Place students in groups and use the following chart with basketball terms, everyday items, or items of interest to the students. Graysons performance was also very good, as were all of the actors. He attended the university of the pacific on a basketball scholarship and went on to earn a master of fine arts in creative writing at san diego state university. In his mexicanamerican family, men who read books were seen as soft. He illustrates his own comic book characters, his cat prince edward zephyr has its own instagram, he tried to beat up every mascot in the nba. Full of theft and dunk, smooth jumpers and fragile egos. Rasheed wallace keeps technicals flowing with ball dont lie.
Goodreads members who liked ball don t lie also liked. New comic superb will introduce a hero with down syndrome. About characters and characterization in the gospel of john. Wallace fouled rasheed wallace was ejected from the knicks game against the suns today for yelling ball don t lie. Ball dont lie is said when a player misses one, two or all three of his free. Complete list of active nba players including their bio, season and career stats, and recent video highlights.
I love keeping up with the characters, both main and secondary from one book to the next. Elko is a real place in nevada and there are real kids in the witness protection program. Ball don t lie is said when a player misses one, two or all three of his free throws after a questionable read as. If a character has no qualms with lying left and right, whether for his own benefit or for the sake of others and constantly thinks one thing but says and acts in accordance to another, is there a way to portray that more realistically. This study guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of ball don t lie. He is an outsider, people think he doesnt belong because he is white. Most designs are available on tshirts, tank tops, racerbacks, sweatshirts, hoodies and other items. May 19, 2017 why i liked the liars ball although the book was slightly gossipy in places, i found it did a great job of detailing the fascinating history of the gm general motors building, really giving the reader a behind the scenes look into how these billion dollar transactions were concluded. Ball dont lie is now in the process of being turned into a feature film. Although rasheed wallace may come off to the public as an inarticulate nba thug, some, like myself, believe that he is a deeper individual, both in intelligence and in a spiritual sense. Since the ball is referenced almost in passing, it is rather odd that vicky ward choice to name her book after it. Everyone is always expecting them to lie or be telling some tall tale and they are so focused on that, they don t listen. Other than implying that these high flying deals revolve around well understood lies. In the book what is one of the main character s traits.
Sticky gets invited to prestigious summer camps, and he wants to go to these camps. We hold major institutions accountable and expose wrongdoing. Rasheed abdul wallace born september 17, 1974 is an american former professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the national basketball. It is about three guys who play basketball, sticky,dave and sin. You can take sheed out of philly, but you cant take the air force 1s out of sheed. Ive organized the books nine chapters into three parts, preceded by a. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. Once you get past the basketball details if youre not a sports person, that is, you will find an amazing, interesting, and absorbing story of a boy who is working hard at the only chance hes got to beat the odds. Sticky is a character that is incredibly likeable and so imperfectly awesome that i wish i knew him in real life. Dec 02, 2012 rasheed wallace gets called for a technical foul after fouling luis scola, and earns yet another and the ejection after shouting ball don t lie.
There is a lot to character development, but i learned something new recently at my book therapy that completely changed the way i look at it. Ball don t lie is more than phrase a player can call out to make a case that a call was made unnecessarily, it is also a mindset and philosophy. Oc blast from the past stars of the 2000s the story of sheed. Ball don t lie is a book about a seventeen year old boy named sticky. The concept behind the unit zachs lie is based on complex literacy and literature skills. May 08, 2012 writers take time to develop their characters.
Aug 02, 1987 the tone is teasing, not bitter, although most of the characters lie awake in their separate dark nights of the soul. Bones dont lie morgan dane book 3 kindle edition by. Sep 27, 2005 ball dont lie has these to ball dont lie is something of an oddity among books specific to the young adult genre. I don t do business with snakes yahoo sports the craziest dunk demarcus cousins ever saw came from an. If a foul call is disputed by the one cast as the guilty party, then the ball will have final say over whether the call. But a great film and if you get the chance i highly recommend seeing ball don t lie. Ball don t lie has these to ball don t lie is something of an oddity among books specific to the young adult genre. He started out life so far behind the pack that the finish line seems nearly unreachable. Ball dont lie is full of powerful imagery, metaphors, and similes.
But the slogan, which originated in pickup games, brings the reality of a racialized urban playground into mainstream american popular culture. Rasheed wallaces ball dont lie catchphrase suggests that the ball is the ultimate arbiter of oncourt justice, but recently those words have. Where the shadows lie is book 1 in michael ridpaths icelandic crime thriller fire and ice series. Character a was explaining to character b that they absolutely needed to kill character x. The prolific sheed baseball and lesser sports, 1991, and many others on his childhood love of baseball, pitched with typical sheedian wit and warmth. Environmental education resources to commemorate earth days 50th anniversary. Set against the stunning scenery of iceland, this novel also hinges on protagonist magnus jonssons in iceland, magnus ragnarsson life in boston, where his father had been a professor.
The book is a gritty comingofage story of a troubled throwaway. This volume examines characters in the fourth gospel and provides an indepth look at different approaches currently employed by scholars working with literary and readeroriented methods. Donald trump being one of best known personalities. This is not the first book i read from this author, and i have to say im impressed by his writing. As a prereading activity, teach a lesson on figurative language and use synectic boxes to learn about similes. Ball dont lie is said when a player misses one, two or all three of his free throws after a questionable read as. If a foul call is disputed by the one cast as the guilty party, then the ball will. Characterization is a complex and elusive art and cannot be reduced to exact rules or to a comprehensive. Rasheed wallace gets called for a technical foul after fouling luis scola, and earns yet another and the ejection after shouting ball don t lie. The book is a gritty comingofage story of a troubled throwaway named sticky. This study guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of ball dont lie. Doughney fixed games in the 95 season and went to jail for it.
Apr 01, 2016 pro basketball player rasheed wallace often exclaimed the pragmatic truth ball dont lie. What is the central idea of the book ball dont lie by. Sheed also manages to portray presbyterian strictness with a certain. Your typical young adult book is going to generally have a set of young characters, some element of romance, and your stereotypical coming of age story where the main protagonist grows and develops as a character. Ball don t lie presents a story so unique both in the main character and in the form of narrative, that i found myself wishing for the book not to end. He is years old and the main character in this story. Ball dont lie is a book that will greatly appeal to its demographic.
Look for his other books, mexican whiteboy, we were here, i will save you, the living, which was named a pura belpre honor book, and the hunted, all available from delacorte press. Seventeenyearold sticky has been shuffled to different foster homes and living on the streets since his mothers death. He attended the university of the pacific on a basketball scholarship and went on to earn a master of fine arts in creative writing at san diego state. The analysis first explains how ball dont lie counters what can be called basketball. Sheed popularized the phrase ball don t lie during his stint with the nba. Rasheed wallace ejected for yelling ball dont lie video. Ball dont lie sticky is a beataroundthehead foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in.
An indepth look at whether rasheed wallace was right about players. It stars and1 mixtape team member grayson boucher, a. Sticky is poor and has no place to call home but the streets. While there have been a handful of comic book characters like marvels mtwins and chip reeces metaphase who are people with super abilities and people living with cognitive disabilities. The setting in this novel takes place in a newly built local. A cast of characters both well known and obscure pass through the gm building lobby. Aug 08, 2012 getting to the core of your characters august 8, 2012 in the heart of your story with 43 comments leon surmelian in his book written forty years ago techniques of fiction writing, has this to say about creating characters in fiction. The bulletinsticky is a beataroundthehead foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. The only thing that could be his ticket out is basketball. Ball dont lie is a 2008 film directed by brin hill. Sticky travis reichard, the main character, is a seventeenyear old white kid from a troubled background who s. Ball dont lie faculty book excerpt gotham writers workshop. The characters in this book are realistic and so are the events that take place.
The only difference is sticky never had a place to call his own, and living with different foster parents every year had no benefit. Oc blast from the past stars of the 2000s the story. In the book where does sticky live throughout his life. By introducing a phrase from this setting into the nba, sheed reminds us that players can and do. Sheed is a great teammate and a talented big man, but when he blows his fuse, there is no calming him down. Sometimes that means having a popular character like deadpool or harley quinn on the cover of a book they dont actually appear in, other times it means things like homaging iconic hiphop albums or movie posters that have nothing to do with the story, and sometimes it means a complete art shift, such as characters being drawn in a manga. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Though travis reichard is the protagonists given name, his moniker is sticky. The book is a gritty comingofage story of a troubled throwaway named sticky his real name, travis reichard, is rarely used. The ball dont lie commandments, as set down by sheed, are as follows. Kevin garnett not interested in retired twolves jersey.
Getting to the core of your characters live write thrive. I have a pirate, who pretty much tells the truth all the time as well as a thief who believes in honesty. Jerome how you got your ankles cooked and yo girl wont even sign yo cast. It originated sometime during his portland trail blazers career we think. An indepth look at whether rasheed wallace was right about.
The trend extends to the characters in those books. Hes 6 3 tall, with a handsome chiseled and tan face and a few zig zag scars, and his home is the street. The film premiered at the 2008 tribeca film festival. Find books like ball don t lie from the worlds largest community of readers. Bones don t lie is a good story that keeps you guessing until the rather surprising end. It was great seeing some notable actors playing different roles then you are used to seeing them in. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Characters and characterization in the gospel of john. By introducing a phrase from this setting into the nba, sheed. In 2014, of 3,500 childrens books received by the center, less than nine percent were written by authors of color. Ball don t lie is a 2008 film directed by brin hill.
How a dark gym like lincoln rec is a different world. The book is a gritty comingofage story of a troubled throwaway named sticky his real name. Ball don t lie supports the theme in the book that some things in your life can be stable and honest, while others cannot or will not be. The bulletin sticky is a beataroundthehead foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. Ball don t lie is an outstanding read by a gifted young author, a book you will hold close in heart and mind. Because i enjoy the authors works i preordered bdl and i started reading it on release day but i just finished it today days later because it was very slow going. Sometimes the tough teen is quietly writing stories. Funnily enough, the characters of mine you would expect to lie are the ones who are the most honest.
To sticky life was basketball, and his girlfriend anhthu. Pro basketball player rasheed wallace often exclaimed the pragmatic truth ball dont lie. Ball don t lie is full of powerful imagery, metaphors, and similes. Myth, genealogy, and invention in the cultures of basketball sporting colas, yago on.
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