Point of View
This point of view is when the narrator is the main character. We know all their thoughts and feelings.
First-Person
This type of conflict happens with the character and themselves.
Internal conflict
Mitchell thought pressure from this character was the reason he wanted to quit
His mother
What is wrong with this sentence?
It’s to bad Mitchell’s father wasn’t there to see him play that day.
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Uncle Tommy's biggest influence on the story was.
He helped Mitchell realize he played baseball because of his father.
This point of view is when the narrator is outside the story, but we only know one character's thoughts and feelings.
Third-Person Limited
This type of conflict happens with the characters and the environment.
External Conflict.
Why would having Mitchell's perspective of his mother affect the reader?
It limits readers to Mitchell's Perspective.
What is wrong with this sentence.
There mom wanted them to play baseball to connect with his father.
There to Their.
Why did Mitchell's mom think Indians Played baseball?
The MLB teams the Braves and The Indians. She also met her husband while he was playing baseball.
This point of view is when the narrator is outside of the story and knows all of the characters thoughts and feelings.
Third-Person Omniscient
The main conflict throughout much of the selection occurs between
Mitchell and himself.
Mitchell's relationship with Uncle Tommy was...
A father-son type of relationship.
What is wrong with this sentence?
Played at the field.
Sentence Fragment.
Mitchell's surface level struggle was that...
He was struggling with his batting performance.
What was the point of view of Ball Hawk?
First Person
Mitchell's main conflict throughout the story was
The lack of connection to his late father.
Mitchell had a negative relationship with baseball. Why?
He did not think he was good and his father played it.
What is wrong with this sentence?
She loved baseball because of her husband she wanted her son to play because of that.
She loved baseball because of her husband. She wanted her son to play because of that.
What does Mitchell realize that leads to the story’s resolution?
Baseball is important to him because it connects him to his father.
True or False: The representation of the mother in Ball Hawk is 100% accurate.
False. We only see her from Mitchell's perspective.
How did the baseball field contribute to Mitchell's conflict throughout the story.
He knew his father would never see him play.
What did Uncle Tommy help Mitchell realize?
He made him realize that he played baseball to help him connect with his father and his heritage.
1) The word cryptic comes from the Greek word kryptos, meaning “hidden.” Based on this information, what does cryptic mean as it is used in paragraph 2?
(If the word cryptic means hidden, what does the word cryptic mean in paragraph 2?)
Unclear
How does the hawk contribute to the story?
It teaches Mitchell a lesson he can apply to baseball, or it catches Mitchell's ball during the game.