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Mom, since you asked, I'll tell you why I'm angry

A line that stands out in this poem as important is __ because...

The word “because” repeats to make the reader feel...

I don't think I'll ever get used to

The poem would change without the words “alone” because...

The author wrote the last two lines of the poem because...

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Dear Jordan

The author wrote this poem called “Dear Jordan” because...

The author put spaces between the lines because it represents...

The author doesn’t use capital letters in Josh’s letter because...

Text Messages from Mom, Part 1

The author foreshadows something with “Part 1” because...

Two of the messages are far apart (7:17-7:45) because...

The times in the poem make me feel __ because...

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tip-ping point

The author added this definition to the book because...

“Tipping Point” connects to Josh’s life because...

Game Time: 6:00PM

The author added the poem “Game Time: 6:00” because...

Issues of policing and race impact our characters because...

The author included the minute-by- minute times because...

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ca-la-mity

The author added this definition to the book because...

The word “calamity” connects to Josh Bell’s life because...

An example of Josh’s “calamity” in this poem is ___ because...

pa-tel-la ten-di-ni-tis

The author added this definition to the book because...

“Patella tendinitis” connects to Josh’s life because...

The author included this background about his dad because...

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Dribbling:

The author writes with capital letters in the poem because...

The author makes some words bigger than others because...

The author makes words go in different directions because...

cross-o-ver:

The author adds these definitions in the book because...

The word “crossover” connects to Josh Bell’s life because...

The author begins each sentence with the words “As in” because...

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Hypertension

Hypertension is connected to Josh’s life in an important way because...

Josh tells us this information about his grandfather’s death because...

Showoff

An example of author’s craft in this poem is ___ because...

The author uses a lot of words that start with “s” because...

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Mom, since you asked, I'll tell you why I'm angry

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Mom, since you asked, I'll tell you why I'm angry

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In this poem, “Mom, since you asked, I’ll tell you why I’m so angry”, we get Josh’s raw emotions and feelings. Think about his repetitive use of because to start the poem and how you would imagine this being read aloud based on the emotions and words. Also think about which lines stand out the most, and why they stand out to you.

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In this poem, “Dear Jordan”, we read a letter that Josh wrote to JB (Jordan) after the incident on the basketball court. Think about two things as you analyze this poem:

1. The changing relationship between Josh and Jordan throughout the novel.

2. The spacing in between lines and not using capital letters in the writing.

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Throughout the novel, Kwame Alexander defines words related to the content of the novel. Josh Bell, our main character, then explains how this word connects to his life and to basketball overall. These definitions are an example of author’s craft because the author purposefully chose to include them throughout the book. Analyze the definition using the sticky notes on the Padlet.

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Throughout the novel, Kwame Alexander defines words related to the content of the novel. Josh Bell, our main character, then explains how this word connects to his life and to basketball overall. These definitions are an example of author’s craft because the author purposefully chose to include them throughout the book. Analyze the definition using the sticky notes on the Padlet.

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Throughout the novel, Kwame Alexander defines words related to the content of the novel. Josh Bell, our main character, then explains how this word connects to his life and to basketball overall. These definitions are an example of author’s craft because the author purposefully chose to include them throughout the book. Analyze the definition using the sticky notes on the Padlet.

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One of the most special things about this book is the way that the poems are organized on the page. This is another example of author’s craft because Kwame Alexander purposefully chose to design the page and the words as you see them. Use the sentence starters to analyze the way the Alexander uses words as design to communicate the message and theme of this poem.

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In this poem, “I don’t think I’ll ever get used to”, we once again see how Kwame Alexander plays with words and lines to communicate a deeper meaning. First, read the poem top to bottom. Then, read the poem across. How does it make you feel when you read the poem in each of the different ways that it is written?

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In this poem, “Text Messages from Mom, Part 1,” we see issues of access to healthcare that impact Black families. While we read this poem, think about why Kwame Alexander added this poem in his novel. Specifically, Alexander uses times to communicate a certain feeling to the reader. Closely analyze this poem for both its meaning and author’s craft.

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One of the most special things about this book is the way that the poems are organized on the page. This is another example of author’s craft because Kwame Alexander purposefully chose to design the page and the words as you see them. Use the sentence starters to analyze the way the Alexander uses words as design to communicate the message and theme of this poem.

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In this poem, “Game Time: 6:00 p.m.,” we see issues of policing and race that impact Black families. While we read this poem, think about why Kwame Alexander added this poem in his novel. Specifically, Alexander uses times to communicate a certain feeling to the reader. Closely analyze this poem for both its meaning and author’s craft.

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Throughout the novel, Kwame Alexander defines words related to the content of the novel. Josh Bell, our main character, then explains how this word connects to his life and to basketball overall. These definitions are an example of author’s craft because the author purposefully chose to include them throughout the book. Analyze the definition using the sticky notes on the Padlet.

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Throughout the novel, Kwame Alexander defines words related to the content of the novel. Josh Bell, our main character, then explains how this word connects to his life and to basketball overall. These definitions are an example of author’s craft because the author purposefully chose to include them throughout the book. Analyze the definition using the sticky notes on the Padlet.

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Dribbling:

The author writes with capital letters in the poem because it draws attention to the readers

The author makes some words bigger than others because those words are important in the story and draws our attention.

The author makes words go in different directions because it changes the way the readers read the story.

cross-o-ver:

The author adds these definitions in the book because some readers might not know the meaning of them.

The word “crossover” connects to Josh Bell’s life because he is a basketball player that shoots the ball

The author begins each sentence with the words “As in” because he wants to show us an example of what the word can be used for.

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The author writes with capital letters in the poem because that makes the story more interesting. The author adds these definitions in the book because some of the readers probably don't know what the word means.

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Dribbling:
The author writes with capital letters in the poem because then people can know what basketball players were like when they were on the court. The author makes some words bigger than others because then it shows that the big words were the important words from basketball when they were on the court playing. The author makes the words go in different directions because then readers can read it differently and say it differently than other novels.

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Dribbling:

The author writes with capital letters in the poem because when its like that it brings the readers attention to the fonts and it can also show action.

cross-o-ver:
The author adds these definitions in the book because it could help the reader understand some words they dont knwo the definition of.

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Dribbling:

The author writes with capital letters in the poem because they want us to pay attention to the words and to the characters.

cross-o-ver:

The author begins each sentence with the words “As in” because they probably want us to know that it's a different meaning or a different character.

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Dribbing:

The author writes with capital letters in the poem because those words might mean something or the way they are saying the words.

cross-o-ver:

The author adds these definitions in the book because it helps readers understand and learn things.

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Dribbling:

The author writes with capital letters in the poem because it is going to get people's attention to the readers and that the words could mean something.

The author makes some words bigger than others because it could stand out and something it could mean something deeper

The author makes words go in different directions because it makes it interesting.

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The author writes with capital letters in the poem because that they are importsant words

The author makes some words bigger than others because to stand out and mean something deeper

The author makes words go in different directions because it makes teh reader more intrested.

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The author writes with capital letters in the poem because it helps with the way the author is trying to say the words

The author adds these definitions in the book so younger readers can understand what they mean.

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Hypertension is connected to Josh’s life in an important way because it shows that his dad had hypertension which canb cause a heart attack or stroke and it can cause serious damage

Josh tells us this information about his grandfather’s death because it shows that the disease can spread to the family like how it spread to dad.

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ca-la-mity

The author added this definition to the book because he wants the readers to continue reading and understand why the person said that.

The word “calamity” connects to Josh Bell’s life because a few of his locks got cut off but really it was suppose to be at least one.

An example of Josh’s “calamity” in this poem is when Josh thinks he is going to beat JB but unexpectedly he looses and JB has to cut some of Josh's hair because that was part of the bet.

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The author added this definition to the book because to make the readers continue reading and to understand words

The word “calamity” connects to Josh Bell’s life because he had a unexpected event taht he was confident in

An example of Josh’s “calamity” in this poem is JB cutting his hair because JB and josh made a bet and josh was confident but he lost and JB cut 5 locks instead of one and josh loves his hair so it was a tragic event for him.

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Hypertension

Hypertension is connected to Josh’s life in an important way because there might be a chance that Josh or JB might get hypertension because it's genetic.

Showoff

The author uses a lot of words that start with “s” because the title of the poem starts with "s".

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Game Time: 6:00PM
The author added the poem “Game Time: 6:00” because it shows how Josh and his dad were dealing with before the basketball game.
Issues of policing and race impact our characters because when Josh Bell got a little late to basketball game because his dad got pulled over he was not able to play for a little and then he started playing.
The author included the minute-by- minute times because it shows what Josh Bell was dealing with before he got to his basketball game.

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The author added this definition to the book because he does not want us to misunderstand what he is talking about.

“Tipping Point” connects to Josh’s life because at first he was on good terms with JB but now he's not.

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tip-ping point

The author added this definition to the book because to show that some people may not know what the tippping point is.

“Tipping Point” connects to Josh’s life because every since JB and miss sweet tea got togheter JB and josh relashonship went downhill and JB i smost focused on miss sweet tea and in the libary he saw miss sweet tea kissing his brother.

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Dear Jordan
The author wrote this poem called “Dear Jordan” because it shows what Josh wants to write to Jordan so he can forgive Josh.
The author puts spaces between the lines because it represents a poem or a letter to Jordan so then he can know how much he wants Jordan to forgive him.
The author doesn’t use capital letters in Josh’s letter because maybe Josh wanted poem to not have capital letters so then Jordan knows how Josh just wanted to write the poem but without capital letters.

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Dear Jordan

The author wrote this poem called “Dear Jordan” because he wants us to know how Josh said it so we would understand more and how he wrote it.

The author put spaces between the lines because it represents a what letter to Jordan.

The author doesn’t use capital letters in Josh’s letter because maybe because she wants Jordan to know how he is feeling and if he can forgive him.

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Dear Jordan
The author wrote this poem called “Dear Jordan” because it shows that Josh wants JB to forgive him and wants to talk again.
The author put spaces between the lines because it represents a letter/poem that josh wrote for JB.
The author doesn’t use capital letters in Josh’s letter because it shows how he feels and what he trying to say and how.

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Hypertension

Hypertension is connected to Josh’s life in an important way because Josh dad had Hypertension that was a disease that Josh dad had because of his blood pressure.
Josh tells us this information about his grandfather’s death because then we would not what is Hypertension and how else had hypertension like Josh's dad had.

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The author wrote this poem called "Dear Jordan" because it shows that Josh wrote a letter to JB.
The author foreshadows something with "Part 1" because Mom might text Josh again some time soon.

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Dear Jordan

The author wrote this poem called “Dear Jordan” because it is from Josh to JB.

The author put spaces between the lines because it represents the spaces in his heart that are missing because he has not talked to JB.

The author doesn’t use capital letters in Josh’s letter because he is being honest on how he feels.

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I don't think I'll ever get used to
The poem would change without the words “alone” because Josh Bell dad was in the hospital and then Josh bell will not do anything because he was alone.
The author wrote the last two lines of the poem because maybe the readers could not know why Josh bell is going to be alone .