When eddie ball finds out about the finkles contesta chance to win a million dollars just by sinking a foul shot at the nba finalshe realizes it could be the end of his familys troubles but someone is trying to sabotage his million dollar shot. Jun 04, 2009 more importantly, after our platoons engagement, there were no more mortar attacks on that road, said mcguire. Austin has superhuman strength due to bionic implants and is employed as a secret agent by a fictional u. The end the resolution told what wouldve happened if he missed the shot. Million dollar throw mike lupica author sports fiction genre million dollar throw million dollar throw, revolves around the genre sports fiction. The main characters are eddie a kid who has to make a million dollar. Who were the characters in the million dollar shot. Finkle foods, a snack company, is holding a contest, with the grand prize. He wrote several nonfiction baseball books for adults, before changing his focus to nonfiction sports books for children. The million dollar shot audiobook listen instantly. In a lastditch effort to save his career, sports agent jb.
The rise, fall, and redemption of the black athlete is a work of journalistic nonfiction by former new york times columnist william c. He is the author of the baseball card adventures series, my weird school series, my weird school daze series. Dec 16, 2012 dec 16, 2012 the million dollar shot comprehension questions stay safe and healthy. In 1994, he decided to switch to childrens fiction. Free the million dollar shot study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. She is nates best friend and she pushes him to try his. Who are the main characters in the book the million dollar throw. With the help of annies father, bobby stokely, eddie trained long and hard to make the million dollar shot in june. Eddie was sad that his father couldnt see him try to hit the million. Battle of the books 34 grade 201617 practice questions. The million dollar goal million dollar series hardcover october 1, 2003.
The book was nominated for the mark twain award for 2009. Who are the main characters in the book the million dollar. Elevenyearold eddie gets a chance to win a million dollars by sinking a foul shot at the national basketball. Nate learns these lessons through the problems experienced by people he loves. Lupica, through this book, tries to explain that irrespective of the difficulties and adversities, one should never ever give up on a dream even if it seems a bit farfetched. I first saw this film around the time million dollar baby come out and continue reading million dollar baby film study. Insightful, heart tugging, and a feel good book with a tough story line. A former fighter, he knows the boxing world inside and out and has the storytelling soul of a poet.
If it was one of yours you will most likely find one in a million boy a delight to read. At 145 pages2 hours, 40 minutes via audio, this is a quick and easy read, as the bookshots selections are intended to be. If theres magic in boxing, its the magic of fighting battles beyond endurance, beyond cracked ribs, ruptured kidneys, and detached retinas. The million dollar shot by pikney, 1997, hyperion books for children edition, in english 1st ed. The million dollar shot dan gutman in the book, the million dollar shot, a poor kid named eddie ball attempts to become a millionaire from making one free throw shot. Paper bag character study book report by rundes room tpt. Learn the million dollar shot with free interactive flashcards. This book is about a kid named nate brodie and his fist clinching adventure. The million dollar shot by dan gutman i have to write a brief paragraph summarizing the following.
This 42page guide for million dollar throw by mike lupica includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 34 chapters, as well as several more in. It was a surprise to both of them when they saw them kissing. Eddie gets to try to hit the million dollar shot because he entered a contest. Main conflicts internal, external or both please if you give me all four i will give you best answer on all the questions u answer.
Eddie won a poetry contest sponsored by a fatty snack company called finkles foods. Stokely miss getting drafted for the pros because he got lazy and stopped practicing. This book won six state awards, all the way from california to connecticut. With entertaining books like babe and me and the kid who ran for president, dan gutman has become. The million dollar shot by dan gutman is a book that captured my interest right from the start. Whisper nelson, briana nelson, her coach ellie gonzales, a boy called jess kirby, and a goalkeeper called carmen applegate. Clint eastwood is frankie dunn, a boxing gym owner who has trained many promising fighters but has never been able to take them all the way to a titlemoney bout. Dan gutman is the author of many novels for children, including four other million dollar books. The theme of friendship is an important one in milliondollar throw. Dan gutman also wrote the million dollar strike and the million dollar goal. Stokely tell the main character to look above the rim, the inflation hole, when he shot the ball. He then goes to the game and wins the million dollar throw, and gives the money to abby to help with here disease. Explain why you think this point of view is best for this story.
Dan gutman theme the million dollar shot resolution the climax is the million dollar shot. While the million dollar shot earned much praise for mcguire and his sniper team. Hes not so sure he can write a winning poem, though. Free the million dollar shot worksheets and literature unit.
Eddie ball believes he can solve his familys financial woes by sinking a million dollar halftime basket at the nba finals and starts practicing right away, but someone wants him to miss and will stop at nothing to keep eddie from winning. The million dollar goal, another book in the series, involving ice hockey. The million dollar strike, the million dollar goal, the million dollar kick, the million dollar shot. It can be used with students independent reading, a novel study, literature circles, or a class read aloud. Includes comprehension and discussion questions for each chapter, pre, during, and post reading activities, comprehension test, reflection journals and more. Find out if eddie can make the million dollar shot and ruin his nemesis, mr. Pointofviewfrom whose point of view is this story told. Eddie air ball wants to win the finkle foods poetry contest for a chance to sink a million dollar free throw at halftime of the nba finals. The million dollar shot novel unit by jennifer mcfarland tpt. Main characters of the book the million dollar kick. What is the conflict in the million dollar throw written. Nate brodie is a thirteen year old star quarterback.
This comprehensive book test on the novel the million dollar shot by dan gutman includes the following. If he made the foul shot at the nba finals he wins 1 million dollars. I ran over and inspected the body of a young girl, about my age, i rolled her over and looked for a bullet wound. The million dollar shot is a childrens story written by dan gutman. The million dollar shot by dan gutman author number of pages main characters setting introduction how does the book begin. This study guide consists of approximately 35 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of milliondollar throw. The six million dollar man is an american science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, usaf colonel steve austin, portrayed by lee majors. Find out how this story challenged socioeconomic beliefs and remains. The summary of the book is this kid was bad at basketball.
Meet sarah she is the main character in our childrens christmas story. I recommend this book for reading out loud in your classroom. He has carved out a niche as the sporting worlds finest storyteller. He shoots blindfolded and the crowd roars making him think he made the shot. When their mother saw that briana received straight as she ask wisper to take her to donut city, a donut chain in oklahoma city and surrouding areas. He went to the nba finals to shoot a foul shot at half time for as million dollars. Purchase for hockey fans and where the authors million dollar shot 1997 and million dollar kick 2001, both hyperion are popular. Other novels in the series are the million dollar shot basketball, the million dollar kick soccer, the million dollar goal ice hockey, and the million dollar strike bowling. Parents need to know that although this book will mostly satisfy sports lovers and football fanatics, it has a strong plot about nate helping.
To ask other readers questions about the million dollar shot, please sign up. Eddie is trying to help his family by winning a contest. He vanished, looking up and barked a plea, whatever i hit i wasnt supposed to hit. The reader can easily relate to many events that have been described in the book and many high school teens can easily connect with the character of the book, danny. Bulls game by his brothers thinking he was taking a shot for a million dollars. This paper bag character book report assignment is the perfect summative assignment for studying character or characterization, and is a great alternative to the traditional book report. Setting place valley, massachusetts and gillette stadium rising action when nate enters for the million dollar throw. In the million dollar shot, the main character made the basketball. Nate brodie football fan, quarterback, chosen to make the million dollar throw.
Further books in the series feature jackie robinson, babe ruth, shoeless joe jackson, dorothy maguire, abner doubleday, satchel paige, jim thorpe, ray chapman, roberto clemente, ted williams, and willie mays. Both the main characters, nate and abby, deal very bravely and compassionately with the problems facing them. George finkle himself tried to bribe eddie to miss the shot, offering him his mothers job back and all the finkles he could eat, but eddie declined. Apr 05, 2014 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The million dollar shot test by super sickles teachers pay. Dec 17, 2003 the students at cardinal forest elementary school were familiar with the series and got involved in the characters as well. Questions on the book called the million dollar shot. Mar 31, 2008 the million dollar shot by dan gutman i have to write a brief paragraph summarizing the following. A few days later eddies mom gets fired from the finkle company. Eddie asked annie to help him write the poem and he won the finkle contest which means he was now in the million dollar shot contest.
Resolution nate makes the throw and gives the money to his friend abby to fix her eyes. This soccer story is my first book in which the main character is a girl. The million dollar shot discussion guide when eddie ball finds out about the finkles contesta a chance to win a million dollars just by sinking a foul shot at the nba finalsa he realizes it could be the end of his familys troubles. Eddie is an 11 year old boy and he is the main character of the book. In that spirit i will take a close look at a film in which a curmudgeonly old man learns to soften up with the help of an earnest and humble young woman. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the rms titanic, it stars. On report card day at briana and whisper nelsons school it started out to be a normal day. Who were the characters in the million dollar shot answers. The million dollar shot by dan gutman, paperback barnes. Luckily, eddie has the help of his best friend, annie oakley stokely. When the million dollar shot came out, my editor donna bray suggested i write a sequel. Million dollar arm prologue their crisp white million dollar arm uniforms gleaming in the bright arizona sun, rinku and dinesh took the field. Hillary swanks character, maggie, is a whitetrash 31yearold waitress in a diner. The paperback of the the million dollar shot by dan gutman at.
He is a year old boy that is in the 8th grade and plays football for the middle school team. Grandma oma in the book is the character who makes this book hilarious. The million dollar shot new cover million dollar series by gutman, dan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Annie and eddies parent who live in a trailer park. Mike lives in connecticut with his wife and their four children. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Milliondollar throw by mike lupica, paperback barnes. Hes written summer ball, travel team, miracle on 49th street, heat, the big field, the million dollar throw, the million dollar strike, the million dollar throw, the million dollar shot, and the comeback kids series, which consists of two minute drill, hot hand, long shot, and safe at home. Frankie dunn eastwood may be getting on in years, but hes still the best cut man in boxing.
In million dollar throw by mike lupica, nate brodie is an 8th grade quarterback for his schools football team in valley, massachusetts. Eddie scrap iron dupris is the warm but battlescarred narrator of million dollar baby. Use these questions and the activities that follow to get more out of the experience of reading the million dollar shot by dan gutman print the student handout pdf. The million dollar shot discussion guide scholastic. Titanic is a 1997 american epic romance and disaster film directed, written, coproduced, and coedited by james cameron. His backer insists he send dinesh and rinku back and prepare another new season of million dollar arm, but j. Dinesh and rinku, predictably, wilt under the pressure and unfamiliar circumstances, and the scouts dismiss j.
This novel unit contains everything you need to teach the novel the million dollar shot by dan gutman. They had spent the last hour warming up inside the training facility, throwing 90mileperhour fastballs that hit the catchers mitt with lots of. Choose from 332 different sets of the million dollar shot flashcards on quizlet. The million dollar shot conflict rating explanation point of view by dan gutman here are 5 reasons his family is poor and his mom recently lost her job. Battle of the books 4 5 grade 201617 practice questions. The paperback edition used here, published in 2006 by three rivers press, follows the hardback version, by. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The million dollar shot by dan gutman librarything. List two main characters and briefly describe each one.
I loved this book and even laughed out loud at some of the scenes. The million dollar shot by dan gutman in which book did mr. This book is about a boy who is an amazing football quarterback who singed up to throw a football threw a whole from 30 yards and he will win a million dollars. In this lesson we will examine the plot and characters of one of twains most imitated stories, the million pound bank note. Then his best friend, abby mccall, puts him back into place and his golden arm starts to work with him again. Falling action when nate is benched and cannot make throws as well. But there are a lot of problems going on with the main character. If he sinks a foul shot during the halftime of an nba game, he will win one million dollars. The million dollar shot extension activity when eddie ball finds out about the finkles contesta a chance to win a million dollars just by sinking a foul shot at the nba finalsa he realizes it could be the end of his familys troubles. I didnt know what i had hit goose, investigate he looked at me and followed orders, and went to checkout what i hit. He is the quarterback of the team and his favorite nfl athlete is tom brady. When eddie was a little boy he didnt have such a great life because his dad died. You will be cheering on eddie and biting your nails with nervous energy, in his quest to win the money.
The million dollar shot dan gutman snippet view 1997. Makes it rising action the theme of million dollar shot is if you. Nate learns important lessons in keeping promises, loyalty, friendship and overcoming obstacles. Eddie has had a tough life, and i couldnt help but root for him right from the start. The milliondollar throw was made by the author who made other sports books. Its such a fast paced book that i was able to read it in one sitting. The million dollar shot the climax of the story is when eddie makes the shot and everything is going his way he wants it to. From the studio that brought you remember the titans and miracle comes million dollar arm a true inspirational story of selfdiscovery, second chances and personal triumph in the face of adversity. Climax when it turns out nate won the lottery and is going to make the throw. Start studying battle of the books 4 5 grade 201617 practice questions.