After the Shot Drops Novel Study

A powerful novel about friendship, basketball, and one teen's mission to create a better life for his family. Not only is this book well-paced with short chapters switching perspectives, the secondary characters are rich in detail! Drama propels the story forward while its emotional appeal builds empathy for both boys' circumstances. A great novel for anyone who loves basketball!

2019-2020 Georgia Teen Peach Book Award Nominee

Summary
Bunny and Nasir have been best friends forever, but when Bunny accepts an athletic scholarship across town, Nasir feels betrayed. While Bunny tries to fit in with his new, privileged peers, Nasir spends more time with his cousin, Wallace, who is being evicted. Nasir can’t help but wonder why the neighborhood is falling over itself to help Bunny when Wallace is in trouble. When Wallace makes a bet against Bunny, Nasir is faced with an impossible decision–maybe a dangerous one. 

Unit Information – 33 total pages (Includes pdf and Editable Word documents)

This novel study includes:

· 295 Novel Study Questions & Answers (10 pages)

· Novel study Questions - separated by Chapters (8 pages)

· Novel Answer Page with page numbers (separate pages) – (8 pages)

These questions can be used to help quiz students participating in the Battle of the Books

The questions are only literal/recall questions that can be used as daily running quizzes as students read the novel. Instructors are free to create their own higher order thinking questions for this novel and use these questions to create their own end-of-the novel test.

· 12 Vocabulary Words Handout (1 page)

· Vocabulary Definitions (1 page)

· Novel Study Test with optional Essay (test answers included) (4 pages)

· Essay Grading Rubric (1 page)