Vocabulary
A simple basketball move in which a player dribbles the ball quickly from one hand to the other.
What is a crossover?
She wants to know, are you her boyfriend?
What did Josh say?
Big Michael Jordan fan.
Who is JB?
Josh is the only player on the team who can do this basketball move.
What is a slam dunk?
Thumping, swooshing, popping, are examples of what type of figurative language?
What is onomatopoeia?
An unexpected, undesirable event with a negative outcome.
What is calamity?
You don't think your ol' man knows how to handle his business?
What did Dad say?
Filthy McNasty
Who is Josh?
Dad's favorite donut place.
What is Krispy Kreme?
When the boys talk about professional basketball players such as LeBron, and The Goat, what type of poetic device are they using?
What is allusion?
to cherish or protect something
What is enshrine?
Go sit at the top of the bleachers, you're too confrontational.
What did Mom say?
gives good advice in the form on rules
Who is Dad?
J.B.'s first name.
What is Jordan?
What does the author use to show the reader that someone else is speaking in the story?
What is italics?
Having great physical beauty and appeal.
What is pulchritudinous?
Sure. You got ten dollars?
Who is JB?
Is the assistant principal at the boys' school
Who is Mom?
The reason why Josh is late to his basketball game.
What is his Dad gets pulled over by the police?
A type of poem or song that praises its subject
What is an ode?
to turn around in one spot
What is pivot?
You're mean, Josh! JERK!
What did Sweet Tea say?
Sweet Tea's real name.
What is Alexis?
The reason Chuck's NBA career ended.
He refused surgery for patellar tendinitis.
"I'd burn mad as a flame" is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is a simile?