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Ex-Basketball Player
by John Updike

Miss Rosie
by Lucille Clifton

Basketball Hall of Fame
Flick Webb, the athlete in Updike’s poem, once set a county record for high scoring. Read about the feats of basketball champions at this Basketball Hall of Fame site. Explore the exhibits, play the interactive games, and then go to enshrinees. Search for players by name, home state, or college team and compare their stats. Create a chart with the results of your comparisons.

54 Ways You Can Help the Homeless
What clues in Clifton’s poem suggest that Miss Rosie may be homeless? This site offers suggestions on how you can help homeless people. Read the List of all 54 Ways for suggestions. In a small group, choose five suggestions from the list. Prepare an oral presentation to educate your class about these ways in which they can assist homeless people.

 


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