Analysis of “Seventh Grade” By Gary Soto The short story “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto is a fiction story. The author tells the story of a boy in Seventh Grade named Victor who took a French Class because he thought someday he might travel to France and also a girl he likes named Teresa is in that same class. The authors purpose is to entertain his readers and impart a lesson that you need to achieve your goals‚ you must work hard. The author is speaking to kids in middle school. The theme
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We have lost track of the days. We have lost track of the pain and suffering. We were a fool to befriend Equality 7-2521. The have forgotten about us and has left us in hell. We were discovered to be a friend of them but we could not admit it‚ for Equality 7-2521. We believe it was 2 years ago when I was taken to the Palace of Corrective Detention to admit the truth but our mouth made a promise to our brother. We were forced to remove our clothing and put upon us dirty rags. A bag was placed on
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Abby was born on March 29‚ 2003. She lives in Drayton‚ ON. Abby has a sister she loves dearly. She enjoys being with her friends and playing with her fat cat‚ Buddy. Abby likes to play soccer and swim. She enjoys eating‚ and takes it up as a hobby. I trace the line‚ straight across. The crisp‚ perfect line relieves me. The paper is surprisingly thin‚ and a porcelain white colour. Three more lines I draw‚ tracing the old‚ dull‚ and fading lines. I am an artist‚ writing in slick red. I’m not making
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with the spectacular as she transcends time and memory in a dramatic representation of a domestic family relationship turned sour. There are many examples of how Pollock accomplishes this‚ specifically by incorporating dramatic units such as the monologue spoken by Bob in the second act. At this point in the play‚ it is clearly known that the family relationship is deteriorating and that Bob has a dependence on alcohol. This dramatic unit ties in with both of these facts as Bob contemplates how her
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Gary Nash author of Red‚ White‚ and Black purpose to their readers is describing the early colonists‚ but also the relationships toward Europeans‚ the Indians‚ and the Africans. Nash successfully analyzes the impact of the colliding three cultures and interprets them to give an overall theme about the relationships between those who made America what it is today. He has shown another point of view to his reader that we grew up and was raise in a white people land; learning only the White people point
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Instructor’s Toolkit for Julia Morales’ Monologue Julia’s introductory monologue can be used in a variety of ways. Here are a few to consider: large class discussion small group discussion during class or clinical reflective journaling assignment web-based assignment: listen to the audio or read the script‚ then discuss and summarize the group’s conclusions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. What are Julia’s strengths? What are your concerns for this patient? What is the cause of your concern? What information
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never-ending flow of tears running down my face. Who would’ve thought‚ that a beast like me would feel shame and melancholy? After a few days‚ my gloom would pass and I would feel nothing but hatred towards him‚ Dr. Frankenstein. Then I would kill someone(s) to let out some anger‚ and then the whole cycle would start all over
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me to be. Or... (Crying) I wonder if she saw me take drugs. I took drugs last week father. And the thing is...I don’t even know why I did it. You know‚ my life is pretty good‚ (Nods) it is. But...I was just searching for something to make it great. S-something to make it matter (Pause) so...I don’t know‚ I guess last week when I had the chance to change that and it was…it was right there in front of me‚ I guess I was just scared to let that go. But I know it was wrong. And I want my mum to know that
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In the short fictional story “Broken Chain” Gary Soto begins drawing in the reader’s attention by describing Alfonso pushing back his teeth because he felt inadequate about his appearance and was trying to fix his teeth on his own because his parents could not afford braces. I immediately felt compassion for this character. I immediately wanted to know what was going to happen next‚ that’s when I learned he met a girl and needed to borrow his brothers bike. First the story
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began belting out the tunes of the song‚ amazing the audience with my brilliant monologue. Reality quickly set in. It seems I was rather naïve to think this way because before I could do perform‚ there was much work to be done. For starters‚ I had to rehearse and practice my lines over and over until I memorized them. This was not easy since I had to absorb the essence of the message behind every line of my monologue. “Was I expressing the correct emotions? Was I angry or was I expressing a joyous
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