Seventh Grade 1
Who is the main character in Seventh Grade?
Victor
A story is an example of which type of writing?
Narrative writing
The turning point of the story
Climax
The people in the story
Characters
Who does Victor have a crush on?
Teresa
Why does Victor want to take French?
Teresa is in his class.
What is first person point of view?
When a story is told by a character in the story.
How the story ends
Resolution
When and where the story takes place
Setting
Does Mr. Bueller's encounter with Victor an internal or external conflict?
External
What is the Conflict in "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto?
Victor wanting Teresa to be his girl friend
What is third person point of view?
When the narrator is not a character in the story.
The beginning of the story where we are introduced to characters, setting, and background information
Exposition
The problem in the story
Conflict
What does Victor say to Teresa when she says "Hi Victor" after homeroom?
"Yea, that's me"
Why does Michael scowl?
He thinks it makes him look handsome and will attract girls.
What is second person point of view?
The narrator speaks directly to the reader
Events that take place after the climax
falling actions
What is plot?
The main events of the story
What subject does Victor pretend he is studying at lunch?
Math
In the climax of "Seventh Grade" what does Victor NOT want Mr. Bueller to do?
Tell Teresa that he does not know French
What does R.A.C.E. stand for?
Restate question, Answer question, Cite evidence, Explain
Where most of the actions take place. Leads to the climax.
Rising actions
Name the 5 stages of plot in order
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
How did Teresa react when Victor pretended to speak French?
She was impressed and wanted him to help her learn French