Noise!

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There’s so much noise! I can’t focus! I can’t even write a word without anybody interrupting me!

In the classroom, It’s work time so anybody can talk. Wait did I say anybody? Oh I forgot to say anybody WORK TOGETHER! But no, just take advantage of that! To me, Writers need quiet and peace.

“ I should go in the hallway, it’s way to loud in here” I think. I get some thin sharpies ( I’m not a pen hogger! Wink, Wink!) and go in the hall! My best friend comes, Ok fine but DO NOT TALK TO ME! But no. Just keep talking, talking and talking.

A group of girls need to work together and film something for poetry. Ok it’s fine I get it but DO THE WORK THAT WAS DUE A FEW DAYS AGO INSTEAD OF CRACKING HORRIBLE & CHEESY JOKES! OH YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!

Another person is coming out! Oh wait. He has a 39 clues book in his hand! He must want quiet and peace too, because he loves to read. Just like writers, readers need quiet and peace. But no! That was so stupid of me to say! Why would people want to be quiet the day I have  like 45 minutes to write in class. It’s like the noise is following me and when I find a room I can lock the door because the noise has to much power and that prevents me to lock the door. OMG! I L- O- V- E LOVE that line.

How we doin' over here?” asks Ms.Haseltine.

"Horrible," I BLURT OUT!

“Oh ok,”concerned and shocked Ms. Haseltine says, “What Happened?”

I explain to her my horrible situation. She asks me to show her my notebook and she saw my line about the noise. “That’s a PERFECT LINE!"

She gave me an advice that I will NEVER forget! I should write about the noise. Observe my surroundings and what I hear. Or how I feel about it. When we went to the library. I got special permission to write in the library.

This is what I wrote!   

It’s like the noise is following me and when I find a room I can lock the door because the noise has too much power and that prevents me from locking the door.

I feel

Annoyed

Sad

Mad

HANGRY

Like stomping my foot

And shouting SHUT UP!

It’s like the noise is following me and when I find a room I can lock the door because the noise has too much power and that prevents me to lock the door.

The point of my story is to tell you, whenever you have a problem like me, just write it all down, take risks with the word, and be creative with it! Write a poem, write a song, you could even write a story! YOU MATTER

Hello my name is Siya and I am one of Ms. Haseltine’s sixth graders. This story was something like my day a few days ago. Wait a minute ! Did I say something like, I meant EXACTLY the same. I was inspired to write this story this story because every writer has this type of day. SOMEDAY. If you are in a writers block because of noise you can write about it because you are the boss of your own notebook. I hope you liked my story!

-You Matter

Siya

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