Middle School Observation

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A usually soundless place was filled with laughter on Tuesday, November seventeenth. The seventh grade students were huddled in groups in the library of Southern Middle School, announcing their writing pieces to their peers. It was a celebration of literature. Compared to their regular English class, they acted as though it was a day at Dorney Park. To find out more about opinions on the library, students were interviewed about their thoughts. One might be surprised to discover that 62.5 percent of students agreed that the library was fairly fun, while 12.5 percent agreed the library was not enjoyable at all, and 25 percent thought the library was unquestionably satisfying. This information shows that a greater amount of the students think that the library is entertaining, which makes it reasonable to have one at Southern.
Hosted by Mrs.Yawornisky, kids were enjoying themselves while packing their faces with snacks of all various kinds, set out on tables for students to take at their own will. Like a squirrel saving acorns for the winter, they stood there with food spilling out of their mouths and toppling off their plates. Even though there was …show more content…
They were trying to find someone that stood out, to scribble it down for their oncoming writing piece. One random onlooker was angry about the event. He was jealously heard shouting, “Why didn’t we do this last year! That’s not fair!” His observation was passed through the crowd as others began to become jealous. It made them question too, about their privileges as seventh graders. The older students were also complaining that no one was doing anything interesting that they could write about. To make a joke, a girl commanded a student to take a sip of water so she could record an event on her blank piece of paper. Everyone stood around her like a pack of hyenas, chuckling at her clever

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