Independent Reading Response --3rd Block: Hoop Dreams-1st

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Hoop Dreams-1st

"The odds are 7,600 to 1 that a high school basketball player will make it to the NBA. But those statistics mean nothing to me." said Arthur Agee age fourteen

This quote is amazing that statistic is just outrageous but very true. It just the awkward reality of how cocky these kids are, and they know it. I dont know how many of you have seen this movie but it is one of the best documentary/films I have ever seen, i recommend it to anyone regardless of basketball knowledge. Im just happy to be reading a book I like.

I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: yo whats up. i bet you feel like a loser with 0 comments on yours. But ill leave one i guess. Since that is my book that you are reading you better not mess it up or anything and i want it back. but ill get right down to business and say you got a nice post. Aruthr Agee was a baller and it sucks he didnt go pro.; May 30, 2008 at 11:37 AM

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Pick a quote from your reading.
1. This doesn’t mean it has to be dialogue!
2. Shorter ≠ Better: it’s actually harder to respond to and interact with shorter quotes.
3. Cite the page number correctly: “Blah, blah, blah” (34).
4. There are no set requirements for what types of quotes you pick; they just have to be meaningful in some way to you. Maybe a passage actually makes you stop and think about something. Maybe it includes ideas related to a theme you’ve noticed or can relate to. Maybe you just like it.

Respond to it.
1. After you’ve picked a quote from the text, you need to think about it.
2. Some examples of stuff to include: inferences, predictions, reflections (what the passage stirs in your thinking), associations/ connections to other reads or the real world, your feelings towards the author’s words (mood), questions about the reading with attempts to answer how the author would, literary devices/figurative language you discover, remarks about author’s style, tone, etc.
3. Some examples of ways to respond: just write (informal reflection), write a poem expressing your thoughts, write an opening/closing argument for a trial that you’d put a character on, write a letter to the author, write a top-ten list, or another format of your choice.
4. The main goal is for these responses to be thoughtful and reflect your engagement with your reading. Translation: I should be able to tell you’re reading and understanding and thinking about what you’re reading.
5. Responses will typically be approximately 200 words.
6. You might want to write your responses on Word or another word processing program before you post (it catches your silly mistakes). Also, be sure to include the name of your book in the subject line!

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1. Skim through your classmates’ posts.
2. Choose a post that you find interesting. Maybe you’ve read the same book and you want to discuss something you liked or didn’t like about the book. Maybe you thought his/her post was thoughtful and/or creative and you want to give him/her mad props. Maybe you have a question about something he/she said. Maybe you’re thinking about reading that book and want to know a little more about it.
3. Comments will typically be approximately 50-100 words.
4. Oh, and be nice to each other! Absolutely no jerkface-like comments!

Independent Reading Response --3rd Block

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Hoop Dreams-1st

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