Raymond's Run-CCSS Style Assessment

PART A: What does the story reveal about human character?

• A. One’s childhood affects the rest of his/her life.

• B. Qualities we respect in ourselves can help us learn to respect others.

• C. Girls are naturally selfish and unfriendly.

• D. Winning is everything, no questions asked.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

PART B: Select three pieces of evidence from “Raymond’s Run” that support the theme you chose for Part A.

• A. “…here comes Gretchen…like a real pro and I sort of like her a little for the first time.”

• H. “... I’m thinking that girls never really smile at each other because they don’t know how and don’t want to know how and

  there’s probably no one to teach us how, cause grown-up girls don’t know either.

• C. “…it occurred to me that Raymond would make a very fine runner.”

• D. “…am telling myself, Squeaky you must win, you must win, you are the fastest thing in the world,

• E. “Cause she’s good, no doubt about it. Maybe she’d like to help me coach Raymond…“

PART A: Which of the following choices best illustrates the speaker’s tone in “Raymond’s Run”?

• A. Objective, unbiased, fair

• B. Confident, assertive, boastful

• C. Angry, infuriated, enraged

• D. Humorous, amusing, comical

PART B: Select three pieces of evidence from “Raymond’s Run” that support the tone you chose for Part A.

• “…I’m serious about my running, and I don’t care who knows it.”

• "There is no track meet that I don't win the first-place medal."

• "In the first place, no one can beat me and that's all there is to it."

• “I take my time getting to the park on May Day because the track meet is the last thing on the program.”

• “’I always win cause I’m the best,’ I say straight at Gretchen…”

How would the story be different if it was written primarily from Raymond's point of view?

• The audience would have a very limited perspective of what's (really) going on due to Raymond's disability.

• The audience would not be [directly] exposed to the lesson Squeaky learns by the story's end.

• The audience would find out how Raymond feels regarding how he is treated by people.

• All of the above.

• None of the above.

Choose two examples from Squeaky's point of view that shows Squeaky has learned something by the end of the story.

• Squeaky isn't focused on whether or not she won the May Day race at the end of the story. Instead she is excited about the possibility of training Raymond to be a great runner.

• Squeaky wants nothing to do with Mr. Pearson after the race.

• Squeaky has a new respect for Gretchen after the race, realizing they both share a mutual love for running, and can maybe help train Raymond together.

• Squeaky thinks she will have to beat up Gretchen because she is too good a runner, and Squeaky doesn't like competition.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A

Why does the author include dialogue in the story?

• to teach the best way to resolve conflicts between girls

• to advance elements of the plot of "Raymond's Run"

• to describe the setting in more realistic detail

• to reveal elements of Squeaky's character

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.3B

Select the best two pieces of evidence from "Raymond's Run" that supports your choice from question number 7.

• "What are you, his mother?" sasses Rosie.

• "That's right, Fatso. And the next word out of anybody and I'll be their mother, too."

• "That new girl should give you a run for your money."

• "Wouldn't it be a nice gesture if you were...to ahhh...."

• "Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker," I correct him and tell him to write it down on his board.