What book are you going to be discussing in your writing? Stargirl
What current day societal issue does the article/novel address? The current societal issue is individuality and lack of self esteem.
Summarize the main points of the article in one paragraph (4-5 sentences). Cite textual evidence to support your answer.
There are many main points of the article called Kids shuffle lunch seats as part of "No One Eats Alone" campaign. The most important point is that there are students without friends. In the paragraphs 2-3 it quotes “There’s awkwardness, cliques and bullying. The challenges of preadolescence. Low-self esteem, or maybe too much self-esteem. It can all collide in the cafeteria and leave some kids feeling invisible if they don’t fit in at any one particular table.” This quote shows that there are kids without friends especially in the cafeteria. This is the main important point of the article.
Compare how the article and the novel address the societal issue in one paragraph (4-5 sentences). Cite textual evidence to support your answer.
The article and novel addresses the societal issue in similar and different ways. In Stargirl the character Stargirl sits alone during the beginning of the novel because she was different. She sang and played the happy birthday song on the ukulele if it was someones birthday This shows the lack of individuality of Mica High School in the novel Stargirl. In paragraph 10 of the article it quotes “She would call me almost daily, ‘Mom, I have nobody to eat with, and the girls don’t want me to sit with them,’” Talmus said, who said her daughter would finish her lunch and call her from the restroom crying.This shows the lack of friends in middle schools. These are how the article and the novel address societal issue. This shows that Stargirl and Lili were in a similar situation. But overtime Stargirl made knew friend and sat with them but Lili died with facial disorder before she even made friends.
How does this issue relate to your own life (4-5 sentences)?
This issue relates to me in many different ways. The lack of self esteem of middle schoolers relate to me when I was in 3rd Grade at school. I was new at that school it was also my first time in that neighborhood. I didn't know anyone at that school. A classmate from my own class (Arthur) was being mean to me by calling me a nerd just because I wear glasses and have high grades. He was the most famous kid in 3rd Grade. After, all the other kids started to follow how Arthur treated me. That problem was going on for a week until a new kid came to our school called Michael. Michael was getting the same teatment as me (getting names called) He got bullied by Arthur just as I did. After I let out a hand to Michael he and I became best friends till today. Then from that day on the kids who got bullied by Arthur started to sit at our lunch table. By the end of the year it was around 9 of us. This issue relates to my own life because I remember clearly how it felt to be left out and alone. This is how this issue relates to my life.
What current day societal issue does the article/novel address? The current societal issue is individuality and lack of self esteem.
Summarize the main points of the article in one paragraph (4-5 sentences). Cite textual evidence to support your answer.
There are many main points of the article called Kids shuffle lunch seats as part of "No One Eats Alone" campaign. The most important point is that there are students without friends. In the paragraphs 2-3 it quotes “There’s awkwardness, cliques and bullying. The challenges of preadolescence. Low-self esteem, or maybe too much self-esteem. It can all collide in the cafeteria and leave some kids feeling invisible if they don’t fit in at any one particular table.” This quote shows that there are kids without friends especially in the cafeteria. This is the main important point of the article.
Compare how the article and the novel address the societal issue in one paragraph (4-5 sentences). Cite textual evidence to support your answer.
The article and novel addresses the societal issue in similar and different ways. In Stargirl the character Stargirl sits alone during the beginning of the novel because she was different. She sang and played the happy birthday song on the ukulele if it was someones birthday This shows the lack of individuality of Mica High School in the novel Stargirl. In paragraph 10 of the article it quotes “She would call me almost daily, ‘Mom, I have nobody to eat with, and the girls don’t want me to sit with them,’” Talmus said, who said her daughter would finish her lunch and call her from the restroom crying.This shows the lack of friends in middle schools. These are how the article and the novel address societal issue. This shows that Stargirl and Lili were in a similar situation. But overtime Stargirl made knew friend and sat with them but Lili died with facial disorder before she even made friends.
How does this issue relate to your own life (4-5 sentences)?
This issue relates to me in many different ways. The lack of self esteem of middle schoolers relate to me when I was in 3rd Grade at school. I was new at that school it was also my first time in that neighborhood. I didn't know anyone at that school. A classmate from my own class (Arthur) was being mean to me by calling me a nerd just because I wear glasses and have high grades. He was the most famous kid in 3rd Grade. After, all the other kids started to follow how Arthur treated me. That problem was going on for a week until a new kid came to our school called Michael. Michael was getting the same teatment as me (getting names called) He got bullied by Arthur just as I did. After I let out a hand to Michael he and I became best friends till today. Then from that day on the kids who got bullied by Arthur started to sit at our lunch table. By the end of the year it was around 9 of us. This issue relates to my own life because I remember clearly how it felt to be left out and alone. This is how this issue relates to my life.