulty
ADDITIONAL SKILL INSTRUCTION
theme of a story is the underlying meaning
of a story and a story may have different
themes Remind them that the plot is the
organized pattern of events As they read, have students follow the plot through begin-ning, middle and end Have them think about the climax of the story What do they think the theme of the story is, and how does the climax relate to the theme?
Skill Work
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• A generalization is a broad statement or rule that applies to many examples A generalization is
made after thinking about a number of examples or facts and what they have in common.
Directions What are some of the difficulties faced by Nathaniel as a new student? What can you
generalize about the difficulties that all new students face?
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Directions Based on Drew’s experiences, what can you generalize about how difficult it is to help a
new student find his way?
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Name
Vocabulary
Directions Fill in the blank with the word from the box that fits best.
1 Drew viewed going to school with and dread
2 Nathaniel tried to make friends at his new school
3 The color of Drew’s basketball caused him
4 In gym class, Nathaniel tried for the ball
5 Drew’s sister liked to tease him
6 Drew reacted to his teacher’s cheerful greeting
Directions Write a brief paragraph discussing Nathaniel’s first day at school, using as many
vocabulary words as possible
Check the Words You Know
annoyingly gallantly jostling
foreboding humiliation skeptically