Seventh Grade by CC

Seventh Grade by CC

Open Ended

Think of a time when you said you knew something that you really didn't.

Remember that Victor has been trying all day to find an opportunity to impress Teresa.

How do you think Victor is feeling when he is pretending to speak French with the teacher who actually knows French? Write a complete sentence.

Open Ended

What obstacles are getting in the way of Victor making Teresa "his girl?"

Plot : Exposition

• First day of seventh grade

• Fresno, California

• Victor already speaks Spanish and English

• "There were rivers in France, and huge churches, and fair-skinned people everywhere, the way there were brown people all around Victor

• What can you infer about Victor?

PLOT : Rising Action

• The tension increases because Victor and Teresa are in the same class

• This is Victor's chance to get Teresa's attention and make an impression on her.

• Is Victor's idea of how to make an impression on Teresa a good one?

• What could go wrong?

PLOT: Climax

• Teresa is impressed that Victor appears to know French.

• Mr. Bueller doesn't correct Teresa's impression and is thinking of a time when he misled a girl in an effort to impress her.

• Do you agree with deception as a form of making an impression?

PLOT: Falling Action

• Mr. Bueller doesn't call out that Victor is faking how to speak French.

• If you were the teacher, what would you have done?

PLOT: Resolution

• By the end of the first day of school, Victor has succeeded in impressing Teresa.

• It looks as if they will be spending more time together.