WELCOME/LAUNCH
Notice
Wonder
What do you notice about this image? Who is depicted, a...
What do you notice about this image? Who is depicted, and how? What is the purpose of this image? How does the word WINGS function as a metaphor and how does it contribute to the message of the image?
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his world
himself
RECORD IN YOUR VOCABULARY SECTION.
Extended Metaphor- a metaphor that is develop...
Extended Metaphor- a metaphor that is developed over several lines or stanzas.
1. What is being compared in the metaphor?
2. What the metaphor means?
3. Why this is an effective metaphor?
2) Identify & underline the metaphor.
3) “Basketball Rule #1” (20) or “Sundays After Church” (50).
4) Identify & underline the metaphor.
1) Reread “JB and I” (23) with your partner.
How would you compare and contrast the use of metaphors in “Slam, Dunk, & Hook” and in The Crossover? How do the texts make connections between basketball and the development of a sense of self?
ANSWER CONTENT FRAMING QUESTION
Reveal: What does a deeper exploration of figurative language reveal in “Slam, Dunk, & Hook”?
Josh has friends on the basketball team and his coach is his mentor, but his familial ties to his father and brother make up the core of his identity.
family / –al means “relating to”
mythical in “Filthy McNasty” (10) confrontational in “Mom Tells Dad” (16).
Use the Outside-In strategy and your understanding of the suffix -al to uncover the meaning of phenomenal in “JB and I” (23).