Basketballplaying twins find challenges to their relationship on and off the. In this video, you will learn how to do a crossover dribble, a skill used for getting past direct opponents. Featured content includes commentary on major characters, 25 important quotes, essay topics, and key themes like confidence and vulnerability and rules for basketball, rules for life. The crossover by kwame alexander common core elaliteracy.
Kwame alexander discusses the crossover, his awardwinning ya. His most recent book, the crossover, is a story told through poems and basketball rules. Alexander reads an excerpt from the crossover youtube. May 12, 2017 wow kwame alexanders the crossover is a fastmoving, poignant, rhythmic ride that will leave readers breathless and in tears. In this middle grade novel told in dynamic verse, twelveyearold twin basketball stars josh and jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health. Ncaa womens basketball scorebook 20172018 cross country and track and field rules 201718 and 201819 wrestling rules and interpretations 2 year publication. Josh has many identities in this bookson, brother, basketball player, poet, and friend. Ultimately this is a book about basketball, but its really about so much more. Apr 09, 2015 the crossover stars two passionate basketball players, and even off the court, the bball references are as plentiful and obvious as colorful drops of sweat in a gatorade commercial. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. In this game of life your family is the court and the ball is your heart. Two teams of five players each try to score by shooting a ball through a hoop elevated 10 feet above the ground. He and his twin brother jordan are awesome on the court.
This book is based on the lives of twin brothers who are basketball players. May 11, 2014 the crossover doesnt ignore contemporary issues involving race. Josh and jordan must come to grips with growing up on and off the court to realize breaking the rules comes at a terrible price, as their storys heartstopping climax proves a gamechanger for the entire family. Kwame alexander talks with chapter 16 about basketball, family, and the rules of life. In a typical example the player heads upcourt, dribbling the ball in say the left hand, then. In the book they go through many problems such as when jb starts to not hang out with filthy and only hangs out with his girlfriend. The book contains a tight plot that encompasses family, friendship, love, health, and more. Basketball is extremely important to them, and they both want to play professionally someday. Tell students to watch for the use of the phrase and talk about how it can be understood in each of the poems. The crossover summary and study guide supersummary.
Also known as an anklebreaker, the crossover is a dribbling technique used to create space between yourself and a defender. The metaphor suggests that in life, there will be momentsfree throws randomly awarded to the playerthat you must take advantage ofotherwise, in the end, you will have wasted them and will suffer as a result. A crossover dribble is a basketball maneuver in which a player dribbling the ball switches the ball rapidly from one hand to the other, to make a change in direction. Keep watching the series for more crossover videos. Kwame alexanders the crossover contains ten basketball rules poems that. Parents need to know that author and poet kwame alexanders the crossover is a poignant novel in verse that mixes basketball, family, and comingofage themes and includes serious issues regarding adult health and a parents lifethreatening condition. The size of the restricted area arc has been increased to four feet from three feet effective in the 201516 season for. Kwame alexander s the rossover contains ten basketball rules poems that apply to life. Therefore, when i came across the crossover, it intrigued me. Others expectations of you are determined by their limitations of life. Dads obituary in the paper offers the highlights of his career and says he died at age 39. Some of his other works include booked, which was longlisted for the national book award, the playbook. This book happens in the present, about 2014 during the fall basketball season, when this family is succeeding during the obama era.
There is a traffic stop on the way to a game, in which the boys father like many an africanamerican man is pulled. A naturally talented basketball player, noah cruise is determined to become a doctor using his basketball scholarship to ucla premed, rather than succumb to the lure of former sports agent vaughn and go for the nba. It involves faking to one side and getting the defender to follow you before. Its tough, muscular writing about a tender, unguarded heart. Kwame alexanders the crossover 2014 is not a stereotypical basketball story. This product was used to complement the book the crossover by kwame alexander.
The objective of the game is to put the ball in the opposing teams basket. The crossover is full of lessons, including 10 rules for life. But the crossover delves into offcourt issues as well, including tensions developing between. Download an educators guide to the 2015 newbery medalwinning book the crossover by kwame alexander.
New york times bestseller newbery medal winner coretta scott king honor award 2015 yalsa 2015 top ten best fiction for young adults 2015 yalsa quick picks for reluctant young adult readers publishers weekly best book school library journal best book kirkus best book a beautifully measured novel of life and line. The crossover summary from litcharts the creators of. It could be used in class during a read aloud, book club or individual reading. Taken from the crossover by kwame alexander basketball rules. The size of the restricted area arc has been increased to four feet from three feet effective in. Its about family and brotherhood and friendship and crossing over from boyhood into manhood.
Rather, it is a universal story with educated, black characters of growing up, of family, and of love told in narrative verse poetry. The book the crossover, by kwame alexander is about an afrian american family living in a rich neighborhood, in the suburbs of boston. Decoding the newbery is a monthly column in which newbery medal winners are examined and deconstructed by regular contributor and author catherine faris king this month, we examine 2015 newbery medal winner, the crossover by kwame alexander. The crossover summary from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. Kwame alexander is a poet, educator, and the new york times bestselling author of twentyeight books, including rebound, the prequel to his newbery medalen dashwinning middle grade novel, the crossover. The crossover by kwame alexanderthe crossover the bell twins are stars on the basketball court and comrades in life. Two teams of maximum 12 players, with a maximum of five players of each team on the court at any time. Josh is the identical twin brother of jordan jb bell, the son of crystal bell, the. At times he likes his nickname filthy mcnasty, but at other times he wants to be called josh. Using those poems, determine a theme of the novel and analyze its development throughout the text. I think that too often the books that play to the stereotypes are the ones that. The title of this book the crossover is an important phrase and idea throughout the book. While many of the basic rules are uniform throughout the world, variations do exist. The crossover is the story of basketball phenom josh bell, his twin.
The crossover is full of lessons, including ten rules for life. Written in verse thats at times boundless and at other times masterfully restrained, it could have been just another ode to urban life, the world of sports, and teenage basketball phenoms. The book is about twin brothers who are basketball. Kwame alexander is a poet, educator, and the new york times bestselling author of 28 books, including rebound, the followup to his, newbery medalwinning middle grade novel, the crossover. Josh feels unmoored at the funeral without any rules or basketball rituals. Jun 16, 2017 in this video, you will learn how to do a crossover dribble, a skill used for getting past direct opponents. Josh bell writes rules of basketball which mirror his rules for life. Most leagues or governing bodies in north america, the most important of which are the national basketball association and ncaa, formulate their own rules.
The crossover is destined to reachand touchreaders who never gave basketball or poetry a second thought until now. In the crossover, twins josh and jordan find out that brotherhood and love come first when families face big problems. This young adult novel, winner of the 2015 newbery medal for the most distinguished contribution to american literature for children, is told in verse. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. But josh has more than basketball in his blood, hes got mad beats, too, that tell his familys story in verse, in this fast and furious middle grade novel of family and brotherhood from kwame alexander. With anthony mackie, wesley jonathan, wayne brady, eva marcille. The crossover is a young adult novel by kwame alexander that follows the life experiences of 12yearold basketball player josh bell across several months in the autumn and early winter of his seventhgrade year at reggie lewis middle school. The talented author kwame alexander did not disappoint.
Basketball rules in the crossover flashcards quizlet. The book is like a downtothewire game, with multiple lead changes and fast breaks coming in the form of filthys life and experiences that deal not only with basketball, but family. Transcript from an interview with kwame alexander reading. The crossover, by kwame alexander the new york times. Other works include booked, a national book award nominee. The most recent international rules of basketball were approved february 2, 2014 by fiba and became effective october 1 of that year. Apr 15, 2019 the crossover is full of lessons, including ten rules for life.
The crossover, by awardwinning childrens book author and poet kwame alexander, was published in 2014 and won the 2015 newbery medal and coretta. The crossover by kwame alexander overdrive rakuten. In this game of life, your family is the court, and the ball is your heart. The game is played on a rectangular floor called the court, and there is a hoop at each end. In this prequel to newbery medal winner the crossover, chuck bell takes center stage, as readers get a glimpse of his childhood and how he became the jazz music worshiping, basketball star his sons look up to. So, yes, i use a lot of basketball rules in the book. She apologizes and invites him to attend a college basketball game with her and jb. It refers to a basketball move described in the first vocabulary poem as well as to spoiler alert the death of the boys father. Bookpage alexanders at the top of his poetic game in this taut, complex tale of the crossover from brash, vulnerable boy to young adult. Kwame accomplishes a difficult and ambitious masterpiece by telling a story in short rhythmic verses. The narrator of the novel which is told in verse is josh bell, an 8thgrade boy. The crossover doesnt ignore contemporary issues involving race. Mar 18, 2014 the crossover is destined to reachand touchreaders who never gave basketball or poetry a second thought until now. This is one of the most important basketball rules in the novel.
Find out why alexander used the word pulchritudinous and how its repeated use sounds in this passage. Use any of the following to support your analysis of theme. In the book, one brother is jealous of the other, their father becomes ill, rules are made and rules are broken. Kwame alexander discusses the crossover, his awardwinning. It won the 2015 newbery medal and a coretta scott king book honor, and may inspire a discussion about. He and his twin brother jordanor jbare basketball stars and are best friends on and off the court.
He lives with his wife and two daughters in the washington, d. Mens basketball rules changes for 2016 and 2017 each changed or altered segment is identified in the rules text by a blue shaded background. Before josh and jordan bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own moves. Mar 21, 2016 find out why alexander used the word pulchritudinous and how its repeated use sounds in this passage. There is a traffic stop on the way to a game, in which the boys father like many an. A basketball novel the crossover series view larger image. Their father, chuck da man bell, was a famous basketball. Basketball jargon throughout the narrative doubles as narrative detail. The crossover is the story of basketball phenom josh bell, his twin brother, and their fathers complicated legacy. It was a way to sort of get boys to pick up this book. The rules of basketball are the rules and regulations that govern the play, officiating, equipment and procedures of basketball.
The crossover is about two twin brothers, jb jordan bell filthy mcnasty josh bell. Josh has many identities in this book son, brother, basketball player, poet, and friend. Officiating education basketball north carolina high. In the book, josh talks a lot about basketball as his middleschool team wins game after game.
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