Sense of Belonging Book Club Project by Ryan O'Connor by Ryan O'Connor https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk en-us 2022-11-14 16:29:07 UTC 2026-01-21 16:32:23 UTC hello@padlet.com what Danny was like at the beginning roconnor45 https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2388573468 Danny is a basketball player that goes to saint pats school in Middletown. He loves basketball and he is hoping to make the basketball travel team. Danny is a hard worker and takes pride in everything.


]]> 2022-11-17 16:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2388573468 Thoughts Danny had at the beginning of the book roconnor45 https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2388593472 Danny was looked down on by some coaches and at one point  he thought that he wasn't good enough. This mostly just motivated him to become better than the rest. Danny also thought that everything was so much harder because of his size.]]> 2022-11-17 16:28:50 UTC https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2388593472 How Danny felt at the beginning roconnor45 https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2388600714 In the beginning, Danny felt mostly confident and pretty happy. He worked everyday to make the travel team and when he didn't make the team he was devastated. Though, it didn't take long for Danny to realize that not making the travel basketball team just motivated him to keep pushing himself.]]> 2022-11-17 16:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2388600714 3 important events that affected the main character in the beginning roconnor45 https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2388607019 1) Danny didn’t make the travel team and he was disappointed in himself. Luckily, this just motivated Danny.
2) Danny and his dad made their own Middletown basketball team and gathered all of the kids who didn't make the other team.
3) Danny fought a bully named Teddy Moran who insulted his dad because of his dad's drinking problems.

]]> 2022-11-17 16:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2388607019 An important symbol from the first half of the story roconnor45 https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2388611727 One symbol from the first half of the book is a basketball. Danny is always playing basketball and working hard. A basketball is also an important symbol because it represents everything that happened in the first half that was related to Danny. For example, he didn’t make the travel basketball team.




]]> 2022-11-17 16:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2388611727 A very important quote Danny said from the first half that shows what kind of a person Danny is roconnor45 https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2388615645 In the very beginning of the book, Danny says “One good passer changes everything.” This quote is important because it shows how Danny cares about others and that he is a team player. It also shows that he isn’t a showboat and passes when he needs to. It also shows Danny's collaboration and his amazing teamwork.


]]> 2022-11-17 16:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2388615645 one big turning point event from the first half of the book roconnor45 https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2388628655 A big turning point event came in the middle of the book when Danny's dad made his own travel basketball team. I think this event really boosted Danny’s confidence and his happiness because he would get to play basketball even though he didn’t make the Middletown travel team. This was also a big turning point because Danny went from not playing basketball to having a team to play with and compete with. Lastly, This turning point was also very big because it completely changed the story. Without this big turning point, the story would have been very boring.]]> 2022-11-17 16:50:05 UTC https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2388628655 what Danny was like at the end of the book roconnor45 https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2388641160 Danny was much more confident and comfortable. He was also determined to win the championship. Danny had become coach of the Warriors while his dad was in the hospital and he was fired up. He was determined to beat the team that rejected him.



]]> 2022-11-17 16:55:53 UTC https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2388641160 Thoughts/feelings Danny had near the end of the book roconnor45 https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2390044005 Danny finally felt and thought that he was where he belonged. He acted as if the team were his family. He put the team on his back and carried them to a victory over the Middletown Vikings. He showed great teamwork and thought that he had done everything he could to win. He was overjoyed when the Warriors beat the Vikings because they all won it together as a team.



]]> 2022-11-18 15:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2390044005 3 important events that affected Danny towards the end roconnor45 https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2390053516 1) Danny had to become head coach of the warriors because his dad was in the hospital after a car crash. This was very tough for Danny and he had to face a lot of adversity.
2) Danny was faced with adversity when many people doubted him as he became head coach of the Warriors. Nobody thought a small kid could coach his own youth team.
3) In the last game against the Middletown Vikings, Teddy Moran, a big bully, was intentionally trying to hurt Danny because he knew that Danny's shoulder was irritating him.


]]> 2022-11-18 15:10:18 UTC https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2390053516 An important symbol from the second half of the story roconnor45 https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2390058375 An important symbol from the second half of the story is Richie Walker’s old youth team jerseys. These were the jerseys Danny and the Warriors wore in the last game of the book against the Vikings. I think those jerseys are an important symbol because they showed the perseverance Danny and his team had. They showed that Danny and his teammates persevered through being called a terrible team and being doubted to come as far as they did.



]]> 2022-11-18 15:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2390058375 An important quote Danny said near the end in the second half of the book roconnor45 https://padlet.com/roconnor45/h4d5ch863j4x3myk/wish/2390064154 I think something important That Danny said near the end of the book is when he said “You never know what day might turn out to be the best day of your whole life.” Danny said this before the big game against the Vikings and I think that it motivated everybody on the warriors to beat the Vikings.




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