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RAYMOND’S RUN
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Vocabulary Practice
clutch
crouch
liable
prodigy
relay
sidekick
A. Directions: Write the word from the box that best completes each sentence.
1.
down and place both hands
At the start of a race, the runners
on the ground in front of them.
2.
The soloist was a
who had been performing with well-known
orchestras since the age of ten.
3.
The water was so rough that she had to
the sides of the small
boat to keep from falling overboard.
to slip and fall.
4.
If you don’t step carefully, you are
5.
Josie has a
6.
Usually the best runner on the team is asked to run last in a
who follows everywhere she goes.
race.
B. Directions: Answer each question by writing one of the words from the box
in the blank.
1.
What is a synonym for grasp?
2.
What is another word for buddy or pal?
3.
How would you describe a person who has exceptional talent?
4.
What type of race uses several members, each of whom finishes a part of the race?
5.
What does a cat do before it leaps?
6.
Which word means the same as likely?
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RAYMOND’S RUN
Name
NAME:
WhatHow
do you
think isdescribed
wrong with
Support your answer with exact descriptions taken
is Raymond
in theRaymond?
story?
from the story.
Describe Squeaky’s attitude toward phoniness, toward girlishness.
(being fake)
or winning?
Why do you think Squeaky is so focused on competing, on
Why does Squeaky dislike people who can do certain things better than she?
Describe Squeaky’s attitude toward others, toward life, before the race.
Describe Squeaky’s attitude after the race.
What do you think caused that change? How does she see life differently? How is she a
dynamic character?
Explain the story’s last sentence.
Character in “Raymondʼs Run”
Evidence
Questions about
Squeaky:
Find a line in the story to show this.
Write down the page # and quote.
What does the
writer say about
the character?
page #
Quote:
What does
Squeaky do?
page #
Quote:
What does
Squeaky say?
page #
Quote:
What does
Squeaky think or
feel?
page #
Quote:
What do other
characters say
about Squeaky?
page #
Quote:
Evidence
Questions about
Raymond:
Find a line in the story to show this.
Write down the page # and quote.
What does
Raymond do?
page #
Quote:
What does
Raymond say?
page #
Quote:
What does
Raymond think
or feel?
page #
Quote:
What do other
characters say
about
Raymond?
page #
Quote:
Explanation
Using the quote, explain what
you learn about the character
Explanation
Using the quote, explain what
you learn about the character
Page #
Story Detail
“can hardly make out
what he’s sayin for the
static”
“Jack and the Beanstalk”!
“didn’t have no better
sense than to dance on
tiptoe”!
!
“with her hands on her
his all salty...”!
“got beat up by
everybody till I took up for
her on account of her
mother...but people ain’t
grateful...”
Mercury is a ...
hip
s
* Literary Devices: !
allusion or dialect / slang
Literary Device
Salty means...
What does this mean in the story?
What are the conflicts, both internal and external that Squeaky faces?
Internal Conflict
External Conflict
Within Herself
With Others
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Explanation:
Explanation:
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Explanation:
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Explanation:
pg #
Explanation:
pg #
Explanation:
What motivates Squeaky?
Beginning
Explanation:
Middle
Explanation:
End
Explanation:
Theme/Main Idea
What is the theme/main idea (i.e. the important point or message that Bambara is trying to communicate)?
What details support your main idea?
Theme/Main Idea:
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Detail:
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Detail:
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Detail:
Name
Date
“Raymond’s Run” by Toni Cade Bambara
Literary Analysis: Plot
Plot is the sequence of related events in a short story. As you read, identify the
following parts of the story’s plot:
Exposition: the basic information about the characters and the situation
Conflict: a struggle between two opposing forces in the story
Rising action: the events in the story that increase the tension that readers feel
Climax: the high point of the story, usually the point at which the eventual outcome is revealed
• Falling action: the events that follow the climax
• Resolution: the final outcome
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A. DIRECTIONS: The following six sentences describe the plot of “Raymond’s Run,” but
they are out of order. Write a number on the line before each part to indicate the order
in which the event takes place in the story. Then, write the name of the plot part that
the event represents. The parts of the plot are exposition, conflict, rising action,
climax, falling action, and resolution.
1.
2.
Squeaky and Gretchen congratulate each other.
Squeaky looks after her older brother, and she anticipates
a race.
3.
Squeaky stands up for her brother and defends her
reputation as the fastest runner in the neighborhood.
4.
The race ends, and Raymond begins to climb the fence
that separates him from the runners.
5.
Squeaky meets a group of girls from the neighborhood
while practicing for the race.
6.
Squeaky realizes that Raymond could be a good runner
and thinks about coaching him.
B. DIRECTIONS: Look at the sentences you labeled “rising action” and “falling action.” On
the lines below, write two details that describe the rising action of “Raymond’s Run”
and two details that describe the falling action. The details might describe events,
actions, a conversation, or a character’s thoughts.
Rising action:
1.
2.
Falling action:
1.
2.
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