Raymond’s Run Plot and Themes

Hello O. L. Smith Community,

This week, we read Raymond’s Run and use the text to learn multiple skills. First, we used it to create a plot diagram. Once that was complete, we discussed theme and wrote what themes we found in the story. Students are also being asked to write how they found the theme using a quotation and reasoning as to why that quotation is evidence of the theme.

Some example themes students discussed were, “Don’t judge a book by its cover” and “Have confidence in your abilities.” Students then found quotations in the book and completed the sentence frame: “This quotations is an example of…” and then discussed if it was the main character’s actions, thoughts, feelings, or lessons that supported the theme.

If students did not complete the task in class, they have been asked to complete it for homework. Since the students need a quotation, I have included a link to the online PDF:

https://www.syracusecityschools.com/tfiles/folder836/raymond’s%20run%20text.pdf

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to contact me.

Megan Timpf