Comprehension
Who was the parade for?
Wilma Rudolph
Why didn't Charmaine's mom buy her new shoes?
Strutting hard enough to shame a rooster
bragging/showing off
Who are the characters in the story
Alta, Charmaine, little mo, dee-dee, mom, Wilma Rudolph
"comes sashaying my way like she owns the sidewalk and everything on it"
Sashaying
walking with an attitude
Who grew up in Clarksville, TN?
Wilma Rudolph
Why did they have a parade for Wilma Rudolph?
She won the olympics
I leap after her like a scalded frog
moving fast
What is the setting of the story
Clarksville, TN
Bulky
large, difficult to move
What happened to Alta's shoes when racing Charmaine?
She got a hole in it
What re the Olympics?
Sports games played with everyone in the world
Struts by like she's queen of the block
boosting
What is the problem in the story?
The banner is too bulky for Alta to carry by herself
Scowling
frown, upset look
How do the girls get the banner to the parade?
helping each other and running
Did the story take place today or in the past?
In the past
We collapse on the curb
sit down on the curb exhausted
Charmaine helps them carry the banner
Glare
to look
Where are the girls going at the end of the book?
To a parade
What sport does Wilma Rudolph encourage the girls to like?
Running
I puff up like a spitting cat
bragging
How to Alta and Charmaine feel about each other at the end of the book?
They are friends
Fancy Convertible
a time of car