A Letter to an Editor

On this writing prompt, I got a B+ because my teacher wanted everybody to stay on one argument; saying there should be homework, or the shouldn’t be homework. I did both pros and cons, which kept me from getting an A. Enjoy! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Dear Mr. Editor,

Oh Boy, am I happy about the homework change! It’s like the monkey that’s been on my back ever since I started getting homework in 1^st grade has finally gotten off and went back to the rainforest! And only one subject of homework per night… that’s like a dream come true! But telling you how happy I am about parents stepping forward for their poor little children isn’t why I am writing this. I am writing this to tell you my position and opinion of what the homework change would do to the students and everybody else that would be affected by it.

Now, there are some pros and cons that come from the homework change. A pro is that students won’t need to worry about getting their homework done everyday, no matter what they would have to do that day. But that’s another pro, the teachers don’t seem to think about anything BUT school. Teachers should know that all students have a life, and they can’t afford to do 2 pounds of homework a day! Most kids will be playing sports, which have schedules that really aren’t flexible with homework; believe me! I play in 4 to 5 leagues for sports each year, and that includes practices!

But homework also HELPS students learn. For example, if a student didn’t understand a method of division that they learned one day, but they had homework that showed more of the problems that might help students. That’s why I think there is homework! So if a student didn’t understand something, they have the opportunity to go home, where it is calmer, and if they still don’t understand, they can ask their parents, who most likely have gone through the same thing, and can help you understand it better. And if a students’ parent didn’t even understand, the student could go back to school, and ask the person that HAS to know. You go to the teacher and if they don’t know, then you completely have the right to complain.

So, I think that it would be both a good and a bad thing if the homework change does happen. I hope you enjoyed reading my thoughts of the homework change, and I look forward to seeing it in the next volume of the newspaper.

Sincerely,

A concerned student.

Book Award For 6th Grade

The Most Exciting Book Award is an award that completely lives up to its name.  It tells you that the book it was given to, which in this case is The Schwa was here was full of action and drama, and made you want to read more and more. Every chapter ended on a suspenseful note and no matter what time it was, or where you were, you wanted to keep on reading. All this was packed into The Schwa was Here and would be a great and exciting book to read if you are in the mood for suspense and excitement.

The Schwa was Here, by Neal Shusterman was awarded the most exciting book award by our group, because, it had a little bit of everything. It had some action, some suspense, it made you think about the meaning of the book, and if this could happen in real life, some parts made you happy, some parts made. While reading the book, it was mixed emotions the entire time. At some parts, Antsy and the Schwa’s actions made us upset, making you think about how realistic the book really was.

The story was about a kid named Calvin Schwa who ever since his mom disappeared when he was very young, he thought the same was going to happen to him; he was just going to fade away, and at first you thought he was. But thanks to Antsy Bonano, who was the main character of the book, he wasn’t. During the entire school year for the two, they had been sitting next to each other in their science class, but to Antsy and everyone else, the Schwa was always in their blind spot. He was so unnoticed that during some years, he didn’t even get a report card. But working with Antsy to solve all the mysteries of his life, and in the mean time, getting a friend, the Schwa not only became more noticeable, but also found his long lost mom.