Seventh Grade Research Paper

Seventh grade is a struggle for almost every student. It is a completely different atmosphere compared to what students have adapted to in their elementary years. My seventh-grade year started as a struggle, but after hard work and determination, it ended in success. I was a student at Bayou Academy and had been since kindergarten. I was always an honor roll student. It had never been a struggle for me to make good grades. Everything was about to change because of my seventh-grade English teacher, Mrs. Maria Johnson. Because of all of the journal writing in Mrs. Johnson's class, I am a better student today. Mrs. Johnson has always been known as one of the hardest teachers at Bayou Academy, but on my first day of seventh grade, I was able to experience just how good she lives up to her reputation. It was a very nerve-racking day for me, being in high school for the first time scared me. But, there was something else about this day that scared me even more and that was going to Mrs. Johnson's class. As I walked into her classroom for the first time, I realized I wasn't the only one scared. The students already sitting in their desks all had pale faces and looked as if they had seen a ghost. We were all scared of failure. The first day
Johnson's class had been. I was no longer scared or anxious. We wrote in our journals twice a week for the rest of year and I never made a bad grade Throughout the year she challenged me in many ways, but because of her I now I have confidence in myself and drive for excellence, not only in school but in life as well. I would not consider myself a good writer, but she definitely made me into a better writer and because of that I am here today. One of the scariest days of my life had turned into a very successful day, the day I began to have confidence in myself. Because of all of the journal writing in Mrs. Johnson's class, I am a better writer