Damontie Haggstrom 11-29-12
Taking Control it is about basketball.
Quote from the text:
"Uncle Robert came back and he was holding a basketball. "You play Akil?" "Why because I'm tall?"Uncle Robert got quiet. He took a breath. "There's a court down the street," he said.  He tossed the ball to Akil. "Want to go"?
Thinking Strategy:
I think they are going to play basketball. I think Uncle Robert played basketball when he was a kid.
So What?
This means they are both good at basketball. Uncle Robert wants to play basketball with Akil, I play because I good at it. Mr. Traynor plays basketball with me because its fun. Uncle Robert and Akil are going to have fun playing basketball.