First his mom transfers him to a different school to get a better education and he feels out of place being from the inner city. The setting is in a run down part of town in a big city that was unginven. Since the novel is a story about slam and deals with issues that much of america does not have to contend with driveby shootings, for example, it is best told by slam himself. Pirate 2011 fourteenyearold abdullah syed hari is a somali pirate who loves his family and friends we are america. The story revolves around the efforts of seventeen yearold greg slam harris to play basketball, while maintaining his academics and his personal life. Hes quick enough to handle the point guard slot and, as his tag implies, he can slam dunk at will. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read slam. Get an answer for does anyone know what happens at the end of slam. For sticking through this book that i thought was amazing and one that i loved to present with you symbol mentor i chose this picture as a. Walter dean myers does a good job of bringing up all the challenges that greg has to face. Greg slam harris is an outstanding basketball player, but he has a chip on his shoulder. Get an answer for what is the central message of the book slam by walter dean myers. An exciting, eyecatching repackage of acclaimed author walter dean myers bestselling paperbacks, to coincide with the publication of sunrise over falluja in hardcover. Seventeenyearold slam harris is counting on his basketball talents to get him out of the inner city and to succeed in.
It all ties in smoothly with gregs basketball life and his dream of making it into the nba. Latimer is a prodominately white school whose basketball team is known as perenial losers citywide. The novel slam by walter dean myers is a story about an african american teenage athlete by the name of greg. Scholastic, 1998 coretta scott king author award grade level. He is almost flunking out of school, his grandmother is dying, his father is out of work and drinking again, and his best friend appears to be dealing crack. Slam by walter dean myers timeline created by pakorin. Greg is the narrator and he is name slam on the basketball court. A tribute from the heart 2011 walter dean myers teams up with son christopher myers to celebrate the heart and soul of america, its ordinary and extraordinary people, and the monumental events that have shaped it. Hes seen ballplayers come and go, and he knows he could be one of the lucky ones. Slam by walter dean myers study guide, test and answer key by. Walter dean myers is the 2012 20 national ambassador for young peoples literature.
Slam myers walter dean summary writing around the basketball court 17 years old greg slam harris is within control. On the basketball court 17 year old greg slam harris is in control. When myers writes about slam playing basketball he is very descriptive and the reader can feel what slam is. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. I chose to do this research paper on the book slam. In the book, slam, by walter dean myers, one of the main themes is if you work hard at what you love in life, you can be successful at anything you put your mind to. His disciplined body does what he informs it, the ball is definitely an extension of his arms and the effective legs permit him to elevate over the ground. Point signature scholastic book by walter dean myers. The majority report w sam seder recommended for you. Walter dean myers august 12, 1937 to july 1, 2014 is the winner of the first 2010 coretta scott king virginia hamilton award for lifetime achievement. The only difference between on the court and off it is that everybody is in the game off the court. Game by walter dean myers lets talk about that book. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of monster by walter dean myers. Walter dean myers, author winning children book author.
Mar 12, 2020 walter dean myers never presents easy solutions in his novels, and readers will appreciate slam. This information should all appear in your journal as you work your way through the book. Mtisha found out and they started to fight, but the eventually got back together and they got a little bi better because of what happened. Greg is a highschool student and a star basketball player at his highschool.
This book is about a character named greg harris who dominates the basketball court, but outside the gym he runs into a series of problems. The novel slam by walter dean meyers, takes place in a poor african american neighborhood in harlem, new york. Slam doesnt excel or have much interest in academics, which is a problem because to him it seems like every single person in the school has no. Listen to fallen angels by walter dean myers available from rakuten kobo.
The story line is that slam the main character is going to a new school that is a white school where he once went to a predominately was black and so is he. Seventeenyearold greg slam harris can do it all on the basketball court. The horn book the conclusion is hopeful, and the basketball scenes are tough. Game quotes by walter dean myers meet your next favorite book. Fans of walter dean myers will like this book as well.
Kicky started to kiss slam even though he was sort of with mtisha. Greg loves to play basketball and is called slam because of his ability to slam dunk. This book was about an african american kid from the ghetto of new york. An exciting, eyecatching repackage of acclaimed author walter dean. What is its significance to the book and your life. By walter dean myers quotes a pros summary my critique you still dont get it do you. The book slam by walter dean myers is about a high school boy named greg who has trouble succeeding both in school and out. See the progress your students make while they are reading. I rarely ever read a book that a teacher assigns unless it is really good. Mtisha tells slam that ice has gotten a lot of money lately. He struggles with getting a lot of playing time at his new school because the coach thinks he is very cocky and a showoff.
The book slam by walter dean myers is about a high school boy named greg. Drew lives in harlem, and walks past all the washed out people in his neighborhood every morning on the way to school. Walter dean myers brings you into the world of harlem and the struggles of life with his coretta scott king awardwinning book, slam. Walter dean myers also writes poetry, which is apparent with his descriptive ways in the book. Then discuss the different roads and places that slam went to in the book, see if you can find them on the map. Gregory slam harris is a talented basketball player with.
Oct 06, 2017 the majority report w sam seder recommended for you. An exciting, eyecatching repackage of acclaimed author walter dean myers b. On the basketball court 17 year old greg slam harris is in. Monster, by walter dean myers, takes a unique approach in that it is. Top 25 quotes by walter dean myers of 87 az quotes. Bad boy by walter dean myers digital book trailer duration. Walter dean myers is amazing he really inspired me big time i want to be an author because of him rest in peace walter dean myers rest in peace. His nickname is slam because of his skill on the basketball court. Slam, by walter dean myers, was a very good book that i would rate 5 stars. However, the story and the main character were different than i thought and it caught my attention from the very first chapter. Gregory slam harris is a talented basketball player with big dreams, but he has lots of obstacles to overcome.
Slam has a bad attitude and is difficult to be around. Fallen angels audiobook by walter dean myers rakuten kobo. With all the hard work and belief in their talents, they succeed in winning a series of games in the preliminary rounds and make it to the finals. Hoops by walter dean myers is a book about basketball. Walter dean myers is a pioneer of young adult fiction.
The novel slam by walter dean myers has several themes. Plot coach cal and lonnies team participates in the citywide tournament of champions. Printables, classroom activities, teacher resources. Recently in my literature class we read slam the book is one of the best stories about life that i have ever read. Slam by walter dean myers timeline timetoast timelines. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. He was the critically acclaimed new york times bestselling author of an awardwinning body of work which includes somewhere in the darkness, slam. It takes place in innercity harlem in new york, and its all about the life of greg slam harris on and off the court. The conflict in the story isnt as interesting as other books ive read but it is definitely different.
He is the critically acclaimed new york times bestselling author an awardwinning body of work which includes, somewhere in the darkness, slam. He is a superstar high school basketball player who fights the challenge of keeping his grades up as well as cooping with the issue that his best friend ice is a drug dealer. The style of writing that walter dean myers uses is probably. His novels about urban teens and the challenges they face have won him both a devoted readership and dozens of book awards. Greg lives in the ghettos of new york with his younger brother and mother. Many teenagers will be able to relate to dealing with friends, school, sports, and family at the same time. Author walter dean myers is the 2019 childrens literature legacy award winner. Slam meets up with ice and mtisha for the first time since he had moved to latimer. The late walter dean myers was the 201220 national ambassador for young peoples literature. Walter dean myers biography life, family, children, name. Throughout the book, many conflicts arise that the main character slam has to deal with and overcome.
Greg slam harris is justly proud of his game, but he realizes that. Greg slam harris is justly proud of his game, but he realizes that nba daydreams dont cut it in the classrooms of his new south bronx magnet school and that the tough talk that serves him so well on the street only. His eightyplus titles include monster, scorpions, and a memoir of his own youth, bad boy. Slam lives in harlem and attends the prestigious magnet school latimer in the south bronx. In fact, he even has a poster of tony in his bedroom and talks to it sometimes. The main character, greg slam harris, has to deal with daily gang violence, drugs, and murders. What is the central message of the book slam by walter. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Walter dean myers really did a good job writing a book about someones life experiences. Slam by walter dean myers was, in my opinion, a brilliantly written book with great wording, connections to real life and myers really gets the true feeling of the hood into the book. An interview with walter dean myers about the journal of joshua loper. What are some good quotes in slam by walter dean myers.
A harlem teenager learns how to apply the will he has to win at hoops to other parts of his life in this vivid, fluent story from myers toussaint louverture, p. He loves to skateboard and rides the rails every chance he gets. He may not be a straighta student, but he knows he could go pro in basketball if he gets enough attention from college scouts this year. What is the summary on slam by walter dean myers answers. Greg is so good in basketball he earned the nickname slam. Seventeenyearold greg slam harris thinks that basketball is his ticket out of harlem, but first he must come to terms with many difficult realities of his life.
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