1. “Charles”
By: A' Kayla Edwards
Period: 6th Ms. Douglas
11/27/12
Subject: ELA
The Seventh Grader!!!!

2. •This story was about a boy named
Victor and it was his first day of
seventh grade.
•New school, new city, and a new
neighborhood.
•When he got to school, he ran into
his old friend Theresa.

3.  One day in French class, Victor was day
dreaming at his desk. That’s when Mr. Bueller
called on him to say what was written on the
board.
 Victor didn’t know what to do. So he just said
something that didn’t even sound like English.
 Victor wasn’t that good at French. When class
was over, Mr. Bueller started to laugh because
he remembers when he was just a young boy
trying to impress a girl that he really liked.

4. The Seventh Grader
 The next day, Victor and Theresa were in math
class. Now this was a subject that Victor was really
good at.
 Theresa wasn’t to good at math. So, she asked
Victor if he could tutor her. Victor was shocked that
Theresa finally talked to him.
 He said, “ Sure. We can meet after school in the
library.”
 Theresa said, “ ok, make sure you bring your math
book and notebook.”

5. “Charles“
• Charles is about a boy named Laurie who
just started kindergarten. Everyday, Laurie
comes home and talks about this boy
named “Charles.”
• Laurie says Charles is always bad in the
classroom.
• His mom said, “ That Charles must be a
real handful?” Laurie’s mom and dad
laughed.

6. “ Char les”
 The next day, with news about Charles again.
He said, “ Charles was bad again.”
 Laurie’s dad said, “ What did he do this time?”
Laurie said, “He threw a pencil across the room
and took a crayon off of another students desk.
 My teacher had hit Charles with the ruler two
times and told him to stand in the corner.

7. “ Charles”
 Charles also told a girl sitting next to
him to say a bad word out loud. His
father said what word did he tell her to
say?
 Laurie went over to his dad and
whispered the word into his ear.
 His dad’s eyes widened and his mouth
dropped.

8. “Charles”
• Laurie’s mom said that there is going to be a PTA meeting
tomorrow and I want to meet this “Charles” and his
parents.
• His dad said, “maybe you can invite her over for tea.
When you invite her over, talk about how can she put up
with her little boy.”
• The next day, Laurie’s mom went to the PTA meeting and
found his teacher. Laurie’s mom said, “You must be tired
when you go home after dealing with Charles.”
• Laurie’s teacher said, “There is no Charles in
kindergarten.”

9. Gary Soto. “Seventh Grade”
McDougal Littell
Literature. Boston: McDougal Littell,
2009
Chaim, Potok. “Charles” McDougal
Littell Literature. Boston: McDougal
Littell, 2009.