Seventh Grade Lecture Notes and Vocabulary

Vocabulary and grammar terminology from the lecture and story 'Seventh Grade' by Gary Soto.

ferocity

fierceness, extreme intensity

quiver

to shake with a slight, rapid movement

sheepishly

with a bashful or embarrassed look

linger

to continue to stay, delay leaving

portly

stout or overweight

unison

harmony or agreement, as with one voice

uni

Latin root meaning "one"

complete subject

Includes all the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about

complete predicate

Includes the verb and all the words that go with it

sentence fragment

A sentence missing a subject, a predicate, or both

Fresno

The city where the story is set, known for summer days reaching $110$ degrees in the shade

saludo de vato

A Spanish greeting between Mexican-American friends

populace

The people (of a place, such as France)

Bonjour

French for "Good day"

Trs bien. Parlez-vous franais?

French phrase meaning "Very good. Do you speak French?"

Le bateau est sur l'eau

French phrase meaning "The boat is on the water"

scowl

The facial expression Michael saw on male models in GQ magazine and used to try to impress girls

catechism classes

The religious classes where Victor first liked Teresa at Saint Theresa's

contemporary

An academic vocabulary word meaning occurring in the present

element

An academic vocabulary word referring to a part or aspect of something abstract

unicycle

A vehicle with only one wheel

unicorn

A creature from fairy tales with one horn