Making Connections...
Crossover "Dictionary" Vocabulary
• “cross-o-ver” (p. 29) • “ca-lam-i-ty” (p. 38–39) • “pa-tel-la ten-di-ni-tis” (pp. 48–49)
• “pul-chri-tu-di-nous” (p. 55) • “hy-per-ten-sion” (p. 76) • “i-ron-ic” (p. 104)
• “tip-ping point” (pp. 118–119) • “chur-lish” (pp. 142–143) • “pro-fuse-ly” (p. 154)
• “es-tranged” (p. 187) • “my-o-car-di-al in-farc-tion” (p. 201–202) • “star-less” (p. 229)
• “pul-chri-tu-di-nous” (p. 55) • “hy-per-ten-sion” (p. 76) • “i-ron-ic” (p. 104)
• “tip-ping point” (pp. 118–119) • “chur-lish” (pp. 142–143) • “pro-fuse-ly” (p. 154)
• “es-tranged” (p. 187) • “my-o-car-di-al in-farc-tion” (p. 201–202) • “star-less” (p. 229)
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Wall Collage Ideas
- Find images that represent how you see any of the characters: Josh, JB, their parents, or, yes, even Sweet Tea.
- Make a word mosaic that incorporates what you think--or how you feel--about the novel. Click here for Image Chef.
- Write a question to ask Kwame Alexander on Twitter.
- Write a one or two sentence review to share with Kwame Alexander on Twitter.
- What sneakers do you think Josh should be wearing on the cover?
- Do you have a favorite passage, page, or poem from the novel? Write them down so we can make copies.
- What do you think is going to happen next? Write it out in a few sentences.
- Draw a picture representing any element, character, or scene from the novel.
- Find images of basketball players, teams, or plays mentioned in the novel.
- Find one of the life lessons in the book--put it in your own words OR write a new life lesson.