Middle School 8th Grade English CLass

As I sit in the back of the room,  after offering to help students I observe what is going on.  One student is watching videos.  She turned her screen so I won’t notice her.  She wants to write a topic about herself.  But goes back to her video.  The young man sitting next to her is wearing a hood.  He appears to be the size of a high school student. He does not know what to write about either and has not picked a topic.

Another student is drawing.  I have asked him three times to pick a topic and he just shakes his head and draws some more.  Two students are having a secret conversation and he is on his third computer as they ‘don’t work’. Many students seems to be working. I took a picture but need to edit it to take out the face of a student.The room is silent but some students listen to music on the computer with their headphones.

The regular teacher is out but it is the same when the teacher is here.  It is quiet so at least you can think.  I wish the students would accept help and work.  The assignment is 1. Complete Steps 1 and 2 and begin Step 3 rewear.  Follow directions on Google Classroom document.