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My middle school experience
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The realistic fiction novel Schooled by Gordon Korman, takes place in Claverage Middle School during The early 2000’s. It tells the story of Capricorn Anderson, a middle school aged boy, who must be the middle school president at a school, in a world he does not know. He must fight against Zach the current hot shot at the school to not be the biggest loser of the whole school. In order to achieve this goal, first, he does a speech in front of the whole school and pledges to learn everyone’s name . It was funny when the kids in Zach’s group of friends pull a prank on him by placing a note in the suggestion box to get a bullfighting ring in the parking lot.
“Don’t Call Me Ishmael”, written by Michael Gerard Bauer is a humorous novel that interacts with the readers especially young readers by exploring what high school is like for those who are being bullied and harassed but it also explores different stages of how friendships first develops. The protagonist who is a 9th grader named Ishmael Lesseur is sticking to the shadows and staying out of everyone’s way especially Barry Bagsley who has target Ishmael and has been harassing him since first day of year 8 at St Daniels Boys Collage. Throughout the book Ishmael struggles with identifying who he is and what he is worth. Michael Gerard Bauer has added sarcasm, irony, puns, embarrassing and humorous moments in the book to keep all the readers engrossed
Children in the age range thirteen to fifteen are often transitioning through a critical time of their lives. They frequently look to others as a cicerone on how they themselves should act. In the novel, Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, Melinda Sordino calls the cops on an end-of-summer party at which she was raped. The novel depicts Melinda’s excursion as to how she copes with the heart-wrenching events that have affected her momentously as well as creating “[a] frightening and sobering look at the cruelty and viciousness that pervade much of contemporary high school life.” (Kirkus Reviews, Pointer Review).
After reading through the novel “Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson I decided to do an Art project for our final project regarding Speak. I took a quick look at the book cover and decided to use a similar illustration but add my own touch to it. I showed little thought bubbles of Melinda remembering incidents that happen in the book, I also put a single piece of tape over Melinda’s mouth to symbolize that she cannot speak up about what happened at the summer party and how she got sexually assaulted. Besides that, I also drew a police car which shows how the police showed up at the party when Melinda called them to report her getting raped but they assumed she called them to report a wild teenage party so they shut it down and everyone assumed
Elijah Anderson, a Yale professor, developed the concept or theory entitled the “code of the street” which explains the reasoning for high rates of street violence among African-American juveniles in a Philadelphia community. The “code of the street” is the way of life for many living in poverty-stricken communities which attempt to regulate behaviors. Anderson observed that juveniles in inner-city neighborhoods who are exposed to racial discrimination, economic disadvantages and alienation from mainstream society may lead violent behavior. The strain, social learning, and labeling theories are all directly related to Anderson’s work.
In R.J. Palacio's Wonder, the reader gain a better understanding for the new school life of August through the eyes of his classmates. Being asked to be an acquaintance of August at Beecher Prep, Jack noticed that after, quite some time integrated within the class, “if a kid like Jamie [...] can be that mean, August doesn't stand a chance in middle school. ”(Palacio 141). This shows that more and more students will continue to change their behavior as long as other classmates are convinced the August will be an easy target for a verbal abuse. Jack tries to look out for August, but no matter how much she keeps trying to defend him or build him up here as well always tear him down.
In the story, Camilla is teased by her classmates and is even talked about on the news- both of which affect her mental and physical states (Fletcher, 2017). When students read and discuss stories about bullying, they gain a better understanding of its effects and how to deal with similar situations in their own lives. Teaching and Learning Roadmap Lesson Title: Bibliotherapy Lesson Plan Subject/Topic Area: ELA Grade or Developmental Level: 4th Context for Learning: What do students already know that is relevant to this activity, or what skills do they already have, and how do you know it?
"Masks" by Lucy Grealy is a memoir of her life living with the effects with cancer and the scars it left. As if being diagnosed with cancer was not enough she had to endure the cruel teasing of her peers and the apathetic adults in her life. Unfortunately, her deformed face and loss of hair were not considered average so she was looked down upon. In nearly every aspect of her life she was ostracized because of the appearance of her face. So, Halloween was a night of pure bliss for Lucy.
In the novel Saving Francesca, the author Melina Marchetta thoroughly portrays the toll that depression can take on a family as a whole as well on an individual; whilst accurately depicting the complexities of what it means to be a teenager dealing with those around you with mental illness. Saving Francesca exposes the reader with themes such as identity, transition, change, friendships, family and perception; and confronts the reader with the reality of depression, showing how unexpected the illness can be and not as much trying to fix it; but live amidst it. A common struggle that teenagers experience is loss of identity – often changing themselves for the approval of others to feel accepted. The author, Melina Marchetti accurately explains the messy emotions that teenagers experience, especially through the main character Francesca, who throughout the novel her life goes through an upheaval, forced to begin at a new school, separated from old friends and dealing with what was her loud and exuberant mother descend into an agonising depression.
In The House on Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros, twelve-year-old Esperanza must navigate through the trials and tribulations that one can associate when encountering young adulthood. Cisneros uses her unique writing style of vignettes to illustrate various themes in her text. The theme that has to be the most prominent thus far, is on the feminist role of Esperanza as a female in her Latin American culture. House on Mango Street is an overall bildungsroman that can be considered to be a feminist work of literature. The bildungsroman is encompassed by various feminist values throughout the text of written work, regarding the particular subject.
A young girl, in her early twenties, watches people carry her mother like a piece of trash after witnessing her death. The girl is overwhelmed with regret, not only because her mother died, but because she never understood her mother’s form of affection until now. She now knows the impact of loathing her mother for the lack of verbal affection. The novel, Crying In H-mart, by Michelle Zauner, proves that not seeing all forms of affection from others can lead to regret in relationships. Her mother showed Michelle affection through her utilization of food and persuading Michelle to follow a specific path in life that, in her mother's opinion, will lead to success and happiness.
On September 11, 2001, tragedy struck the city of New York. On that fateful day, two airplanes were hijacked by terrorists and flew straight into the twin towers. Each tower fell completely to the ground, taking thousands of lives with it and injuring thousands more. Not only did that day leave thousands of families without their loved ones, it also left an entire city and an entire country to deal with the aftermath of the destruction. Poet, Nancy Mercado, worries that one day people will forget that heartbreaking day.
Elementary school is a big step, especially getting ready for middle school. For example if one is bitter towards someone, meaning jealous or angry, then their middle school years won’t go very well. They will go through being angry and it will make them focus on less important stuff rather than their studies or sports. Similar to the boy in “The Jacket” by “Gary Soto,”he goes through his life being jealous of kids that are happy or have good relationships and new clothes. The boy does not like the jacket his mother got him and does not appreciate it enough, even though it gets the job done.
Gary Soto’s Seventh Grade is a realistic fiction piece written to entertain teens or tweens. This short story has a shallow meaning that is not very apparent but it is not stressed either. It discusses the common concept of faking it until you make it. its short plot told in third person omniscient describing the first day of seventh grade for the protagonist Victor. Gary Soto makes attempts to make the plot connected using descriptive words like “crackling” and dialogue that does work but everything is still separate.
In the short story, “Seventh Grade,” by Gary Soto, the author pokes fun at the seventh grade boys in the beginning of a school year. The main characters are Victor, Michael, Mr. Bueller, and Teresa, a girl Victor has a crush on. In the end, Victor learns that is it is always best to be himself. The author describes how Victor attempts to impress his dream girlfriend, Teresa.