The Crossover Poems

According to the speaker in "JB and I," why is JB more interested in being religious than in playing basketball?

• JB had a spirtiual experience at camp.

• JB is not as good a slasher as the speaker is.

• JB is interested in a girl at church.

• JB is trying to please his parents.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Near the end of "At the End of Warm-Ups, My Brother Tries to Dunk," the brothers probably are tempted to laugh because -

• they already have been trying hard to make the coach's advice work

• their teammate Vondie is making fun of the coach as he talks

• the coach does a terrible job of imitating a famous NBA coach

• the coach's advice is the opposite of their feelings toward each other

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

In lines 1-2 of "JB and I," the speaker compares JB and himself to "goals at / opposite ends of the court." According to lines 3-15, how are the speaker and JB different?

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does the use of capital letters in "JB and I" and "At the End of the Warm-Ups, My Brother Tries to Dunk" affect your understanding of the speakers' personality?

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the 3 metaphors found on this page, and explain what each metaphor is discussing about the speaker.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Review lines 16-18 of "At the End of Warm-Ups, My Brother Tries to Dunk." What mental images do these metaphors create and how do they help express what the speaker is feeling?

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4