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1 RAYMOND S RUN Vocabulary Practice COPY MASTER clutch crouch liable prodigy relay sidekick A. Directions: Write the word from the box that best completes each sentence. 1. At the start of a race, the runners down and place both hands on the ground in front of them. 2. The soloistwas 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. 4. If you don t step carefully, you are to slip and fall. 5. Josie has a who follows everywhere she goes. 6. Usually the best runner on the team is asked to run last in a 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. a cat do before it leaps? 6. Which word means the same as likely?

2 What do you think is wrong with Raymond? Support your answer with exact descriptions taken from the story. Describe Squeaky s attitude toward phoniness, toward girlishness. Why do you think Squeaky is so focused on competing, on winning? 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.

3 Character in Raymondʼs Run Questions about Squeaky: the writer say about the character? Evidence Find a line in the story to show this. Write down the and quote. Explanation Using the quote, explain what you learn about the character Squeaky do? Squeaky say? Squeaky think or feel? What do other characters say about Squeaky? Questions about Raymond: Raymond do? Evidence Find a line in the story to show this. Write down the and quote. Explanation Using the quote, explain what you learn about the character Raymond say? Raymond think or feel? What do other characters say about Raymond?

4 Page # Story Detail Literary Device this mean in the story? Mercury is a... got beat up by everybody till I took up for her on account of her mother...but people ain t grateful... with her hands on her his hips all salty...!! Salty means... didn t have no better sense than to dance on tiptoe! Jack and the Beanstalk! can hardly make out what he s sayin for the static * Literary Devices:! allusion or dialect / slang

5 What are the conflicts, both internal and external that Squeaky faces? Internal Conflict External Conflict Within Herself With Others What motivates Squeaky? Beginning Middle End 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: Detail: Detail: Detail:

6 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 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. Squeaky and Gretchen congratulate each other. 2. 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: Falling action: