A narrative text suitable for the beginning of the school year as it talks about a child's worries and feelings as she wakes up and gets ready for the new school year. I've added some comprehension questions at the end.
Here is an extract of the text:
There goes the alarm again. I guess I should get up, but I am dreading this day. I always hate going back to school after a holiday break. I am not sure why. I am anxious to see my friends, I don’t have any overdue school assignments, but I still get that funny feeling in the pit of my stomach. Has something changed? Do all my friends still feel the same way? What clothes should I wear today? Everyone will wear something new, I am sure of that.
My biggest conflict is in my head. Part of me says, “Be your own person!”Another part of me just wants to fit into the crowd. My mom says that as from 6th grade and through secondary, school is like this, but college will be the opposite. She says I’ll meet many people with different interests, and find groups that I want to be with. I am looking forward to that freedom, but I have one more year of high school and this is my reality right now.
As much as my friends and I like to think we are above all the peer pressures and social “rules” of our school, …
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