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“The Fun They Had” Key Ideas and Details Questions
1.) What details of the exposition make the time of the story specific? Notice that the author has
made a point of creating a specific setting and has made the main characters children. How
does this help you predict the conflict?
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2.) Part of the story tells of an incident in a different time, which is called a flashback. Tell the
part of the story that occurs at another time in Margie’s life. What is the purpose of this
flashback?
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3.) Does Margie’s attitude towards school change by the end of the story? Explain.
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4.) Did the author intend the last sentence to be humorous or serious? Explain your answer.
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Name __________________________________________
Foul Shot
by Edwin A. Hoey
With two 60s stuck on the scoreboard
And two seconds hanging on the clock,
The solemn boy in the center of eyes,
Squeezed by silence,
Seeks out the line with his feet,
Soothes his hands along his uniform,
Gently drums the ball against the floor,
Then measures the waiting net,
Raises the ball on his right hand,
Balances it with his left,
Calms it with fingertips,
Breathes,
Crouches,
Waits,
And then through a stretching of stillness,
Nudges it upwards.
The ball
Slides up and out,
Lands,
Leans,
Wobbles,
Wavers,
Hesitates,
Plays it coy
Until every face begs with unsounding screams-And then
And then
And then,
Right before ROAR-UP,
Drives down and through.
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R.L. 6.5: Analyze how a particular sentence fits into overall structure of a text and contributes to the
development of the theme, setting, plot or character.
Details that contribute to
setting (time, location,
Details that lead to the
tone or mood of the
story or poem
Details that let us
know what a
character is feeling
during the story or
poem
Details that allow us to
infer how a character
is feeling at the end of
a story or poem
The Fun
They
Had
Issac
Asimov
Foul
Shot
Edwin A.
Hoey
Check your understanding/Writing Prompt:
Thinking about the details listed above, describe how an author can use information to tell the reader
something without coming out and saying it directly. Use an example from both the poem and the
short story.
You may consider using a topic sentence that uses information from the graphic organizer. This
could look like: “It is _______________ (descriptive word) how both authors were able to
communicate the (setting, mood, character, ending) by using indirect details in the text.
This can be a one or two chunk perfect-paragraph. Shape it out, write or type it up in the colors, and
staple it to the back of this packet.