Directions: use the following organizer to complete an analysis of the poem "free throws."
topic statement (state your essential idea about a topic):
*free throws" develops the meaning of the story because
and
evidence (cite evidence that develops your topic, including
necessary content):
elaboration (explain how the evidence develops your topic):
this develops the story's meaning because
the poem shows
because
evidence:
elaboration (develop your point with a specific example
from the poem):
the free throw can also be interpreted as a symbol that
distills the story's meaning because
concluding statement (reinforce your essential idea):
"free throws" is a fitting end to the crossover because