Lesson 9.4 Analyzing the Series of Events in Outcasts United Assignment answers

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Standing on the field on scrimmage day, waiting to speak to his coach, Fornatee said he had skipped the second tryouts as a matter of pride. "I wasn't going to come to tryouts," he said, "because I tried out. I love playing soccer," he added as he waited for Coach. "I love playing with my friends, but my friends aren't here. It's like you break up with your family. And this is why: don't nobody want to cut their hair. I want to play on the team, but I want to play on the team with my friends."
I asked Fornatee what it felt like to be off Luma's team.
"I'm not off the team," he snapped. "She hasn't called me, and I haven't called her. So in my opinion, I'm still on the team."
-Outcasts United,Warren St. John
In this excerpt, the narrator becomes part of the story when he speaks in first person. Which line shows a switch to first-person narration?

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Standing on the field on scrimmage day, waiting to speak to his coach, Fornatee said he had skipped the second tryouts as a matter of pride. "I wasn't going to come to tryouts," he said, "because I tried out. I love playing soccer," he added as he waited for Coach. "I love playing with my friends, but my friends aren't here. It's like you break up with your family. And this is why: don't nobody want to cut their hair. I want to play on the team, but I want to play on the team with my friends."
I asked Fornatee what it felt like to be off Luma's team.
"I'm not off the team," he snapped. "She hasn't called me, and I haven't called her. So in my opinion, I'm still on the team."
-Outcasts United,Warren St. John
What conclusion can be drawn about this scene based on the narrator's decision to write in the first-person point of view?

The narrator is there experiencing the events.

What are the effects of using an omniscient narrator in this book? Check all that apply.

It gives the reader insight into the challenges faced by players and coaches alike.
It allows the reader to see multiple sides of the story.

Number the events to show the order in which they occur. Use 1 for the first event.

Luma offers to meet Jeremiah's mom and drive Jeremiah to and from practice. 4

Jeremiah tries out for the soccer team. 1

Jeremiah is not allowed to play soccer because his mother does not want him around strangers.3

Jeremiah makes the team. 2

Jeremiah's mother agrees to the plan. 5

In the second half, the Seventeens took advantage of their size and experience. Their passes were crisp, and they chipped their way downfield, using their elbows to control the movements of the younger, smaller team. Again Peshawa juked around the Fifteens' midfielders and a toddler who had wandered onto the field, then tapped the ball around Hamdu Muganga, one of the two Somali Bantu brothers who had joined the Fifteens on defense. Peshawa scored; 2-1, the Seventeens now led.
A few minutes later, Kanue was dribbling downfield and had just passed the ball when one of the older players took him out with a vicious tackle. Kanue rolled forward violently on his right shoulder and tumbled to a stop in the dust. He looked up for a whistle, but there was none. Luma was letting them play. Kanue was furious.
-Outcasts United,Warren St. John
What is the effect of telling the events during the soccer game in the order in which they happen?

It helps the reader experience the action of the game as it occurs.

Lesson 9.4 Analyzing the Series of Events in Outcasts United Assignment answers

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