Seventh Grade by Gary Soto is a story based on the first day of school at a middle school where the main character is a boy named Victor Rodriguez witch was in Seventh grade. In the story Charles wrote in 1948 a little girl named Laurie is always getting in trouble, Thus She makes up a fake name for herself to keep her parents from knowing it. In the story Seventh Grade by Gary Soto the narrator develops the setting by giving details about how the school is like the emotions that people go through.
“Seventh Grade is a fictional short story by Gary Soto and its purpose is to entertain. This book “Seventh Grade” teaches young adults how they can search for their community and their place. “Seventh Grade” multiple languages such as French or Spanish. This book also uses third person limited narrative. An example of a simile from the book would be “It was confusing, like the inside of a watch”.
When that book was completed, the teacher tried to engage Benji in another center, but he remained looking at a book. Another student came up and asked Benjy if he had ever been to a water slide, and Benji responded “no”. Benji put his book up when the teacher announced it was clean up time, and then he went over to two boys and helped them put away the toy trucks on the floor. School Psychologist Summary and Recommendations:
“Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto and What it’s About At first Victor didn’t like seventh grade for many reasons. However, the text shows many ways that Victor changed in that prospect. For example, he went from saying he felt awful to saying that he would like 7th grade, he also went from hating French class to loving it, and finally he changed from trying to impress Teresa to just loving her. First of all Victor changed from saying he felt awful to saying he was going to like 7th grade.
As a maturing writer, one must evaluate literature to realize how to fully comprehend one's own writing and many other pieces of written works. The suspenseful and mysterious novel, Among the Imposters, by Margaret Peterson Haddix, presents a story imploring to be evaluated. In the novel, a young boy, Luke, has been locked away from the world as an illegal third child, he finds his opening to freedom when a deceased companion's father offers him a new identity. Readers will follow Luke on his unforgiving yet hopeful journey, as he attends his new school as a legal child. Readers will then learn the secrets to the government's prejudiced ways.
Wonder Summary The novel, Wonder by R.J Palacio, describes the story of August Pullman, a ten-year-old boy from New York City, and his fifth grade experience in Beecher Prep. August or “Auggie” was born with a facial deformity that made it difficult for him to do things a normal boy would do his age, such as going to school or making friends. He lives with his parents Isabel and Nate Pullman, his older sister Via, and his old dog named Daisy.
Wonder Summary | Abigail Cates | P.5 In the book, Wonder, takes place in our modern world, where young August is just getting into his new private school. He’s never been to a school like this before, only ever being homeschooled. The problem is, his face is different than others. Wonder is an amazing book by Raquel J. Palacio, showing a life with ups and downs of living a life with a different face than other kids.
Even my talkative teacher was reduced to a slack-jawed stare of awe. As my brief embarrassment and their slight shock quickly passed, I was cheered for. I was the reading champion! The hero of literature that would lead our class to victory! I even earned one of Mrs. Fisher’s rarely-given rewards (a Strawberry
In “Wonder”, the author RJ Palacio writes from the perspective of August, to give the reader levels of insight and empathy for the main character. August goes through the ringer on a daily basis just to try and earn his education “Rat Boy. Freak. Monster. Freddy Kruger.
The short story "An Hour with Abuelo" by Judith Ortiz Cofer, discusses the theme thats the way life is. "My mother tells me that Don Arturo had once been a teacher back in Puerto Rico, but had lost his job after the war. Then he became a farmer. She's always saying in a sad voice Ay, bendito! What a waste of a fine mind then casually shrugs her shoulders and says Así es la vida.
In this novel wonder by R.J. Palacio, she wrote about a 10 year old boy that finds himself challenged in his difference in appearance from others. For example, August says “ I wish that I had a normal face that no one notices” pg 1. This shows that August was self conscious about his face when he is at school and walking down the streets . August was singled out when he went to school and everywhere he goes. When August said“ he didn't want to sit next to me because I was too messy with my food” pg 67.
For my realistic fiction book, I read, Wonder, by R.J. Palacio. The setting of Wonder, is Beecher Prep, in North River Heights, Manhattan. Beecher Prep is the main character, August Pullman’s, school. August Pullman is a boy in 5th grade who has a disease called, Treacher Collins Syndrome, this causes him to look different from all the other kids, which ultimately is the main conflict.
Sandra Cisneros’ short story “Eleven”, poem “My Wicked Wicked Ways”, and book The House on Mango Street have many similarities and differences in terms of style, tone, theme, character and setting. In the short story “Eleven”, Sandra Cisneros manages to convey a powerful message about growing up from the perspective of an eleven year old. The story starts out with Rachel, the protagonist, who is turning eleven today. It starts out with her at school while she's in math class.
The book Wonder by R.J. Palacio, teaches a valuable lesson that people of all ages should learn. I know that sometimes I’m scared and feel weird when people look at me, but I know it was nothing like he went through. Everyday was a new struggle that he had to live through. There are a couple of themes that work with this story like, “Never judge a book by its cover”, or, You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” These are great quotes that describe the story and how the main character, Auggie, feels.
In R J Palacio’s “Wonder” Olivia Pullman, “Via”, is a sibling to August, the main character. Via has a very interesting and complex personality, in which she both loves her brother, and seeks to find freedom away from him. She is a very bold and almost demanding person throughout the book. Via was a very well written character. She was both over protecting of Auggie and tired of having to protect him.
