Seventh Grade
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Literary Elements
Miscellaneous
100

A facial action that Michael learned to impress girls; similar to a frown.

What is scowl?

100
A class which can be chosen, not required
What is an elective?
100

A person who is quite overweight might be described as this

What is portly?

100

A phrase which has a totally different meaning from its literal meaning, such as "she caught his eye".

What is an idiom?

100
The reason Victor and Michael picked grapes before school started
What is to buy their school clothes?
200

The main character who signs up for a French class to impress a girl

Who is Victor

200
to delay leaving
What is linger?
200
To shake with sudden quick movements
What is quiver?
200
This is the perspective from which the story is told
What is point of view?
200
Fresno, California 1st day of school
What is setting?
300

Victor's weakest subject

What is math

300
an angry look
What is scowl?
300
To mislead by faking your way through something
What is to bluff?
300
Series of events that take you through a story
What is plot?
300
Where does Victor go at the end of the story and why?
What is the library to check out French books?
400

The French word for hello

What is bonjour

400
To walk heavily, dragging one's feet
What is trudge?
400
A strong belief about something
What is conviction?
400
These are the personalities, actions, thoughts, and characteristics that characters are made of.
What are character traits?
400
Mr. Bueller's reaction when he realized that Victor pretended to speak French to impress Teresa.
What is that he is understanding?
500

When Gary Soto (the author) writes Seventh Grade, what does he mean near the end of the story when he describes Victor as having rose-bushes of shame on his face.

What is he is blushing

500
In a shy or embarrassed way
What is sheepishly?
500
To have fierceness, wild force
What is ferocity?
500
The turning point of a story
What is the climax?
500
If the story is told in 3rd person, who is telling the story?
What is a narrator?
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