In the book, Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life, Rafe Khatchadorian uses his imagination and creativity to break all the rules, but it is his agreeableness that gets him into and back out of trouble. Rafe Khatchadorian is the main character in Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life, by James Patterson. Rafe is a twelve-year-old and in the sixth grade at Hills Village Middle School. He is mild-mannered, kind of shy, secretive, and only trusts his best and only friend Leo and his mom. He…
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Life was smooth sailing back in the days of middle school. However, at the beginning of middle school, I had my doubts about what life was going to be like during my years in junior-high. I was constantly thinking about getting stuffed in the locker with my 4’8” frame, the ever-growing work load of all my classes, and most importantly, friends. Choosing the right group of friends was really important back in middle school. These are the people who are going to be hanging out with me during the after-school…
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Gray ghosts floated past my eyes, sitting in blinding yellow lights, preparing to fiercely claw my hopes and dreams out like they were the best deal during a Black Friday sale. I wasn’t prepared for the music to start, wasn’t prepared to move my feet. Why hadn’t I just listened to my gut six months ago as it warned me not to do something I never enjoyed much in the first place? Yet here I stood anyway, at the Prairie Premiere Show Choir Invitational, about to go on. So as the first drum beat reverberated…
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Everyone in their life has faced barriers in their life. In my life when I was in 6th grade I moved to a new school. I had know friends their and was a in a strange new world with no friends and no idea of what to expect. I was starting out in a private school, during middle school with no friends. I had been going to public school for my entire life and had never thought of going to private school. My parents had saved up enough money so that when I had graduated elementary school there was a possibility…
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Wade Reck English, 3 March 18, 2013 Advice To the Young Going through my middle school years, I would always wonder if there were any tools and tips to make my middle school year amusing and unproblematic. Being An 8th grade student and almost graduating from middle school, I think there are a few tips and tricks that have helped me go through middle school. The most important things to make your middle school years enjoyable and trouble free is to be nice to others, study as much as possible…
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in middle school are going through a very crucial time in their life. They are experiencing many physical changes. Some adolescents feel insecure because they may not be developing as quickly. These children will become very restless at this time in their life, and it is important for middle school educators to recognize this. Most students are not getting the proper amount of physical activity that they need, and they are also making poor eating decisions. It is important for middle schools to…
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Middle school for some people is an easy time where they are interested in learning the new way of “big kids” school, with changing classes, and new teachers, and harder subjects. For me, I was excited for the change and the advancement in school, but I think I was almost too excited that I became anxious. Just before the first day of school in 6th grade, I got myself so worked up and worried about all the possible things that could go wrong. I had a homeroom teacher that was supposedly very strict…
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wonderous of the days of middle school. I'm nervous about going to middle school, it all started in 5th grade I asked everyone about middle school they were very very nervous I could tell. I did not want summer to come to me it marked the last days of fate. I took my last breaths in the school and I was gone. That summer I was scared for the road ahead what will happen?, what will we do? We all had assigned a book to read called ¨Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry¨ due on the first day of school, I gulped, this…
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with saying they would spend the money on a house, a luxury car, or expensive clothing, but that was not Scott Starkweather’s answer. His answer was, “I would donate it to help finding a cure for cancer”. Scott Starkweather has positively impacted my life through his competitive drive, passionate heart, and his willingness to serve others. Scott Starkweather, who often goes by his nickname “Starky”, first entered…
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Imagine moving from schools by leaving elementary and transitioning to middle school. Things aren’t the same when going to middle school your surroundings are different. In f middle school you meet new people and have different teachers. You experience a lot of different things on your first day of school. I know I had a lot going on when I had my first day of middle school. Once I stepped into middle school, I knew things were going to change from the moment my day had started. My first day was exciting…
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