Seventh Grade by Garry Daniel

Characters

Victor: Student. He has a crush on Teresa, bad in math, elective in the French class alongside Teresa. He is also insecure when he is around Teresa.

Teresa: Student. She is excellent in math. Elective in French class.

Michael Torres: Victor's friend. He chose Spanish as his elective class; he isn’t that good in Spanish even though he is Mexican

Mr. Belton: He is the school`s principal.

Mr. Lucas: He is the Seventh grade`s English professor.

Mr. Bueller: French teacher and a nice guy.

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Plot Elements:

Exposition: Classes begin and Victor chooses French as his elective since he wants Teresa to be his girlfriend.

Rising Action: Many obstacles prevent Victor from speaking to Teresa

Climax: He pretends to speak French to impress Teresa.  

Falling Action: Mr. Bueller finds out that Victor doesn’t speak French, but doesn’t say anything. At the end Teresa and Victor study French together.

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Brief Summary

The first day of seventh grade has come. A kid called Victor is permitted to choose one exclusive class for his agenda, and he decides to take French, because a girl that he likes whose name is Teresa will be in the same class. Michael who is one of Victor`s friend will take Spanish class. After taking several classes, Victor is excited, because it is finally time for French class. In class Mr. Bueller asked the students if they knew how to speak French and Victor pretends that he knew to show off in front of Teresa, but the teacher finds out that he is not telling the truth. After class they were willing to study together, and Victor is certain that Seventh grade will be a remarkable year!

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Thoughts & Feelings

I think the story is embarrassing and it shows the things that one is capable of doing to impress his/her crush. I like the story and I felt related because I am learning French and I can imagine how he must have felt trying to speak without understanding what he was saying. French is a very difficult language to pronounce. This guy was very brave to pretend he knew french in front of the teacher, to show off. This also shows his level of immaturity, because I think it was better for him to be honest. At the end, the truth always comes to light.