Seventh Grade – Gary Soto
First some questions
Answer the following questions about Seventh Grade.
| Question | Answer |
| What background information do you learn about Victor? | Victor has a crush on teresa and he pretends he knows french |
| When the boys scowl, the girls look at them. What might the girls be thinking? | What is he doing, why is he making that face? It looks so weird. |
| What obstacles are getting in the way of Victor making Teresa “his girl”? | Victor not knowing french is a massive obstacle to being close to teresa he is also shy and is not open for his feelings even though teresa is to him |
| How does the tension increase now that Victor and Teresa are in the same class together? | Anything they do or say that is embarrassing is said in front of each other |
| Why did the teacher turn his back and walk to the blackboard? | Because he knew victor did not know french so he carried on with the lesson |
| The French teacher, Mr. Bueller, realises that Victor is faking his knowledge of French, yet he does not let on about it. What impression does Mr. Bueller’s action tell you about him as a person and as a teacher? | I think he is not trying to make anyone embarrassed or make anyone look like a fool |
CREATE:
Create an audiobook version of the story.
- Using Online Voice Recorder or another recording tool, record yourself reading ‘Seventh Grade’.
- Make sure you listen to this version first. Try to read at a similar speed and tone.
- Record yourself for at least 5 minutes.
- Listen back to yourself reading and score yourself using this rubric
- Share you’re recording and marked rubric on your blog Done