Transcript Raymond’s Run

Raymond’s Run
Author Toni Cade Bambara
About the Author
Toni Cade Bambara believed that
authors “are everyday people who
write stories that come out of their
neighborhoods.” Like many of her
characters, she grew up in New York
City. She wrote about African
Americans who show family pride
and a strong sense of community.
Harlem, New York
Reading Focus
Plot
The events that make up the plot can usually be
divided into rising action, climax, and falling
action. The rising action consists of the conflicts
and complications that the main character faces.
The climax is the greatest point of interest, or
turning point. The falling action provides
resolution of the conflict.
First person point of view (I, me, we)
Cause and Effect
WHAT happened
WHY it happened
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Effect
Cause
Reading Focus
Climax
Main Conflict
Rising Action
Falling Action
Subplot
Conflict Resolution
Exposition
Setting/Characters
Theme
Resolution
Reading Focus
Main Idea
Most important point or message
that the writer wants to
communicate to the reader
Stated directly OR implied by
supporting details
Vocabulary
Context Clues
Clutched
Relay
Prodigy
Sidekick
Periscope
Definitions
Mercury
Hydrocephalus
Ventriloquist
Glockenspiels
Quicksilver
Vocabulary-Context Clues
1. He clutched the steering wheel tightly
with his hands when the car began to
skid.
2. Four runners were on each team in the
relay.
3. Antonio was a prodigy at age eight,
playing violin solos with the local
symphony orchestra.
4. The detective and his wisecracking
sidekick solved many cases together.
5. The submarine captain raised the ship’s
periscope above the water’s surface so
he could watch for the enemy.
Vocabulary
Definitions
Mercury: swift messenger of the gods (Roman
mythology)
Hydrocephalus: swelling of the head caused by too
much fluid collecting in the skull; the excess fluid
can damage the brain
Ventriloquist: a person that controls dummies
Glockenspiels: musical instrument played with light
hammers
Quicksilver: reference to speed with which
quicksilver (the liquid metal mercury) flows
Hydrocephalus
Raymond’s Run
1. Read the story (pages 32-40)
2. Create a plot line.
3. What are Squeaky’s internal and
external conflicts?
4. What is the theme of this story?
5. What motivates Squeaky?