5 Facts About Toni Cade Bambara
- She was born March 25, 1939
- She was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1993 and died of it in 1995
- Her first book was Gorilla, My Love in 1972
- Her education was Queens collage
- She was born in New York City to parents Walter and Helen
Prereading Reflection:
What are some activities you enjoy doing that help show what kind of person you are?
An activity I enjoy doing is driving remote control cars because it is fun to use a remote to drive a little car that goes 40mph and it is also fun to fix them if they break.
How do the activities you enjoy make you unique?
The activities I enjoy make me unique because I think that not many people drive the cretin kind of remote control cars as me and also because not many people know about remote control cars.
Vocabulary:
Define each term as it is used in the context of the story, provide a quote for each term
Prodigy: To be generous to one another. "A regular prodigy."(pg.39)
Liable: When something will probably happen. "But of course he does, cause 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."(pg.39&40)
Gesture: To be kind to someone. "Wouldn't it be a nice gesture if you were...to ahhh..."(pg.43)
Overshot: To pass your destination. "And I lean down to catch my breath and here come s 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 real pro and I sort of like her a little for the first time.(pg.45&46)
Obviously: To be clear about yourself. "Maybe she'd like to help me coach Raymond
Contrasting Ideas:
Provide at least three examples from the text to support each idea
Squeaky shows RESPECT for Squeaky shows DISRESPECT for someone or something someone or something
When she says that Gretchen is actually When Mary Louise said "You singing
good and that maybe she should ask her if up for the May Day races?" and squeaky said
she wants to help coach Raymond. "A dumb question like that doesn't deserve an
answer."
When she says that she will not call When squeaky says that her mother should be
Mr. Pearson Beanstalk be cause she has grateful because squeaky will not wear a white
grown out of that silliness. organdy dress even though her mom wants her
to.
When she will stand up for Raymond if When she says to Mary Louise "That's right,
they want to say anything mean about him Fatso." It is disrespectful because you should they would have to go through her first. not call someone fat.
What are some activities you enjoy doing that help show what kind of person you are?
An activity I enjoy doing is driving remote control cars because it is fun to use a remote to drive a little car that goes 40mph and it is also fun to fix them if they break.
How do the activities you enjoy make you unique?
The activities I enjoy make me unique because I think that not many people drive the cretin kind of remote control cars as me and also because not many people know about remote control cars.
Vocabulary:
Define each term as it is used in the context of the story, provide a quote for each term
Prodigy: To be generous to one another. "A regular prodigy."(pg.39)
Liable: When something will probably happen. "But of course he does, cause 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."(pg.39&40)
Gesture: To be kind to someone. "Wouldn't it be a nice gesture if you were...to ahhh..."(pg.43)
Overshot: To pass your destination. "And I lean down to catch my breath and here come s 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 real pro and I sort of like her a little for the first time.(pg.45&46)
Obviously: To be clear about yourself. "Maybe she'd like to help me coach Raymond
Contrasting Ideas:
Provide at least three examples from the text to support each idea
Squeaky shows RESPECT for Squeaky shows DISRESPECT for someone or something someone or something
When she says that Gretchen is actually When Mary Louise said "You singing
good and that maybe she should ask her if up for the May Day races?" and squeaky said
she wants to help coach Raymond. "A dumb question like that doesn't deserve an
answer."
When she says that she will not call When squeaky says that her mother should be
Mr. Pearson Beanstalk be cause she has grateful because squeaky will not wear a white
grown out of that silliness. organdy dress even though her mom wants her
to.
When she will stand up for Raymond if When she says to Mary Louise "That's right,
they want to say anything mean about him Fatso." It is disrespectful because you should they would have to go through her first. not call someone fat.