How does Squeaky realize something new, understand something different or finally figure something out?
How might this change things in the story or in her life?
Thursday 2 October 2014
A-Ha Moment Raymond's Run
Answer this question in at least three complete sentences using evidence from the text. The evidence from the text must be added to your answer in quotation marks.
How does Squeaky realize something new, understand something different or finally figure something out?
How might this change things in the story or in her life?
How does Squeaky realize something new, understand something different or finally figure something out?
How might this change things in the story or in her life?
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Squeaky realizes that Gretchin is not that bad. She want's to coach Raymond with Gretchin when she smiles and thinks "Maybe she'd like to help me coach Raymond."Squeaky wants to be friends with Gretchin.
ReplyDeleteShe want's to be friends with Gretchin because they are both fast runners and they both take running seriously and they can both coach Raymond.
DeleteSqueaky realizes that Gretchen isnt so bad. One reason is that they smile in the respect way. They also don't start complaining about what happened. They finnaly became friends. This will decrease the competiton with them. One reason is that are friends. Anthor reason is that they will coach raymond to be a good runner, and become closer. Finally, Squeaky thinks that Gretchen is a nice guy
ReplyDeleteShe realizes that she has lots of ribbons and wants to get Ramon some
ReplyDeleteIn the beginning squeaky was mocking Gretchen's friends telling them that they are fat and calling her brother stupid but at the end she becomes nice to Gretchen and her friends also her brother
ReplyDeleteSqueaky figured out something new. She realized that she likes Gretchen. "And I smile. Cause she's (Gretchen) good." So, Squeaky likes Gretchen.
ReplyDelete"And I lean down to catch my breath and here comes 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."
Delete"So I stand there with my new plans, laughing out loud by this time as Raymond jumps down from the fence."
Deletesqueaky realizes that here brother has alot of potentail as a runner. After all he always keeps up with her trots and annoys here other brother george. This will change and make her realize to just be yourself.
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ReplyDeleteSqueaky realizes that Gretchen is not that bad. "Maybe she'd like to help me coach Raymond" "She's not so bad" "We stand there with a big smile of respect between us."
ReplyDeleteI think this will change the story, because Squeaky will see Gretchen and Raymond differently. "And I look over at Gretchen wondering what the P stands for. And I smile. Cause there's no doubt about it. Maybe she'd like to help me coach Raymond; she obviously is serious about running, as any fool can see." In this quote, Squeaky realizes that Gretchen is actually a good runner and that she want's her to help her coach Raymond. "It occurs to me, watching how smoothly he climbs hand over hand and remebering how he looked running with his arms down at his side and the wind pulling his mouth back and his teeth showing and all, it occured to me that Raymond would make a very fine runner." In this part of the story Squeaky finally sees that Raymond would make a good runner. The story shows that Squeaky changed because of the new girl Gretchen, making her realize that Gretchen is a good runner and that Raymond would be a good runner.
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It might change the story because she will want to get to know Gretchen, and she'll want to retire as a runner and coach Raymond.
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ReplyDeleteI think that squeaky can be good friends because they smiled at each other with respect
ReplyDeleteWhen Gretchen nodes to congratulate squeaky for her win and squeaky notice that Gretchen isn't so bad...
ReplyDeleteBecause squeaky and Gretchen might be friends for now on
Squeaky changes because she isn't so obsessed with winning anymore, she wants to help Raymond get something special. And in this race with Gretchen Squeaky relizes all of the opportunities that she has with other things. She wants to help Raymond and be friends with Gretchen, I can prove this because it says, "Maybe she'd like to help me coach Raymond". This might change the story in her ice because she says, "…with a little more study I can beat Cynthia and her phony self at the spelling bee…" And she has the idea of starting piano, too, so she is recognizing the opportunities and taking them, which can change her life.
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On the other side of the fence is Raymond with his arms down and his palms tucked up behind him running in his very own style and it is the first time I have ever saw that and I stop to watch my brother Raymond on his first run
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She realizes that Raymond would be a good runner. "My brother Raymond, a great runner in the family tradition". Something that might change her life is being friends with Gretchen.
ReplyDelete1. A. That she realizes that is new is that Raymond is a good runner and that Gretchens not so bad. "He is a great runner in the family tradition".
ReplyDelete2. It will change her life because she can run with Raymond and has a new friend. "Then she smiled at me and I smiled back.
Squeaky realizes she Dosent always have to win. She says "I can always retire as a runner and become a coach and Raymond asy champion". She was going to help Raymond become a runner.
ReplyDeleteSqeakey realizes that maybe her brother Raymond could make a good runner. "It occurs to me, watching how smoothly he climbs hand over hand and remembering how he looked running with the arms down by his sides and the wind pulling his mouth back and his teeth showing and all, it occurred to me that Raymond would make a very fine runner" "I could always retire as a runner and begin a whole new career as a coach with Raymond" That means she changed from the beginning of the story because she doesn't care about running as she did before and she wants to help Raymond become a good runner.
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"everyone thinks im jumping up and down because the men on the loudspeaker have finally gotten themselves together and compared notes and are announcing."
ReplyDelete"I over at Gretchen wondering what the "p" stands for and I smile cause she's good no doubt about it maybe she'd like to help me coach Raymond."
"she nods to congratulate me and then she smiles and I smile we stand there with this big smile of respect between us."
I think squeaky has changed because she is not that upset with Gretchen here is some evidence from the text: "And she nods to congratulate me and then she smiles. And I smile. Me and Gretchen stand there with a big smile of respect between us."
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She finds out that her brother could be a champion. " If I lost the race, or if me and Gretchen tied, or I even if I won, I can always retire as a runner and begin a whole new career as a coach with Raymond as my champion." she also changed because she started to like Gretchen for a while and starts to smile too. " And I smile. We stand there with this big smile of respect between us. It's about as real a smile as girls can do for each other, considering we don't practice real smiling everyday."
ReplyDeleteShe realizes that Gretchen might want to help train Raymon. This might change squeakys life because Gretchen and her may be friends. In the text, it said that,"we stand there with this big smile of respect," that may become into a friendship. Squeaky also realizes that Gretchen is good at running too. In the text, it said: "and I smile. Cause she's good, no doubt about it."
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Squeaky realizes that Gretchen was not that bad after all. When she was anonced first Raymond came over with his hands to his side a his teeth showing. When Gretchen and squeaky looked at each other they realized they where probably going to be friends.
ReplyDeleteSqeacy finally relies "that Raymond can run she could coach him and that he is fast. pluse Gretchen is not have bad and could be nice and that she could study to beat Cynthia in the spelling bee."
ReplyDeleteI think squeaky learned somthing about her brother because "and on the other side of the fence is Raymond with his arms down to the side and the palms tucked up behind him,running in his own style and it's the first time I ever saw that and I almost stop to watch my brother Raymond on his first run". So that means she probably wants to teach him to be a runner some day.
ReplyDeleteShe realizes that Gretchen is not very bad after all when she nods her head in respect and that sh might want to help coach Raymond. They are both serious about running so they might me good friends.
ReplyDeleteSqueaky finally realized that Gretchen wasn't that bad and that they both loved running and that they have some similarities. Squeaky realized that Gretchen could help her train her brother or at least they could be friends
ReplyDeleteMy response was that "in second place miss Gretchen p.lewis." And I look over at Gretchen wondering what does the 'p"stand for. "And I smile ."cause she's good no doubt about it"."maybe she'd like to help me help coach Raymond ;she obviously is serious about running ,as any fool can see".
ReplyDeleteI think when she changed she felt that her and Gretchen were not vary different after all, and they should not fight and be friends. And it dose not mater who wins ti is just having fun that maters.
ReplyDeleteShe realizes that she can retire and be a coach because 'and Begin a whole new career as a coach with Raymond as my champion-Dyson
ReplyDeleteSqueaky has a few A-Ha moments in this story I found two: and I almost stopped to watch my brother Raymond on his first run. I also found another a-ha moment: and I smile. Cause she's good no sought about it. Hazel is nice to any one in her head , at first I thought she was one of those girls who just says all of her thoughts out loud but she keeps most of her thoughts locked up in her brain.
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Hazel realizes that she shouldn't of made fun of Gretchen because Gretchen wasn't as bad as Hazel thought."I sort of like her a little for the first time." Since Gretchen wasn't as bad as Hazel thought, she thought that maybe Gretchen could help Hazel train Raymond to run."Cause she's good, no doubt about it."
ReplyDeleteI think there was an Aha! moment when Squeaky realized and had an Aha moment when she looked on the other side of the fence and saw Raymond with "palms tucked up behind him, running in his very own style," and "he starts climbing up, nice and easy but very fast. And it occurs to me, watching how smoothly he climbs hand over hand and remembering how he looked running with his arms down to his side and with the wind pulling his mouth back and his teeth showing and all, it occurred to me that Raymond would make a very fine runner." Those two moments contributed a lot (I think) to Squeaky's aha moment because she noticed that he can keep up with her "Doesn't he keep up with me on my trots? And surely he knows how to breathe in counts of seven cause he's always doing it at the dinner table, which drives my brother George p the wall." So I conclude that when Raymond was running by the fence she had an aha moment and realized that Raymond would make a fine runner.
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I think there was an Aha! moment when Squeaky realized and had an Aha moment when she looked on the other side of the fence and saw Raymond with "palms tucked up behind him, running in his very own style," and "he starts climbing up, nice and easy but very fast. And it occurs to me, watching how smoothly he climbs hand over hand and remembering how he looked running with his arms down to his side and with the wind pulling his mouth back and his teeth showing and all, it occurred to me that Raymond would make a very fine runner." Those two moments contributed a lot (I think) to Squeaky's aha moment because she noticed that he can keep up with her "Doesn't he keep up with me on my trots? And surely he knows how to breathe in counts of seven cause he's always doing it at the dinner table, which drives my brother George p the wall." So I conclude that when Raymond was running by the fence she had an aha moment and realized that Raymond would make a fine runner.
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Squeaky realizes that Gretchen might not be all that bad, " here comes Gretchen walking back, for shes 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 for the first time.". Squeaky also realizes that Raymond would be a good runner. " Watching how smoothly he climbs hands over hand and remembering how he looked running with his arms down by his sides and the wind pulling back his mouth and his teeth showing and all, it occurred to mem that Raymond would make a very fine runner"
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i think it changed her life becuse now she knows that gretchen is kinda nice and that raymond is fast!
ReplyDeleteAt first, Hazel (Squeaky) wants to win, and not let Gretchen win, " So, as far as everyone's concerned, I'm the fastest and that goes for Gretchen too, who has put out the tale that she will win the first place medal. Ridiculous. In the second place, she's got short legs. In the third place, she has freckles. In the first place, no one can beat me and that's all there is to it." Then, after she actually wins the race she discovers that Gretchen isn't as bad as she thought. " And I look over at Gretchen wondering what the P stands for. And I smile. She's good no doubt about it. Maybe she'd like to help me coach Raymond; she obviously is serious about running, as any fool can see. And she nods to congratulate me and then she smiles. And I smile. We stand there with this big smile of respect between us. It's about as real a smile girls can do for each other, considering we don't practice real smiling every day, you know," And she discovers that Raymond is going to be a great runner.
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At the end of the story she starts to like gretchen.
ReplyDeleteShe notices her borther is a fast runner and is a part of the family tradition
She says snotty things to the girls but really in the end she likes them more
There were a lot of times when Hazel changed. For example, when Mr. Pearson said her name as Squeaky Hazel corrected him and said that her name was Hazel Elizabeth Deborah Parker and that is something that she had never done before. Also, at the end, Hazel realizes that maybe Gretchen wasn't so bad after all. She also thought that Raymond was a good runner and that maybe Gretchen could help train him so he can get better at it. Hazel realizes that Raymond was part of the family tradition of very fast runners. I think that if the author, Toni Cade Bambara, were to make another story continuing this, the girls, Gretchen and Hazel, would become good friends.
ReplyDeleteOne of Squeaky's aha moments was at the very end. When Squeaky realizes that she can do multiple things other than running if she tries, and puts her mind to it. At the beginning Squeaky is all about beating Gretchen, and showing her whose boss. At the end Squeaky's heart loosens up a bit and she respects Gretchen, and maybe even wants to become friends with her. I think that the moral of this story is, don't judge people on how they look on the outside but on the inside.
ReplyDeleteI think when Squeaky changed she felt that her and Gretchen were not very different after all, and they should not fight and should be friends. Also, it does not mater who wins it is just having fun that maters. Squeaky realizes that she respects Gretchen, "And I smile. Cause she’s good, no doubt about it." In the end I think they will be friends.
ReplyDeleteIt's Ainsley. She discovers new things by noticing her surroundings. That's how she noticed that Raymond would be a good runner. This will change her life and the story because she will be more careful to look around. Squeaky will notice more things that will change the stories and her life and the people around her's life
DeleteAfter the race Squeaky realized something special. She actually likes Gretchen as a friend. Then she let's go of her "I AM THE FASTEST PERSON" feeling and starts to look around that. She started thinking that the race doesn't matter. She didn't care who won. She just changed completely. Squeaky wanted to teach her brother how to run even faster with Gretchen tagging along with Squeaky.~Alex K.
ReplyDeleteSqueaky realizes that Raymond follows her in the race. She saw him runnin along side of the same fence that she was as well.
ReplyDeleteSqueaky realizes that she may be able to be friends with Gretchen. She thinks she may not be so bad after all which would change the story. They both would having running in common so they may be able to get along.
-Jane
Squeaky really wanted to win. Squeaky realized she can be friends with Gretchen. Squeaky found out that Gretchen could help Raymond. "Me and Grethcen stand there with a big smile of respect between us." They show they are now friends.
ReplyDeleteSqueaky finally realizes at the end of the story that Gretchen isn't so bad after all. She even thinks that Gretchen could help her coach Raymond when they are older. This could change her future and maybe be able to coach Raymond!
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