1. SEVENTH GRADE
BY: GARY SOTO

2. AUTHOR INFORMATION: BORN IN 1952 GREW UP IN FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
WENT TO COLLEGE TO STUDY FOR GEOGRAPHY, FOUND POETRY AND WRITING

3. CONNECT TO YOUR LIFE

4. OBJECTIVES: 1. TO UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE A SHORT STORY
2. UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF SETTING
3. USE ACTIVE READING STRATEGIES TO UNDERSTAND THE SETTING OF THE STORY AND THE MAIN CHARACTER
IDENTIFY THEME

5. WORDS TO KNOW BLUFF CONVICTION ELECTIVE FEROCITY LINGER PORTLY QUIVER
SCOWL
SHEEPISHLY
TRUDGE

6. BLUFF: (V) TO MISLEAD OR DECEIVE; TO FAKE

7. CONVICTION: (N) A STRONG BELIEF

8. ELECTIVE: (N) AN OPTIONAL ACADEMIC COURSE OR SUBJECT

9. FEROCITY: (N) EXTREME FIERCENESS; INTENSITY

10. LINGER: (V) TO CONTINUE TO STAY; DELAY LEAVING

11. PORTLY: (ADJ) STOUT OR OVERWEIGHT

12. QUIVER: (V) TO SHAKE WITH A SLIGHT, RAPID MOVEMENT

13. SCOWL: (V) TO LOOK ANGRY BY DRAWING THE EYEBROWS TOGETHER AND FROWNING

14. SHEEPISHLY: (ADV) WITH A BASHFUL OR EMBARRASSED LOOK

15. TRUDGE: (V) TO WALK HEAVILY; PLOD

16. SHORT STORY: USUALLY REVOLVES AROUND A SINGLE IDEA; SHORT ENOUGH TO BE READ AT ONE SETTING PLOT: SEQUENCE OF EVENTS CONFLICT: PROBLEM OR STRUGGLE EXPOSITION: SETS THE STAGE; CHARACTERS INTRODUCED; SETTING DESCRIBED RISING ACTION: THE CONFLICT UNFOLDS AS SUSPENSE BUILDS CLIMAX: TURNING POINT OF STORY FALLING ACTION: CONCLUSION OF STORY

17. ASSIGNMENT: MAKE SURE YOU KEEP ALL YOUR NOTES TOGETHER AND ANY WORK THAT WE DO IN CLASS.