1. RUNNERS

2. R Read the title and scan the text. Make predictions.
Read the title, look at pictures, scan the text. Make predictions about the genre and author’s purpose.
Do the pictures look real or fake?
Is there dialogue throughout the passage?
Fiction or non-fiction?
Be sure to read the writing that is under the title.(sometimes written in italics. Often this will give you a summary, hint at the main idea or give more information about the topic).
*Remember these are only predictions, so they may not be correct, but they will get your brain warmed up and thinking.

3. U Underline / highlight key words in the questions
This will help you set a purpose for reading. You should underline important names, dates, and parts of the question.
If a word is already bold or italicized it is not necessary to underline since it is already telling you how important the word is.
What is the question really asking? (author’s purpose, main idea, sequencing, etc.)

4. N Number the paragraphs / stanzas
If the passage contains a lot of dialogue, avoid numbering all of the paragraphs.

5. N Now read the passage

6. E Enclose clues to right answers
Highlight information in the passage that may be answers to the questions.

7. R Reread the question and all answer choices
Read the question again and focus on the words you circled / highlighted from before. Read the question again and read ALL of the answer choices A-D.

8. S Slash the trash and select the best answer
Show proof from the passage of where your answer was found (justify).

9. from Langston Hughes: Poet of the People
Read the passage using the RUNNERS strategies and answer questions#
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10. 35. In Senora Garcia's second line of the play, she says to Langston, "You two belong to different worlds." What does this expression mean?

11. 36. During which scene does the mood of the play become more intense?

12. 37. How does Senora Garcia contribute to the theme of the play?

13. 38. Which of the following sentences from "Langston Hughes: Poet of the People" expresses one of its central ideas?

14. 39. Read the following selection from the play.
MR. HUGHES (Sternly): You won't have any more time for poetry. (Drops paper into wastebasket and puts arm around LANGSTON's shoulders.) We'll talk later about what courses you'll take at Columbia University next year. You'll have to study a lot of science and math. (They exit, SENORA GARCIA takes crumpled paper from wastebasket, smooths it out.)
How does the dialogue and stage direction help convey the play's theme?

15. 40. Which best retells the main events of "Langston Hughes: Poet of the People"?