Have you ever wanted to be good at something‚ but you couldn’t figure out how and you just wanted to quit?This is how Lupe Medrano felt in the story “Marble Champ” by Gary Soto.Lupe is good at everything‚chess‚spelling bees straight A’s‚perfect attendance‚and she even has her own shelf in her room built for all of her awards that she had won.The only things she had never won at were sports.She tried to beg her body to run as fast as the other girls‚but she could never do it.Then one day she wanted
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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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interesting. Conflicts allows characters to interact with one another in different ways to reveal their personality. The main conflict in “Seventh Grade” is internal. It takes place in Victor’s Mind. In “Melting Pot” the conflicts are external. They take place between groups of people. In an essay‚ write about whether these conflicts have winners. In “Seventh Grade” the conflict is internal. Victor’s mind is where all of the conflict takes place. In the story Victor has a huge crush on a girl named
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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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In class‚ we read two stories. The first one‚ “Seventh Grade”‚ the main conflict is internal. Meaning it takes place inside your mind or body. Victor‚ the main character‚ has a crush and every time he is near her he seems to always say something dumb. The second one‚ “The Melting Pot”‚ main conflicts are external and towards different groups of people. Anna‚ the main character‚ lives in a neighborhood that is ethnically diverse. Some of the people are new comers and the rest are old timers
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The second to last day of seventh grade I think for me was probably the best day ever! I got to spend so much time with my friends‚ and enjoyed it so much! The whole year was a blast but on this day‚ for some reason it was just completely different. The morning started out ordinary‚ and I did my usual. I got up and ready‚ then I left for my bus. One thing that most kids at school had looked forward to was the talent show‚ it was okay compared to the one we had the year before
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The poem begins with a beautiful display of imagery‚ starting off with an interpretation of his family‚ describing them simply as his “wife”‚ “baby”‚ and “Kathleen”. It is regrettable how at this point we would not know who “Kathleen” exactly refers to‚ as there is more than one possibility. It says that he had a “baby”‚ which could possibly be ‘Kathleen’‚ if the baby is a girl. But another possibility is that ‘Kathleen’ refers to his wife‚ however‚ this possibility is unlikely as it would be a repetition
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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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splendid way to start and end the school year. If I could‚ I would re-live my 7th grade!!! If that’s possible… I will not mention them all for I have too many‚ but there are three that were the most pleasured by me! (: First off‚ I thought that going to Nordegg to present our play was an amazing experience. I will never ever have that same feeling as I did there. Just to give a brief description‚ it’s a place where kids grade 7-9 and 10-12 come and compete against other schools by presenting plays and
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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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