the weekdays I leave my home every morning to go to school with my Mom and my sister. I am now in seventh grade‚ however I should be in eighth grade. I am one year behind because I have a summer birthday‚ so I would be about a year behind everyone else in that grade. I am very glad that my parents made that decision because I have a lot more people in seventh grade that I’m close to than I do in the grade above me. I am also glad my parents made that decision because it will give me one more year to
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Gary Soto is one of the most accredited poets/authors in literature. In his works‚ he memorably portrays the life‚ work ethic / practices‚ joys of traditional Mexican Americans cultural day to day life style. He not only does this with poems‚ but he also portrays similar messages in the books that he writes. Soto is known for having an “eye” for telling his stories to the point where you can actually see the plot line in front of you as you read. This is a distinguished factor that is pointed out
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This year in middle school has had its ups and downs. We are 8th graders and we are supposed to be setting a good example for the the 7th graders. I am not saying that it’s not true because we need to set a good example but if you know are class we like to have fun sometimes. In school there can be some fun things to do and there can be some no so fun things. Fun or boring you still have to do them. Personally there is no need to whine I think just get it done and turn it in with a smile on your
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For The Love Of The Game The poem‚ "Black Hair by Gary Soto describes a boy who had and probably still has a love and passion for baseball. Many images throughout this poem support this fact. For example‚ "In the bleachers I was brilliant with my body‚ waving players in and stomping my feet‚" "His crouch the one I assumed before an alter of worn baseball cards in my room‚" and " in my mind I rounded the bases with him‚ my face flared‚ my hair lifting/Beautifully‚" show how much he loves the
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“Looking for Work” by Gary Soto One July‚ while killing ants on the kitchen sink with a rolled newspaper‚ I had a nine-year-old’s vision of wealth that would save us from ourselves. For weeks I had drunk Kool-Aid and watched morning reruns of Father Knows Best‚ whose family was so uncomplicated in its routine that I very much wanted to imitate it. The first step was to get my brother and sister to wear shoes at dinner. “Come on‚ Rick – come on‚ Deb‚” I whined. But Rick mimicked me and the same
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In the story “Seventh Grade‚” Victor‚ the main character‚ learns that persevering to achieve something can lead to embarrassing moments that can at first make you feel like a fool‚ but later on it can become something great through his embarrassing moments. The author illustrates this point when he states‚ Mr. Bueller asked if anyone knew French. Victor raised his hand‚ wanting to impress Teresa. The teacher beamed and said‚ “Tres bien. Parlez-vous francais?” Victor didn’t know what to say. Victor
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Gary Soto’s "A Red Palm" 2004 When a person hears the title "A Red Palm" there are many things that come to mind. One could either think of a red palm tree‚ or more realistically‚ the strained palm of ones hand. After just reading through this poem a person feels as if they begin to know the man who is spoken about. One can relate to him because most Americans work very hard for a living. Similarly‚ most Americans do not work hard because they enjoy it‚ but work hard because they feel the need
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Gary Soto’s reflections on his childhood efforts of improving his working-class family are humorous and entertaining‚ yet show the flaws in the era of the family. Fueled by TV shows such as Leave it to Beaver‚ young Gary wanted to make his Mexican-American household more like the idealistic “nuclear families” that he seen on television. However‚ achieving that appealing lifestyle of the white middle-class families proved to be very difficult; especially for families like Soto’s‚ who didn’t fit that
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BOARD OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PRIVATE EDUCATION CAMBRIDGE BILINGUAL SCHOOL FIRST PERIOD 7TH GRADE WRITING EXAM NAME_______________________________________ GROUP ______ FULL DATE _______________________________ T. J. Castillo Total Score pts. Your Score _____________ Dear students‚ I remind you to read all indications before you start answering your test. Check before you turn it
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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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