The Million Dollar Throw

What the story is about. The Million Dollar Throw is about a boy named Nate who is a QB on his football team, the Valley Patriots. When he buys the Brady ball from Sports Stuff and he fills out a raffle ticket to get a chance to throw a ball from the 30 yard line through a 20 inch hole in the end zone at the New England Patriots vs Colts game on Thanksgiving Day at Gillette Stadium and he wins the raffle. If he makes the throw he will get one million dollars. With his friend Abby going blind and his family struggling to get money will he pull it off?

Nate Nate is a very good QB he made a great throw to his best boy friend, Pete against the Hollins Hills Hogs in Boston. He does not always succeed in school, but that is the least of his worries. His dad lost job, so his mom got two jobs. Than everything changes when he buys the Brady ball from Sports Stuff and he fills out a raffle ticket to get a chance to throw a ball from the 30 yard line through a 20 inch hole in the end zone at the New England Patriates vs Colts game on Thanksgiving Day at Gillette Stadium and he wins the raffle and might win $1,000,000. His hero is Tom Brady. Nate’s throw to Pete NatePete’s route The throw

Abby Abby is Nate’s best friend although she is going blind. Abby can see only a few inches in front of herself. Abby nicknamed Nate, Brady.

POP QUIZ What is the name of Nate’s team? A. The Boston Patriots B. The Hollins Hills Hogs C. The Jr New England Patriots. D. The Valley Patriots

POP QUIZ Who his Nate’s hero? A. Payton Manning B. Tom Brady C. Andrew Luck D. Drew Bledsoe

Were you paying attention to the diagram on slide 3? How long was Nate’s pass to Pete? A. 49 yards B. 62 yards C. 46 yards D. 52 yards

Exploration: Info on Tom Brady Super bowl wins 3 TD/INT : 392/143 6’ 4’’ 225lbs Pass attempts 7,168 Pass completions 4,551 Pass completions 63.5% Passing yards 53,258 Passer rating 95.9

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