Question
"Oh," I said.
I didn't believe that she liked having me around, even though she had to work for almost two years to adopt me. I went to baskerball because for most of the time I've known her, I do whatever Renata tells me to do. I need a mom.
And I knew right away that Renata had made a good parent decision. Although I sucked at first, I loved playing this game.
My teammates were mostly new from Nigeria, and we ran and ran and ran and I got better at layups and passing and defense and then I worked on basketball all the time and went to three camps at Temple University and did drills in the hallway of our apartment building and on the sidewalk even when there was snow falling and on the park courts in the sun and in lightning and in sleet, and I got much, much better, and me and my team were far superior by the next year, and my growth has taken me from average-size to quite tall over a couple years. By the time the Minnesota kids shouted MVP at me, I was dribbling so well, crossing over, breaking ankles, and dunking like a crazy man. I played killer defense. Even though I didn't shoot great all the time, I knew I was good at this game. And the competition in Northrup was not as good as in Philadelphia. So I seemed very good.
But MVP? Me? Adam Reed, who was born Sobieski on a small Polish dairy farm a million miles from anyplace? Why
1. Think about and list out some topics from your book.
2. Find a page or two where that topic is addressed.
3. Take a picture of the page and import it into Notability.
4. Identify the words you want to use for the “poem”. (Choose 5-10)
5. Draw boxes around meaningful words.
6. Color in the space around the words/BLACK OUT the words you aren’t using.
I didn't believe that she liked having me around, even though she had to work for almost two years to adopt me. I went to baskerball because for most of the time I've known her, I do whatever Renata tells me to do. I need a mom.
And I knew right away that Renata had made a good parent decision. Although I sucked at first, I loved playing this game.
My teammates were mostly new from Nigeria, and we ran and ran and ran and I got better at layups and passing and defense and then I worked on basketball all the time and went to three camps at Temple University and did drills in the hallway of our apartment building and on the sidewalk even when there was snow falling and on the park courts in the sun and in lightning and in sleet, and I got much, much better, and me and my team were far superior by the next year, and my growth has taken me from average-size to quite tall over a couple years. By the time the Minnesota kids shouted MVP at me, I was dribbling so well, crossing over, breaking ankles, and dunking like a crazy man. I played killer defense. Even though I didn't shoot great all the time, I knew I was good at this game. And the competition in Northrup was not as good as in Philadelphia. So I seemed very good.
But MVP? Me? Adam Reed, who was born Sobieski on a small Polish dairy farm a million miles from anyplace? Why
1. Think about and list out some topics from your book.
2. Find a page or two where that topic is addressed.
3. Take a picture of the page and import it into Notability.
4. Identify the words you want to use for the “poem”. (Choose 5-10)
5. Draw boxes around meaningful words.
6. Color in the space around the words/BLACK OUT the words you aren’t using.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
1. **Topics from the Book:**
- Identity and belonging
- Overcoming challenges
- Basketball as a means of self-expression
- The importance of family and support
- Personal growth and achievement
2. **Pages Addressing the Topics:**
- An excerpt discussing Adam's feelings about his adoption and relationship with Renata, emphasizing the theme of identity and need for familial support.
- A passage detailing Adam's dedication and improvement in basketball, showcasing the theme of overcoming challenges and personal growth.
3. **Request to Import into Notability:**
- Since I can't take pictures or interact with external software, I recommend selecting the pages and saving them as images manually, then importing them into Notability.
4. **Identifying Words for the Poem:**
- Identity
- Overcoming
- Basketball
- Dedication
- Family
- Growth
- MVP
- Belief
- Support
5. **Drawing Boxes Around Meaningful Words:**
- You can draw boxes around the chosen words in Notability, ensuring they stand out as key components for your poem.
6. **Coloring in Space Around the Words/BLACKING OUT:**
- After identifying and boxing the words, use a contrasting color to fill in the background or black out the unnecessary text to highlight the selected words, creating a visually impactful poetry piece.
### Example Format for the Poem:
You might arrange the selected words in a way that flows as a poem, perhaps something like:
---
**Identity**
**Overcoming**
**Basketball**
**Dedication**
**Family**
**Growth**
**MVP**
**Belief**
**Support**
---
This visual representation can help convey the powerful themes in a concise manner, perfect for expressing the essence of Adam's journey in the narrative.
- Identity and belonging
- Overcoming challenges
- Basketball as a means of self-expression
- The importance of family and support
- Personal growth and achievement
2. **Pages Addressing the Topics:**
- An excerpt discussing Adam's feelings about his adoption and relationship with Renata, emphasizing the theme of identity and need for familial support.
- A passage detailing Adam's dedication and improvement in basketball, showcasing the theme of overcoming challenges and personal growth.
3. **Request to Import into Notability:**
- Since I can't take pictures or interact with external software, I recommend selecting the pages and saving them as images manually, then importing them into Notability.
4. **Identifying Words for the Poem:**
- Identity
- Overcoming
- Basketball
- Dedication
- Family
- Growth
- MVP
- Belief
- Support
5. **Drawing Boxes Around Meaningful Words:**
- You can draw boxes around the chosen words in Notability, ensuring they stand out as key components for your poem.
6. **Coloring in Space Around the Words/BLACKING OUT:**
- After identifying and boxing the words, use a contrasting color to fill in the background or black out the unnecessary text to highlight the selected words, creating a visually impactful poetry piece.
### Example Format for the Poem:
You might arrange the selected words in a way that flows as a poem, perhaps something like:
---
**Identity**
**Overcoming**
**Basketball**
**Dedication**
**Family**
**Growth**
**MVP**
**Belief**
**Support**
---
This visual representation can help convey the powerful themes in a concise manner, perfect for expressing the essence of Adam's journey in the narrative.