Text Evidence
What is Max and Kai’s favorite activity?
What is playing basketball?
Why were Max and Kai giggling in class?
What is because they were thinking about Claire and the love note?
What lesson do the boys learn at the end?
What is you must work for what you want?
Who are the main characters?
Who are Max and Kai?
Where did Kai throw the basketball after dinner?
What is down the street in the gutter over a block away?
Why did Kai mumble when talking to his mom?
What is because he felt guilty or knew it was partly his fault?
What does the story teach the boys?
What is it's important to be responsible?
Where does most of the story take place?
What is Kai’s driveway / his house?
What was the loser supposed to do in the competition?
What is write a love note to Claire?
Why didn’t Kai’s mom buy them a new basketball?
What is because she wanted them to learn responsibility and earn it themselves?
What message does the author send about working for what you want?
What is that effort leads to rewards?
What problem do Max and Kai face in the story?
What is they lose both basketballs?
How much money did they need to buy a new basketball?
What is $24.00?
Why do you think the boys kept playing instead of stopping after losing the first ball?
What is because they were competitive and didn’t want to stop playing?
How does the story show the value of teamwork?
What is that teamwork helps solve problems?
What is the climax (most important moment) of the story?
What is when they realize both balls are gone and their mom won’t buy a new one?
What chores did Max and Kai do to earn money?
What is raking the lawn and pulling weeds / doing chores?
How do Max and Kai change from the beginning to the end of the story?
What is they become more responsible and hardworking?
What theme best fits: honesty, responsibility, or luck? Explain.
What is responsibility?
What is the resolution of the story?
What is they earn enough money and buy a new basketball?