Seventh Grade Characterization
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Seventh Grade by Gary Soto
Lesson Plans by Bridget Baudinet
“Seventh Grade” is a wonderful text to begin the school year. A simple account of a boy’s first day in seventh grade, the story contains a realism that resonates with young readers. Students connect with Victor’s emotional highs and lows making this a wonderful story for teaching literary character development.
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Seventh Grade characters Characterization
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- Mr. Beuller is kind
- Direct Characterization
- Mr. Beuller is kind.
- Indirect Characterization
- "And Mr. Bueller is a good guy."
- Victor is insecure and nervous around Teresa.
- "Mr. Bueller shuffled through the papers on his desk, He smiled and hummed as he sat down to work. He remembered his college years when he dated a girlfriend in borrowed cars."
- Victor is insecure and nervous around Teresa.
- Homeroom 7B
- I'm so stupid!
- Yeah, that's me.
- "Great rosebushes of red bloomed on Victor’s cheeks. A river of nervous sweat ran down his palms. He felt awful."
- She smiled and said, “Hi, Victor." He smiled back and said, “Yeah, that's me.” His brown face blushed. Why hadn’t he said, “Hi, Teresa,” or "How was your summer?” or something nice.
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