Think Back to the Beginning of the School Year Or Look Forward to When You Start 7Th Grade

Think back to the beginning of the school year or look forward to when you start 7th grade. What did you do, or do you think the year will bring? What was it, or what will it be like? Answer these questions and express your feeling about the year by following the formula given below.

Line #1: Your grade,

Line #2: A year of ______and ______, (two nouns)

Line #3: ______yet ______, (two adjectives)

Line #4: I’m excited about ______, (or ‘was excited’ -one noun)

Line #5: I’m nervous about ______, (or ‘was nervous’ –one noun)

Line #6: I’m looking forward to not ______, (or ‘was looking’ –one noun)

Line #7: And I fear ______, (or ‘feared’ --one noun)

Line #8: All in all, though, life is ______(make a comparison)

Details to remember:

Each line should have a comma except for the last line. Place a period at the end.

Remember to phrase the lines in the future tense if you choose to write about 7th grade.

Remember to phrase the lines in the past tense if you choose to write about 6th grade.

Don’t be just like everyone else with your word choice. Be different. Be creative.

This is the Year

Grade 7

A year of studying hard and playing piano,

Challenging yet scary,

I’m excited about my new teachers,

I’m nervous about the school snobs,

I’m looking forward to trying out for orchestra,

And I fear doing something that will make people laugh,

All in all, though, life is a CD with only a few scratches.

This Was the Year

Grade 6

A year of change and growth,

Scary, but fun,

I was excited about the new building,

I was nervous about opening my locker,

I looked forward to making new friends,

And I feared the scary English teacher,

All in all, though life is a closet full of clothes just waiting to be worn.