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Lesson 1 (from Prologue-Chapter 5)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to examine how the past has affected Will and Phil and impacted their relationship to one another and to basketball. Will and Phil have been playing basketball since they were young. Will literally "owed his existence to the game of basketball" (13) because that is how his parents met.
Lesson
Class Discussion: How were Will and Phil introduced to basketball early? How did basketball become a large part of their lives? How did their families help the boys have opportunities to learn the game and practice? How did the boys take every opportunity to play on their own? When Will and Phil would play together how did they "just know" what plays to make? How were the boys connected by basketball and family? What challenges did Will have to overcome in order to play varsity basketball in high school? How was...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Reading: Literature RL.9-10.10, 11-12.3, 11-12.10
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(d), 9-10.3(e), 11-12.3(d), 11-12.3(e)
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