VOCAB
A PERSON WHO IS A HUGE FAN OF SOMETHING
FANATIC
OVERLY MILD STATEMENT
UNDERSTATEMENT
To show the closeness of the family
Who is the best player on the team who is also a troublemaker?
Jose
List as many vocab words from this week:
understatement (n) overly mild statement
veered (v) changed direction
skeptical (adj) doubtful
anonymous (adj) unnamed
emulate (v) strive to equal
motive (n) reason
reception (n) a welcome gathering
aim (n) purpose
bland (adj) tasteless
fanatic (n) a person who is a huge fan of something
DOUBTFUL
SKEPTICAL
CHANGED DIRECTION
VEERED
Describe the new coach using three adjectives
kind, caring, determined, famous, anonymous
What is the name Arturo gives coach and why?
What type of genre is this story?
realistic fiction
STRIVE TO EQUAL
EMULATE
UNNAMED
ANONYMOUS
What is Coach's motive for working at the school?
Helping kids and giving back, his relative worked at school
How was coach trying to help Jose?
He saw a future in him, helped him with basketball and to study
Why does the head coach wear a suit and tie in the story?
A famous NBA player is there
REASON
MOTIVE
A WELCOME GATHERING
RECEPTION
What are possible themes of the story?
do not judge a book by its cover
everyone deserves a second chance
Maybe, with buckets of sweat, I'll become excelente at this game.
Based on the sentence above, Arturo is thinking that he might become a good player by
1. sweating a lot
2. practicing very hard
3. carrying buckets of basketballs
2. practicing very hard
What was the one thing that the new coach wanted and why?
to remain anonymous, avoid cameras and attention
PURPOSE
AIM
TASTELESS
BLAND
Find the page and evidence that shows how Arturo knows he is not going to become an NBA player
417
The kids are all working and hard and trying to play basketball
When a comparison is made using the words "like" or "as," what type of figurative language is this?
simile