Short Story Study Guide PDF
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Gary Soto, Edgar Allan Poe
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Summary
This document is a study guide for two short stories, "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto and "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. It provides key points and important details for each story, including characters, setting, conflict, theme, and narrator perspective.
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# Short Story Study Review ## Assessment: Monday, November 4, 2024 ### 1. "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto #### Key Points - Main Character: Victor - Setting: First day of school, middle school - Main Conflict: Victor tries to impress Teresa - Theme: Being in love can make people do foolish things...
# Short Story Study Review ## Assessment: Monday, November 4, 2024 ### 1. "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto #### Key Points - Main Character: Victor - Setting: First day of school, middle school - Main Conflict: Victor tries to impress Teresa - Theme: Being in love can make people do foolish things #### Important Details - Victor takes French to impress Teresa - Mr. Bueller is understanding when Victor pretends to know French - Victor's embarrassment shown through metaphor: "Great rosebushes of red bloomed on Victor's cheeks" ### 2. "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe #### Key Points - Narrator: Unreliable, claims to be sane but acts irrationally - Point of View: First-person narration - Theme: Guilt and madness #### Important Details - Narrator obsessed with old man's "vulture eye" - Murders the old man, then confesses due to guilt - Repeatedly claims to be rational, but actions prove otherwise - Builds suspense through increasing heartbeat sounds
