Crossover pg. 1-36 reading check

What do Josh, JB, and their Dad do on Sundays after church?

• play pick-up basketball

• work at their father's auto shop

• volunteer in the community

• study old basketball game film

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

"Coach reads to us from

The Art of War:

A winning strategy is not about planning, he says

It's about quick responses to changing conditions"

• allusion

• metaphor

• symbolism

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Josh's dad retells one of his favorite stories where he compares the boys playing basketball on a 10 foot hoop at only three years old to:

• Beethoven composing symphonies after he became deaf

• Ceasar conquering Europe

• a blind man crossing a tight rope

• a carpenter ant; small but mighty

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What ailment does Josh's father have?

• hypertension (high blood pressure)

• cancer

• lyme disease

• chronic pneumonia

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Uncle Bob made a "greenish-looking ham that prompted mom to ask if he had any eggs to go along with it"

• allusion

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The teacher spies Josh and JB passing a note and Josh says

"I'm a fly caught in a web."

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why does Josh's mom tell him he may no longer be able to get into Duke university?

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What do they do in gym class?

• practice CPR

• learn about heart attacks

• clean up after the play

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1