ELA final project

Basket Ball 

 

By: Piyush Agarwal 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Table of Contents 

Page 3: Glossary 
Page 4: Descriptive 
Page 6: Sequence 
Page 8: Compare/Contrast 
Page 10: Cause/Effect 
Page 12: Problem/Solution 
Page 14: Autobiography 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Glossary 

Court-​ A​ quadrangular area, either open or covered, marked out 
for ball games such as tennis or basketball. 
 
Dribble-​ (​ chiefly in soccer, field hockey, and basketball) take 
(the ball) forward past opponents with slight touches of the feet 
or the stick, or (in basketball) by continuous bouncing. 
 
Hoop-​ ​ A circular band of metal, wood, or similar material, 
especially one used for binding the staves of barrels or 
forming part of a framework. The round metal rim from which a 
basketball net is suspended. 
 
Rebound​-​Bounce back through the air after hitting a hard 
surface or object. Gain possession of a missed shot after it 
bounces off the backboard or basket rim. 
 
Backboard-​ ​ A board placed at or forming the back of something, 
such as a college or piece of electronic equipment. An upright 
board behind the basket, off which the ball may rebound. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Descriptive 

When  you  play  basketball  you  play  with  a 
ball.  The  ball  is  orange  with  a  black  cross 
through  the  middle.  On  either  side  of  the 
vertical  black  line  is  a  black  curved  line  that 
looks  like  switched  parenthesis.  The  court  you 
play  on  is  in  the  shape  of  a  rectangle.  There  is  a 
line  through  the  middle  of  the  court.  There  is 
also  a  curved  line  circling  the  basket  5  feet  3 
inches away from the basket. 

Fig 1: Basketball court and ball 

Sequence

To  shoot  a  ball  first  you  need  to  find  a  spot 
to  shoot  it  from.  Then  you  hold  the ball  in  a  form 
that  is  comfortable  for  you.  Next,  you  raise  the 
ball  so  it  is  level  with  your shoulders. Then  you 
jump  up  and  push  the  ball  forward.  After  that, as 
it  is  soaring  through  the  air  you  run  under  the 
net. Lastly, you get the rebound and do it again. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Fig 2: Person shooting ball 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Compare/Contrast 

Basketball  and  football  are  similar  and 
different  in  many  ways.  Both  of  them  use  balls. 
Also,  both  of  them are  team  sports.  In both sports, 
you  have to pass the ball. In basketball, the ball 
is  round  but  in  football,  the  ball  looks  like  a 
pointed  oval.  In  basketball  5  people  in  the  team 
are  on  the  court.  In  football,  there  are  11 people 
in one team out on the field. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

Fig 3: Football ball and fields 

Cause/Effect 

When  a  basketball  game  starts  they  do  jump 
ball.  This  led  to  a  team  getting  the  ball.  A  team 
getting  the  ball  causes  them  to dribble the ball. 
When  they  dribble they walk then stop. When they 
stop  dribbling  then  they  shoot.  When  they  shoot, 
it  causes  the  ball  goes  in the  hoop.  When the  ball 
goes  in  the  hoop  they  score  and  it's  the  other 
team's ball. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Fig 4: Basketball game 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Problem/Solution 

One  problem  you  might  have  is  what  to  do  if 
you  dribble  the  ball  and  then  pick  it  up.  The 
solution  is  simple,  you  pass  it to your teammates 
so  they  can  dribble  it.  Another  problem  might  be 
what  to  do  if  your  opponent  shoots  the  ball  and 
hits  the  backboard  and  misses  and  then  you  get 
the  ball.  The  solution  would  be  to  pass  it  to the 
ballhandler  on  your  team.  Then  the  ballhandler 
will  dribble  the  ball.  Those  are  some  of  the 
problems you might have in basketball. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Fig 5: Person dribbling ball 

All about Piyush Agarwal 

I am 12 years old. I am in 6th grade. I have a 
sister. I play basketball in the winter. I have a 
basketball hoop and basketballs. I play 
basketball in the summer with my sister and my 
dad. On my free time over the weekends, I play on 
my Xbox. My favorite food is pizza. I have always 
get all A’s at the end of a markings period.