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Night Hoops by
Carl Deuker
Overview by Michelle Lau
Setting
• 2000s
• During high school year
• USA, Small suburb of Seattle
• Bothell High School
• Nick’s backyard
Exposition
Bothell High School
Nick’s backyard
Nick Abbott Protagonist• Sophomore• Basketball lover• Divorced parents• Good grades • Middle sized (point guard)• Personality:
• Hardworking • Persistent• Loyal • Generous
• Other characters:• Trent: Sympathetic• Father: not as talented as his older son• Coach: selfish on the court• Luc: caring best friend
Trent Dawson Antagonist
Exposition
Characters Protagonist & Antagonist
• Aggressive• Quiet• Big and Strong =
rebounder • Talented
basketball player• Basketball lover• “troublemaker”
• Masters game on court
• Angry• Nick’s neighbor• Lack of effort in
academics
Other Characters
Exposition
Scott Abbott• Nick’s older brother• Talented basketball player• No interest in basketball• Father Abbott coaches him over Nick (Father
ignores Nick)• Loves music• Great academic grades• His girlfriend is a music player
Luke Jackson • Nick’s best friend• In Bothell High School• Sophomore• Basketball player• African American• Detests Trent Dawson
Father Abbott
• Father of Scott and Nick• Prizes Scott more • Coaches Nick about basketball • Big impact to Nick’s basketball plays• Divorced with ex-wife• Has new girlfriend
Coach O’Leary• Nick’s varsity coach• Likes Nick’s passion and game • Made Nick sitting on bench• Likes Trent’s talent in basketball• Always gives second chances to
people
Zack Dawson• Trent’s older brother• Troublemaker• Aggressive, big and
strong• Gives Trent his title• Was charged by the police
Rising Action
• Nick, Luke, Trent joins basketball varsity• Nick got Father Abbott’s complements• Wins numerous of games• From Father Abbott’s phrase “take the chances”,
Nick starts to become selfish on the court• Lack of teamwork• Nick then becomes the bench guy• Trent starts to miss practice• Trent’s father asked permission for Trent to practice
at Nick’s backyard• Nick fails in academics and his passion in
basketball• Nick sees Trent passion and changes his perspective
of him• Plays basketball outside at the yard together• Becomes best friends and learns the game on court• Both practices basketball and studies together
Rising Action
Primary Conflicts
Rising Action
Character vs. CharacterNick Abbott vs. Trent Dawson• Nick detests how Trent acts• Nick thinks Trent is a troublemaker• Detests each other• Nick, as the point guard, never passes
the ball to Trent, a talent basketball player
• In games, the team loses chances to score more points
• Trent was in fight with Nick because of his Nick’s attitude in basketball.
Character vs. SelfNick Abbott vs. Self• Father Abbott told
him to save chances for himself
• He starts to be selfish on the court as being the point guard
• Loses teamwork• Force his plays • Becomes bench guy• Fails in games and in
academics• Lost his passion
Secondary Conflicts
Character vs. SocietyTrent Dawson vs. Police• Zack and Trent involved in being
against a law, which they are wanted by the police
• Trent wasn’t really involved, it was all Zack
Character vs. CharacterNick’s mom vs. Father Abbott• Had long-term fights • Decided to divorce • Separates the family
Character vs. Characters
Nick Abbott vs. classmates & teammates • Trent was a detested student in Bothell
High• Nick became friends with Trent, and
soon became ignored by his good friends, even Luke
Character vs. CharacterScott Abbott vs. Father Abbott • Scott always hated basketball even
though his talent could bring him a super star title
• Father Abbott has forced him to practice what he doesn’t enjoy doing
• Father Abbott wants him to quit music
Rising Action
Climax
Trent and Nick both got back into the game because they learned the answer to their loved sport. Their teamwork have got them numerous of wins and everything just seems like the best it can go. Until, Nick was alone in the backyard one day, waiting for Trent. Trent was with his older brother Zack. Trent was next to the guns, gunshots, and a dead body of what was killed… Trent was involved with the police, but he have done nothing, it was all his brother. He has to make a choice if he would go to the championship and be in front of the police, or leave with his brother.
Climax
Falling Action
• Trent misses practice with his varsity team
• Trent misses school, and disappears for a few days
• Nick continues going to practices and is
cooperating well with his teammates, because they
have accepted Trent and Nick
• Trent sometimes will practice in Nick’s backyard
giving chances for Nick to have a talk with him
• He is still on his way deciding with the
championship waiting for him
Falling Action
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Resolution
• The championship game started• Nick playing point guard cooperating well with teamwork• Waiting for Trent to be there• Zack was caught • At the end of the end of the game, Trent appears • They both walk out of the gym after the game enjoy the nice weather outside
Falling Action
Themes
• In any team sport, teamwork is the most important; “to win, sometimes you have to pass”
• Individual skills cannot win anything in team sports • Never force things, let it come to you• Sometimes, when the chance comes to you, step up and
take it, but don’t force the chance to come• Never judge people by how they look, act, and their
family background• Never give up• Practice makes improvement • When you fall, just try to pull yourself back up
Falling Action