Toni Cade Bambara
Toni Cade Bambara was born on March 25, 1939
She died on December 9, 1995
She won the American Book Awards
She was an African American author
The place where she was born in was New York
She died on December 9, 1995
She won the American Book Awards
She was an African American author
The place where she was born in was New York
Prereading Reflection:
What are some activities you
enjoy doing that help show what kind of person you
are?
I like to play baseball, basketball, soccer, and football.
How do the activities you enjoy make you
unique?
They make me unique by me being athletic.
Vocabulary:
Define each term as it is
used in the context of the story, provide a quote for each
term
Prodigy: Prodigy means that you are pretending to be a Guinness. "A regular prodigy." (p.39)
Liable: Liable means that something's probably going to happen. " But of course he does, if he hangs back someone's liable to walk up to him and get smart, or take his allowance from him, or ask him where he got that great big pumpkin head." (p. 39-40)
Gesture: Gesture means an act of kindness. " Wouldn't it be a nice gesture if you were ... to ahhh ..." (p.43)
Overshot: Overshot means that you finished something. " And I lean down to catch my breath and here come Gretchen walking back, for she's overshot the finish line too, huffing and puffing with her hands on her hips taking it slow, breathing in steady time like a pro and I sort of like her for the first time." (p. 45-46)
Obviously: Obviously means that you know something for a fact. "Maybe she'd like to help me coach Raymond; she obviously is serious about running, as any fool can see." (p. 47)
What are some activities you
enjoy doing that help show what kind of person you
are?
I like to play baseball, basketball, soccer, and football.
How do the activities you enjoy make you
unique?
They make me unique by me being athletic.
Vocabulary:
Define each term as it is
used in the context of the story, provide a quote for each
term
Prodigy: Prodigy means that you are pretending to be a Guinness. "A regular prodigy." (p.39)
Liable: Liable means that something's probably going to happen. " But of course he does, if he hangs back someone's liable to walk up to him and get smart, or take his allowance from him, or ask him where he got that great big pumpkin head." (p. 39-40)
Gesture: Gesture means an act of kindness. " Wouldn't it be a nice gesture if you were ... to ahhh ..." (p.43)
Overshot: Overshot means that you finished something. " And I lean down to catch my breath and here come Gretchen walking back, for she's overshot the finish line too, huffing and puffing with her hands on her hips taking it slow, breathing in steady time like a pro and I sort of like her for the first time." (p. 45-46)
Obviously: Obviously means that you know something for a fact. "Maybe she'd like to help me coach Raymond; she obviously is serious about running, as any fool can see." (p. 47)
Contrasting Ideas:
Provide at least three examples from the text to support each idea Squeaky shows RESPECT for someone or something Squeaky show respect by not calling the guy Jack and the Beanstalk. Squeaky shows respect by defending her brother when Gretchen calls Squeakys little brother names. Squeaky shows respect by when the guy called her squeaky but she said her real name and instead of calling the guy jack and the Beanstalk. Squeaky shows respect by looking after her brother if Raymond gets into trouble. |
Squeaky shows DISRESPECT for someone or something
Squeaky shows disrespect by calling Gretchen names like Fatso. Squeaky shows disrespect by being a show-off when she tells Gretchen the she is going t win the race. Squeaky shows disrespect by disobeying her parents when her mom wants her to do the maple dance. Squeaky shows disrespect by bossing Gretchen around. |