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    it says “Sometimes when we let our fears get us down”‚ I can say more because it just not facts I can write in my lead. E: Exactly. Did you also notice that she included the author and name of the text she was writing about- The Marble Champ by Gary Soto H: [Nods] E: She did so that if her readers are really drawn to the story and want to read more about the literary text they have all the details to help them

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    In “A Summer Life‚” Soto brilliantly strings words and images together to form an almost ingenious personal narrative from the perspective of a six-year-old. Not only does he selectively choose words that depict the naive imagination of a six-year-old‚ but he also uncovers the protagonist’s guilt and fear of getting caught through the most impressive symbolism. Soto’s personal narrative brings together the creativity and paranoia that is evident in the lives of most children. He uses literary

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    Baseball In April When you love something would you give up if there was a tiny obstacle in your way? I know I wouldn’t. In the short narrative “Baseball in April” in the book Baseball In April by Gary Soto‚ a boy named Jesse is determined to get better at baseball‚ a sport that both his brother and him love. Even though Jesse isn’t that good he sticks with the game and overcomes all the challenges he faced. In this story Jesse shows you to Never give up at something you love.

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    curveball at me as I read. The unexpected dark drop impacted me because it was stunning on my end‚ as I‚ and more than likely no one else who read this previously was expecting such a sudden turn. That being said‚ the theme of this poem seems to be how life can look very pleasant on the outside‚ but others often are unaware of the terrors that lurk on the inside. Him being alone in his room could imply him being alone in his thoughts‚ “naked” and “grotesque” possibly elaborating on how he feels on the

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    are trying to save Mr. Terupt´s job. Because the schools budget is low and a teacher needs to be cut‚ and it’s most likely going to be Terupt‚ but the kids do everything in their power to make sure it won’t be. Also in the story “Marble Champ” by Gary Soto‚ Lupe the main character is determined to never give up on her goal to win the marble championship. Lupe and kids all learned a valuable on being determined and never giving up‚ a lesson and i’m sure you will learn to‚ by reading this story. As

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    In my literary essay “Theme Literary Essay 2: The Jacket‚” I wrote about the lesson Gary Soto learns: Bad things happen not to punish you but prepare you for the future. The genre of my writing is a literary obviously and I choose that essay rather the character essay because overall; I did better in the theme literary essay. I was much more organized‚ I cited from the text‚ and provided reason for all my evidence. One technique that I used in my literary essay‚ as mentioned‚ keeping it organized

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    Yollie Yollie from “Mother and Daughter”‚ by Gary Soto is remarkable because she has many admirable characteristics while this story takes place at Yollie’s house. Yollie is very intelligent. Her family is very poor. She often is a joker but has to deal with her mom teasing her back. Yollie is very intelligent‚ poor‚ a joker‚ and very lovable but her mom and her struggle to find more money for them to buy new things. Yollie shows many traits throughout the story‚ “Mother and Daughter”. In the beginning

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    The exerpts were from the books Seventh Grade by Gary Soto and Charles by Shirley Jackson. The main setting in Seventh Grade was in French class where Victor acts like he knows how to speak French to impress Teresa. The main setting for Charles was at the luch table at home where Laurie told his parents about this really bad kid named Charles which was secretly him. The main setting of Seventh Grade by Gary Soto was in French class where Victor said random words that sounded french to impress

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    Some people make up lies about themselves or their family members. Lying about one’s self is bad because one is not being truthful about who one is. Lying to people one cares about can bring someone loneliness and sadness. “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto and “Heartbeat” by David Yoo apprise us that Victor and Dave learn the importance of being themselves because regretful situations occur‚ and their classmates may never trust them again. Being truthful

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    Loretta Young once said “Love isn’t something you find. Love is something that finds you.” This popular theme is present in Gary Soto’s work.Victor‚ the protagonist in the short story Seventh Grade and the protagonist in the poem Oranges both have a goal which is to convince the girl they like to fall in love with them. The goal in both stories was that the main characters is trying to impress a the girl they like. Victor‚ the main character in Seventh Grade likes a girl named Teresa. She had

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