A Message to 6th Grade Students

Dear incoming 6th graders,

We are 8th graders at DeWitt Middle School. We have successfully completed two years here at DeWitt. We want to welcome you to DeWitt, and to give you some advice to help you be successful and happy for the next three years.

Cyberbullying

Tyler Clementi and Dharun Ravi had everything to look forward to. They had been accepted into a beautiful and prestigious university. When they graduated, they would have high paying jobs in a career of their choice. But one choice, one event, changed everything. One would die, the other go to prison. After reading the article on Edmodo, write a brief paragraph, using a topic and concluding sentence, that tells us what lesson we might learn from this experience.

School Uniform Debate

The arguments over the issue of school uniforms have been going on for several decades. There are many people who say that school uniforms vastly improve the school environment both behaviorally and academically. There are others who believe this is not true, and that uniforms are an additional burden on families. Your job is to research this topic, and write a well-crafted paragraph(s) with specific details supporting your group's decision about school uniforms. Be sure you have a topic and concluding sentence, you check for grammar and spelling, use specific facts and details to support your decision, and create a works cited page. Post your final decision below as a comment.