Raymond’s Run Toni Cade Bambara

Objectives Identify the story elements Read the selection Answer reading comprehension questions Connect to personal experience Infer and predict Learn new vocabulary words and apply them Compare and contrast Analyze the story Write a Journal entry Visualize characters Complete different activities

Biography of the author

Author Toni Cade Bambara: Her real name was Miltona Mirkin Cade Was born on March 25, 1939 in New York, and died on December 9, 1995 at the age of 56 in Alabama. She grew up in Harlem, N.Y. She was a writer, documentary-film maker, political activist, educator Notable work: Blues Ain't No Mockin Bird Her work was influenced by the Civil Rights and Black Nationalist movements of the 1960s

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Toni Cade Bambara reading the short story The Lesson

Vocabulary words

Vocabulary Words relay hydrocephalus clutch prodigy sidekick ventriloquist periscope glockenspiels psyching squeaky stagecoach tightrope gutter liable dash

What is hydrocephalus?

Hydrocephalus CSF is cerebrospinal fluid that is inside your brain and circulates around the brain and the spinal cord, nourishing and protecting them Hydrocephalus (sometimes called water on the brain) occurs when too much CSF builds up in the ventricles, causing head enlargement and/or increased pressure inside the head. This pressure doesn’t allow the brain to fully develop causing a mental disability. Hydrocephalus occurs in about two of every 1,000 births.

Hydrocephalus-causes Hydrocephalus can be congenital (presented at birth) or acquired. Hydrocephalus can also occur with other congenital conditions, such as spina bifida, that are associated with brain and spinal-cord problems. Acquired hydrocephalus develops after birth. Causes include brain hemorrhage, meningitis, head trauma, tumors and cysts. Premature babies are at greater risks of experiencing brain hemorrhages.

If you want to know more about the subject, click here http://www.gillettechildrens.org/file upload/Hydrocephalus.pdf

Our journey with hydrocephalus

Let’s read the story Raymond’s Run Click here to access the story http://www.nexuslearning.net/books/Holt-EOL2/Collection%201/raymond5.htm

Raymond’s run Comic strip

Story elements

setting The story takes place in Harlem, New York

Characters Describe each one: Squeaky Raymond Gretchen Mary Louise Rosie Cynthia Procter Mr. Pearson

Visualize the Characters Try to visualize each character and create a drawing for each one. Let’s try to start visualizing the main character, Squeaky. She is a girl with dark skin, has skinny arms, and a squeaky voice

Visualize the characters In your assessment notebook, visualize the rest of the characters including Squeaky. Make a drawing for each one, color them, and write their names: real name and nicknames if any. Color it!

R E V I W let’s play Click here to play a game related to the story: http://www.quia.com/rr/509208.html

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