<p> Student Name: Date: Story: Raymond’s Run Teacher: Author: Toni Cade Bambara Genre: Narrative realistic-fiction</p><p>Session 1 Before Reading Text Opener</p><p>Have you ever been in a difficult situation? Think about the scenarios below and answer the questions truthful</p><p>Put a √ next to your answers Probably Probably not</p><p>If you were choosing people for a ball team, would you pick your best friend instead of the best player to avoid hurting your friend’s feelings?</p><p>Would you back down from an argument just to keep the peace?</p><p>Would you spend time with someone you didn’t like because your mother asked you to?</p><p>Boys Probably Probably Not Q1 Q2 Q3</p><p>Girls Probably Probably Not Q1 Q2 Q3</p><p>Wonderings Are girls expected to be nicer than boys?</p><p>1 During/After Reading Sharing Questions During the first read of the story, what were some things you would like to clarify? What was something you wondered about? (i.e. why an event happened the way it did, or why a character did or said a particular thing?)</p><p>1. </p><p>2. </p><p>3.</p><p>4.</p><p>5.</p><p>6.</p><p>Point of View: Who is telling this story? Is it told in the present or past-tense?</p><p>Tone: What is the main character’s tone in this piece? What proof can you provide to support your claim?</p><p>Story at a glance Provide appropriate details regarding this story in a few words.</p><p>Who:</p><p>What:</p><p>Where:</p><p>Why:</p><p>When:</p><p>How:</p><p>2 Session 2 Directed Notes During your second reading of the story, mark at least 5 places where Squeaky’s attitude or opinion about something helps her and 5 places where Squeaky’s attitude or opinion about something hurts her.</p><p>Helps = Squeaky’s attitude or opinion about something helps her page Summary of evidence</p><p>Hurts = Squeaky’s attitude or opinion about something hurts her page Summary of evidence</p><p>Reflective Question</p><p>Do you think that Squeaky’s opinon of herself as the “baddest thing around” does more to help her or to hurt her?</p><p>3 Session 3 Interpreting Words After the big race, Squeaky and Gretchen find out that they respect each other. What makes Squeaky respect or not respect someone? r e s p e c t  What does it mean? How would you define it? </p><p>Squeaky feels respect for Raymond because </p><p>Squeaky feels respect for because </p><p>Squeaky does not feel respect for Mr. Pearson because </p><p>Squeaky does not feel respect for because </p><p>I n t e r p r e t i v e Q u e s t i o n Why does Squeaky think that acting like flowers, fairies, or strawberries keeps girls from being worthy of respect?</p><p>List any additional vocabulary you don’t understand.</p><p>Session 4</p><p>4 Shared Inquiry Discussion</p><p>Basic Question #1: Why does Squeaky think that running races helps her to be herself? Suggested pages for textual analysis: pages 20-21: beginning, “I take my time getting to the park...” and ending, “...till they announce the fifty-yard dash.”</p><p>1. Why does Squeaky prefer running to dancing on her toes? Why does she think her nursery school’s Hansel and Gretel Pageant was nonsense? 2. Why is Squeaky so boastful about how fast she is? 3. Why does Squeaky keep it private information that her father is faster than she is? Why does she tell herself before a race that she can even beat her father if she really tries? 4. Why is Squeaky so annoyed by people like Cynthia Procter who won’t admit that they work hard for their successes? 5. Why does Squeaky refuse to “act like a girl for a change” and take part in the Maypole dancing, as her mother wishes? 6. Why does Squeaky insist that Mr. Pearson write her name as “Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker” on his clipboard before the race? 7. Why is Squeaky “so burnt” at Mr. Pearson’s suggestion that she come in second in the race on purpose? 8. After Raymond runs the race with her, why does Squeaky think that winning isn’t so important anymore?</p><p>Other questions you might have related to the “Basic Question” above?</p><p>5 Basic Question #2: Why does Squeaky think that girls don’t know—and don’t wantn to know—how to really smile at each other? Suggested pages for textual analysis: pages 18-19: beginning, “So I’m strolling down Broadway...” and ending, “...trouble they can get into through him.” </p><p>1. Why does Squeaky assume that there will be a fight when she and Raymond meet Gretchen, Rosie, and Mary Louise walking up Broadway? Why does Squeaky consider it “chicken” to avoid a confrontation with the other girls? 2. Why does Squeaky say that she and Gretchen are really the only ones standing there? Why does Squeaky tell Gretchen, “I always win cause I’m the best.” 3. Why does Squeaky say before the race that she is “rally looking for Gretchen if you want to know the truth”? 4. Why does Squeaky insist that it’s ridiculous for Gretchen to think that she will win the race? 5. When Squeaky sees Gretchen huffing and puffing after the race “like a real pro” why does she begin to like her for the first time? Why does Squeaky smile at Gretchen when Gretchen’s name is announced over the loudspeaker? 6. Why does Squeaky think that the big smile of respect she and Gretchen exhange is “about as real a smile as girls can do for each other?” 7. What does Squeaky mean when she says that girls don’t practice real smiling because they’re too busy being flowers or fairies or strawberries?</p><p>Other questions you might have related to the “Basic Question” above?</p><p>Basic Question #3: </p><p>6 Why does Squeaky think she might want to retire as a runner and begin a whole new career as Raymond’s coach? Suggested pages for textual analysis: pages 25-26: beginning, from “And it occurs to me...” to the end of the story.</p><p>1. What does Squeaky mean when she says that running “is what I am all about.” 2. Before a race, why does Squeaky dream about the smells of the country and kissing the leaves of trees? Why does this help her feel weightless like the “fastest thing in the world”? 3. Why does the sight of Raymond running alongside the fence almost cause Squeaky to stop in midrace? 4. Why do Squeaky’s new plans for Raymond cause her to laugh out loud? Why is Squeaky so pleased to think of Raymond as a great runner in the family tradition? 5. Why does Squeaky think that Gretchen might want to help her coach Raymond? 6. Why is Squeaky sure that she could easily succeed at other activities if she gives up running? 7. Why does the idea of Raymond becoming a champion free Squeaky to think about doing things other than running?</p><p>Other questions you might have related to the “Basic Question” above?</p><p>Theme(s): </p><p>7 1. </p><p>2.</p><p>3. </p><p>4. </p><p>5.</p><p>6.</p><p>Thematic statement(s):</p><p>1.</p><p>2.</p><p>3.</p><p>4.</p><p>5.</p><p>6.</p><p>Extra Credit: Write a well-written paragraph elaborating on one of the themes of this story. Note: Additional extra credit will be given for additional paragraphs completed. Each grade is equivalent to a “quiz” grade. Quizzes are 25% of your grade. </p><p>8</p>