The Crossover by Kwame Alexander - Warm up and Rule #1 Symbolism and the Extended Metaphor
A symbol is something that stands for both itself and something else
Kwame Alexander uses the game of basketball as a symbol for life
When a symbol is extended over a longer piece of text, it can be an extended metaphor. Remember that a metaphor compares two unrelated things and connects them.

Organization of Book:
Warm up
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Overtime

If the organization is a symbol of life, what would the “warm up” part of the “game” be in Josh’s life? Provide a paragraph response. Capitalize, revise spelling errors, and edit before submission.

Basketball Rule #1
“In this game of life, your family is the court and the ball is your heart. No matter how good you are, no matter how down you get, always leave your heart on the court.”

This is an analogy. Explain its deeper meaning in 2-3 complete sentences. Capitalize, revise spelling errors, and edit before submission.

How does this rule connect/relate to the plot? Bullet point.
How does this rule connect/relate to the characters? Bullet point.
Bullet point two (2) direct quotes that support your answers to question 3 and 4
Example: “Direct quote” (p. 12)

Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. –"i have a dream," martin luther king jr. what are examples of metaphors in this passage from king’s speech? check all that apply. “time to make real” “our nation” “desolate valley of segregation” “sunlit path of racial justice” “quicksands of racial injustice” “solid rock of brotherhood”

Read the excerpt below from "letter from birmingham jail" and then answer the question below: "my citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. but i must confess that i am not afraid of the word "tension." i have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. just as socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood." how does king's repetition of the term "tension" impact the meaning of the text? question 5 options: dr. king says that he is afraid of the word tension and he doesn't think it is necessary. dr. king repeats the word tension to explain how he sees the word as a negative force that discourages change. dr. king repeats the word tension unintentionally, and it doesn't impact the meaning of the text. dr. king repeats the word tension to support how he views the word tension as positive and growth-producing.

4. interpret how do the speaker's descriptions of and feelings about the wind change as the poem progresses? how does this shift show a change in the tone of the poem?