Carry On, Mr. Bowditch Study Guide
Study Guide for Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
This extensive study guide workbook covers comprehension, spelling, vocabulary, grammar & enrichment ideas related to Carry On, Mr. Bowditch for 6th-8th graders. As students read, they complete worksheets, writing topics, hands-on activities and field trips.
The study guide is broken down into weekly units in which students read a section of the novel and answers comprehension questions pertaining to those chapters. Each unit contains a variety of critical thinking activities including projects, drawing, writing assignments, and a puzzles which correlate to chapters in the novel. Writing assignments apply concepts in the story to the student's life and many passages are chosen to emphasize Biblical lessons that relate to the story.
Total Language Plus study guides are designed to take about 8 to 10 weeks to complete. Depending on the number of activities students perform and the degree of emphasis placed on composition skills, this study guide may serve as your complete Language Arts curriculum.
Barbara’s Notes: Life was hard and unfair for Nathaniel but he didn’t let it beat him. This true, inspirational story motivates us to do our best. (Grades 6, 7, 8)
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
by Jean Lee Latham
Nathaniel’s hope of attending Harvard ended when his father apprenticed him to a chandlery. Can he find a way to follow his dreams?
Book Summary — 251 pages
Book Category — Historical fiction
Theme — Perseverance, love of learning
Setting — America, 1775-1850
Novel Study Highlights — 7 units
Spelling-Vocabulary — Medium
Critical Thinking — Medium
Biblical Focus — Trust
Related Studies — Astronomy, navigation, sailing, surveying, Latin, business ventures
