Punctuation
Every sentence should start with what?
A capital letter
What do the R and A stand for in race?
R: restate the question
A: answer in your own words
What do you call a word that has the same meaning?
synonym
What is the first step in making an inference?
Using your prior knowledge
This character is the narrator and a girl.
Cassie
When citing words from a book or text, you must use what?
Quotation Marks, " "
What three components do you need when citing your evidence for race?
Transitional Phrases
Quotation Marks
Words directly from the text
What do you call words that have different meanings?
Antonyms
What two components do you need to make an inference?
Prior knowledge and what the text directly says
Why does Big Ma think something is wrong with Cassie at the beginning of chapter 4?
She is not acting like herself. She is going without eating, not sleeping through the night, and not playing outside.
When listing words, places, or people what needs to separate the words?
commas
Restate this question: What does the author reveal about Big Ma and Cassie?
*you do not need the passage*
The author reveals that Big Ma and Cassie are.....
Antonyms
Read the passage below.
When Mrs. Kay saw Ralph walk into her clothing store, she greeted him by name. Mrs. Kay took Ralph by the arm led him to a table stacked with new sweaters. Soon she was holding up a red sweater and nodding her head and smiling. Ralph, who has come in only for a pair of socks, started nodding his head along with her. "Not bad," he said, as he reached for his wallet.
What inference can you make from the fact that Mrs. Kay greets Ralph by name?
A. Mrs. Kay has guessed Ralph's name.
B. Ralph is wearing a name tag.
C. Mrs. Kay already knows Ralph.
D. Ralph is Mrs. Kay's son.
C. Mrs. Kay already knows Ralph.
What is Uncle Hammer's reaction when he hears the news about Cassie and Lillan Jean?
Uncle Hammer is in disbelieve when he hears what happens to Cassie. Big Ma downplays the incident noting that Cassie did not get hurt.
He gets upset and points out that Cassie emotionally hurt by Lillan's actions.
If you are showing emotion or expression what should you use?
Exclamation points
What part of race should your explanation support?
The answer in your own words
When Big Ma is reprimanding the children, what is she doing?
She is scolding, yelling, and punishing the children for what they have done.
Based on this excerpt, what can we infer about the events that may take place, "'Hush up child, hush up,' someone whispered behind me. I looked around. A woman who had occupied the wagon next to ours at the market looked down up. Mr. Barnett, his face red and eyes bulging, immediately pounced on her."
We can infer that Cassie is going to get in trouble for the way that she is speaking to Mr. Barnett.
How did Mr. Barnett react when Cassie "tugged on his shirt sleeve to get his attention"? Why did he react in this way?
Mr. Barnett acted as if Cassie had hit him. He reacted this way because he was appalled that Cassie had even touched him.
What is wrong in this passage:
i walked home from school last night and saw my friends an airplane and a squirrel. When I got home my mom told me, take out the trash honey." But I did not want to so I yelled back, "No" Then I got in trouble because I talked back to my mom.
I walked home from school las night and say my friends, an airplane, and a squirrel. When I got home my told me, "Take out the trash honey." But I did not want to so I yelled back, "No!" Then, I got in trouble because I talked back to my mom.
Why is it important to use RACE and how does it impact the reader?
It is important to use RACE because it creates structure and clarity that makes it easy for another reader to understand your ideas.
It means to be unfriendly and think you are better than others.
Synonym: Arrogant, proud, or selfish
"She's grown just like that Mr. Simms and she should've stoop up for me. I wouldn't've done her that way." From this quote what can we infer about Cassie's character and her knowledge about racism during this time period.
We can infer that Cassie is naive and unaware of the racial differences around her. She does not understand that Big Ma is trying to protect her from further harm.
What is the purpose of Granger's visit to the Logan family?
Mr. Granger is aware of the Logan's family attempt to boycott certain stores and is warning them not to do so.