" The skittery cat-footed
dance along the baseline."
"The weight of you hanging from fine
invisible threads."
" The eyes."
Experience poetry come alive on the basketball court. Let your eyes roam over the energy of the words captured in the heart pounding illustrations.
Still not convinced? How about introducing imagery with a subject that most middle schoolers can’t keep their hands off of? Just imagine....loads of sensory details, similes, metaphors, and personification packed into a three minute countdown! Give your students something to write about by getting their heads in the game.
Burleigh, R. (1997). Hoops. New York: Silver Whistle. 
