Lesson 10: Chapters 25 and 26

A Boy Called Bat

By Elana K. Arnold

Instructor: Nadine MacMillan

 Let’s review
Letter Writing

Why is this an important form of writing?

Writing a Letter:
A Friendly Letter
Has 5 Parts:

Heading
Greeting
Body
Closing
Signature
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Let’s write
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_____________________ What
questions
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a letter to ____________________,

would you like

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our author,
__________________________________
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__________________________________ to ask her?
Elena K __________________________________
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Arnold! __________________________________
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What should
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we tell her
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ourselves?
 Remember,
you can write
a letter to me!
I promise to
reply!
 Homework: Life Lessons
When we read novels, we learn about life through the actions of the
characters and the events of the story. The characters learn and change
throughout the story. Answer the following questions in full sentences:

•What has Bat learned so far?

•How has Bat changed throughout the story?

•What have you learned about life, family, friendship?

Let’s review the story…..

What has happened so far?

Plot Summary:
•Ch 23:
•Bat wakes up early one Tuesday morning and he wakes up Thor for his feeding.
•While he is feeding Thor, his eyes open! Bat is amazed and happy.
•Bat tells his mother, and she is happy because normally, Bat has di culty making ‘eye
contact’. This shows that Bat is changing.
•His mother tells him that you can tell a lot about a person from their eyes.
•Ch 24:
•Bat goes to school and nds out that he has gotten a reply from Dr. Jerry Dragoo. He is
very excited and wants to read the email right away.
•Mr. Grayson tells him he must wait until recess. Bat does NOT like waiting.
•Bat thinks Israel is making fun of him, and feels anxious and upset.
•Finally, at recess, he and Israel read Dr. Dragoo’s email together.
•Bat learns that although Dr. Dragoo understands Bat’s desire to keep Thor, skunks are wild
animals and not easy to keep as pets.
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Why is Bat so moved by Thor’s
eyes opening?

Describe Bat’s emotions.

“ Some people say you can tell a lot about
a person by looking into their eyes,” Mom
said. “What do you think about that?”

Do you agree?
Why is Bat’s mom so happy when
Bat tells her about Thor’s eyes?
 Summarize the main points of Dr. Jerry Dragoo’s letter:
• Keeping a baby skunk as a pet is very challenging- di cult.
• I’m not sure if you should keep Thor because I don’t know.

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What else have we learned about Bat?
•He says things to people without realizing that it will hurt their feelings.
•He does not like ‘collaborating’ at school.
•A disruption to his routine is di cult for him.
•He thinks Mr. Grayson’s moustache looks like a caterpillar.
•He does not like being called Sport by his father.
•He hates mushy foods.
•He is very persuasive!
•He wants to be a veterinarian when he grows up.
•He loves going to his mom’s clinic to help. He likes Laurence.
•He loves his sister Janie, but is not good at letting her know.
•He is not aware of how annoying and ‘weird’ he is to his sister.
•He doesn’t like gummy candy.
•He loves braiding his sister’s hair. He nds it comforting and simple.
•He has di culty looking into another person’s eyes.
•He is very IMPATIENT!
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 Think about…..
•What could Bat do to make friends?
•If you were in his class, how would you
help him to make friends?
 I would….
•Ask to come over to his house to play with
Thor.
•Play with pets together.
•Ask him what pet does he have.
Chapters 25 and 26.

Summarize the chapters.

What are the MAIN EVENTS?

 Chapter 25: Bat Negotiates!

How does Bat use ‘persuasive language’ to convince his mom to let
Thor stay?
Why is Janie impressed with
Bat?
 Chapter 26: Fill in the blanks.
Israel comes for a play date!
•When Bat woke up, he felt __________________.
•Bat didn’t know if Israel would ______ the apple slices, crackers and cheese they
would have for snacks.
•His mom suggested that they plant some __________________.
•When Israel arrived, he asked if he could meet ______________.
•Thor started to ______________ when Bat opened the enclosure.
•Bat let Israel hold Thor if he promised to be ___________________.
•Bat looked into Israel’s ________ then he looked at his ______________.
•Israel wanted to learn how to take ___________ of a baby skunk.
•That day, Bat felt ________________ than he ever had before.
 Describe their hands:
•Mom’s -
•Laurence’s -
•Mr. Grayson -
•Dad’s -
•Janie’s -
 Choose one box to complete:
Bat cannot focus on his math because….

Mr. Grayson shows his understanding by letting Bat….

Bat hopes to get a letter back from….

Thor is changing….

Bat insults Israel when he says……

Bat liked his father’s garage because….

Vocabulary Work:
Vocabulary :
Circle one word and explain what it means.

•That night, Bat found himself nervously avoiding the topic.

•Raising Thor until he is old enough is a big commitment.
•I have to admit, I’m impressed.
•Bat felt like he was vibrating on the inside, he was so happy.
•A good caretaker would never startle his skunk like that.
Bat didn’t have any time to lose.
That takes guts.
The longer the better.
Match:
The THEME
Circle the main themes in our novel.
The Climax:
Describe the ‘climax’ of our story.
The Problem is Solved!
Elements of a Story:
List the ways that Bat has changed throughout the story:
It has been fun learning with you!
Our next novel:
Let’s make some PREDICTIONS!
What do you think will happen in the sequel?

•Bat will……..
See you in January!