My favorite subject in middle school

My favorite subject in middle school was Literature. We didn't start having a Literature class that was separate from our English class, until eighth grade. I Think that I liked it so much because it was the first time that we were able to read really great books in school. The class was only opened to high ability students, so we got to read things like To Kill A Mockingbird and Lord of the Flies. We read a play and had a "dinner- theater" performance of it at the end of the unit for our parents and other guests. It was a fun and challenging class.
I think the reason that I liked the class so much was partly because I had a good teacher, partly because I liked the subject matter, and partly because it was a class for high ability students.
The teacher used many different teaching methods , which kept the class interesting. She gave lots of opportunity for discussion, and call me a nerd, but I have always loved discussing literature with other interested people.
The content was also very influential in my liking the class. Prior to this class, we hadn't really read very much good literature. We rarely read a whole novel as part of our curriculum. In this class, we read To Kill A Mockingbird, Lord of The Flies, The Miracle Worker, The Diary Of Ann Frank, and more.
Of course, the reason that we were able to read the books that we did, was because we were a high ability class. The reading was tailored to our reading and comprehension level.