"Characters"
This character is a German immigrant.
Who is Mitchell's mother? (Or MOM)
This part of a short story where the conflict is solved.
What is the resolution?
This is the type of conflict that occurs throughout the selection between Mitchell and himself.
What is "internal" conflict?
This is the point of view (P.O.V.) of the story Ball Hawk.
What is first person point of view?
This is the total number of Mitchell's strike outs.
This character was a phenomenal baseball player when he was alive.
Who is Mitchell's dad?
This word means A way of thinking or feeling about someone or something. It can be positive or negative.
What is to Attitude?
Uncle Tommy says the following:
"Mitchell, maybe your mind is getting clear now, but you still need to train your eye . . ."(57)
This is part of the resolution of Mitchell's ____ conflict
What is Mitchell's internal conflict?
The first person point of view affects readers' understanding of Mitchell's mother in this way.
It reveals how Mitchell views his mom.
OR
What is not understanding how his mother sees things?
This is a sentence that is repeated by Uncle Tommy, that connects to the theme of the story. It is also one reason that Mitchell's mom thinks he should be good at baseball.
What is "Indians invented baseball."?
This is a compassionate character who was friends with Mitchell's dad.
Who is Uncle Tommy?
This comes from the greek word kryptos in paragraph 2 that means "hidden" or "unclear."
What is cryptic?
This is one way the hawk contributes to the plot.
Acceptable answers:
It teaches a lesson Mitchell can apply to baseball.
or
It catches Mitchell's ball during the baseball game.
Mitchell feels his performance at this baseball skill is "pathetic".
What is "batting"?
This is Uncle Tommy's last name.
What is "Fox?"
This character supports Mitchell like a parent.
Who is Uncle Tommy?
This comes from the greek word pathos in paragraph 3 that means "pitiful" or "terrible."
What is pathetic?
The setting of the ball field contributes to Mitchell's missing who?
What is his dad?
Ball Hawk is told from this character's point of view.
Who is Mitchell?
This is Uncle Tommy's first name.
What is "Tommy"?
Mitchell's home run was snatched out of midair by this . . .
What is a hawk?
This word comes from the Greek aura which means "breeze." It is also what the hawk did after it caught the ball.
What is "soar"?
Mitchell struggles with the lack of connection to this character, which serves as the conflict for most of the story.
Who is his dad?
This sentence from Mitchell's point of view shows his mother is feeling this way.
My mom was smiling and nodding at me, even though she had both fists clenched around her soda can so hard that it looked like an hourglass. (14)
What is nervous?
This is the name of Mitchell's high school.
What is "Long Pond High School"?