The First Day Of Seventh Grade By Gary Soto

In “Seventh Grade”, by Gary Soto, Victor is mostly awkward but is also fearless. During lunch, Victor secretly looks for Teresa. Here, he explains what he does to hide his search for her. He pretends to study, and fakes speech among other things. Essentially, Victor explains that he wants to find Teresa without other kids knowing. Basically, the author is saying that he is awkward around and at the thought of Teresa. Victor is awkward because he “stretched out lazily” in trying to “disguise his snooping” while looking for Teresa. By “snooping” the author means that he is secretly looking for Teresa. This action displays how he can’t act normal while thinking of her. It can be inferred that Victor is awkward about Teresa. Even though some may

In the story “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto, a seventh grader name Victor joins a french class to spend more time to see his crush which is a girl named Teresa. He has liked her since they were in catechism which is a city in california. He knew she was taking french and joined to impress her and with any luck they would be in the same class. In this story it will show how this 7th grade boy goes from embarrassed, to guilty, to determined throughout the story.

Imagine you are in seventh grade, trying to impress a girl you like. You lie and get embarrassed for pretending to be someone you are not. In Gary Soto's "Seventh Grade,” the main character pretends to be fluent in French, although he is not. This embarrassing situation sets up the theme of the story, which is not to pretend to be someone you are not. The author develops the theme using the specific literary elements of characterization, dialogue, and imagery.

Once discovering this article one morning, it was apparent that 6/10 people who have crushes on a person, often lie to that person in order to ensure their portrait of utmost lovability. Being the majority, perhaps it is not too far from reality that this one boy would lie to his crush in order to gain her affection. One can believe that in this heartwarming story; “7th Grade”, the author, Gary Soto leaves the protagonist to believe that “if a person truly loved someone they would take risks for them and sometimes lying is a risk people can take in order to love them.” Here, we start the detailed breakdown of this wonderful story.

The theme of “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto, is that seventh grade boys are insecure around girls. Gary Soto illuminates this theme with elements of literature such as allusions, imagery, setting, and how the characters talk to each other (dialogue). In the story, Soto mentions a famous magazine called GQ magazine which is a men’s magazine that is all about being handsome/fashion and how to talk to girls. The author also used many descriptive words to help us imagine what was currently happening at that moment in time such as, “They shook hands, raza-style, and jerked their heads at one another in a saludo de vato,” ‘“I think it works,” Michael said. He scowled and let his upper lip quiver,” “Victor couldn’t stand to look at Teresa.

The responses listed within this writing are about the firsthand experiences that are described within the book A Child Called “It” written by Dave Pelzer. Although there is an overabundance of examples of abuse, neglect and maltreatment given in this book, the support listed is narrowed down to give the best samples of why a reader may feel these specific situations occurred. Each segment will be discussed and explained fully so that the reader is able to grasp why each specific reference was selected.

I'm truly impressioned by the way he expressed about "the scholarship boy". On page 352 Richard Rodriguez markedly talks about the perspective he haves about this character that went from a synonym as an imitator of education to being changed by education and being referred now as a good student.It is a fact that education changes everyone I agree, one of the main concepts it takes to be changed by education is to concentrate, stay focused and committed. This part of the book I feel like I understand yet I feel sort of confuse, He got a strong point it is a life vivid example that I've seen and in essence it takes a lot to change a person academically wise but is not impossible. I feel like his family cycle and so did mine, also experienced

Young people wind up neglecting high school for various reasons. In this circumstance, a number of students either don't have the aspiration to remain in school or they simply cannot stand to pay the tuition. In a couple of cases, the students dropout, as a result of low quality teaching. According to the article, Let Kids Rule The School by Susan Engel, she states “I recently followed a group of eight public high school students, aged 15 to 17, in Western Massachusetts as they designed & ran their own school within a school.” This quote shows that in our society today, its critical to consider who our 'associates' are in a peer learning group & how they don’t have a part like an educator.

Schools lacking social utilities that are needed to promote the academic status of its students is an issue. Whether these benefits should be kept opened or closed is widely debated in most societies. The condition of such schools is an important issue because it determines the future of its students academically. Some issues facing schools include social, public and economic issues; this essay will consider arguments concerning the social, public and economical causes of this problem through the use of Jonathan Kozol 's "FREMONT HIGH SCHOOL", which was written to expose the poor conditions in Fremont high school and seek in the improvement of the school system.

Dave Pelzer’s book, “A Child Called It” (1995), chronicled the unforgettable accounts of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California’s history. The book is an intriguing, yet intimidating journey through the torturing childhood of the author, himself. The child, Dave Pelzer¸ was emotionally and physically tormented by his unstable mother. He was the victim of abuse in his own home, a source of ridicule at his own school, and stripped of all existence. This book left me in suspense as I waited with anticipation for the end of this little boy’s struggle to live. Throughout this paper, I will focus on the events that took place in this book and discuss my personal feelings and the effects this story had on me.

The book 7th grade by Gary Soto is about a boy who is trying to impress a girl that he likes by doing things he normally wouldn’t do. And the poem Oranges by Gary Soto is about a boy and a girl who like each other and the boy tries to be kind to the girl by going out of his way. The theme in both books is the same; kindness can be given if they allow themselves to walk in another's shoes. In the beginning of the book “7th grade”, the theme is shown when Victor says to himself thinking “That's weird Michael thinks making a face makes him look handsome. ”

Reading Charles Perrault's Cinderella in class on Friday was nostalgic. Cinderella was a huge part of my childhood. The idea of a girl who didn't have the most ideal life turning into a princess overnight excited me as a child. Although elements of Cinderella are completely fictional, many of the themes are relatable. Some themes explored in Cinderella are forgiveness, family, unconditional love, and self-worth.

In the writing Fremont High School by Jonathan Kozol he discusses the reality of urban schools and how they are unable to obtain the proper education. At Fremont High School children are not always able to eat during their lunch period, the proper education needed for college is not obtained, the school reflects institutional discrimination, and the building is overcrowded limiting course offerings for children.

Through the narrative “The Scholarship Boy” I find few turning points that I notice a shift in the demeanor of Richard Rodriguez as well as how I perceive the story. First of all, it is made apparent to me that people acknowledge him for his successes by making remarks such as, “Your parents must be proud” or “How did you manage it? According to the opening paragraphs Rodriguez is seen as a model student. Although this may be true, the first turning point I find suggests otherwise as Rodriguez conveys, “For although I was a very good student, I was also a very bad student…Always successful, always unconfident. Exhilarated by my process. Sad.” This quote changed my perspective of Rodriguez because of the negative emotion he expresses toward his family. By the same token, I recall my sister being an outstanding achiever throughout school, yet, she was similarly depressed as well as annoyed towards me and the rest of our family. This flashback assisted me in relating to Rodriguez’s emotions towards his successes. In the same fashion, I am supplied a grasp of his shift in tone and direction in the narrative.

On my first day of Seventh grade it was different from victors first day of school. First, I did not try to impress someone. Second, I listened to