The pressures of fitting in at high school are greater than any other point in

one’s life.

The pressure f fitting into a high school is definitely a real thing for some. Fitting into a high
school is what a lot of people want they just want to be liked. Some people change their whole
way of living to fit in.

There is a difference between being quiet and being withdrawn.

In my opinion, there is a difference between being quiet doesn´t mean the person is depressed
or something they can just be working on a task at hand.

People who are quiet have something to hide.

People who are quite about something don't have the strength to tell someone. They can be
from past events in there leading to not wanting to open up to people.

What survival means to me

I see it as needing to be happy at what you do everyone wants to be happy like everyone else
wants to survive so I see striving to be happy as another way of striving to survive.
Survival can also be seen as a ranking system like i wanna be the most popular person,
someone will try and do that it's like moving up in the food chain.

What does “clan” mean in this passage?

It means a friend group
Which clans do you not recognize?
Big hair chix
Are the cliques similar to the ones at your middle school?
Jocks
What are some of the cliques you think are present at CHS?
I feel like all of them existed here in CHS
Do you identify with any cliques? If so, which and why? If not, why?
Jocks because in the football team and starting qb
Given the circumstances in the passage above, how would you feel?
I feel good about being a jock its pleasant
Have you ever felt like the speaker? Describe in detail a time in your life
when you feel you could relate.
That was me this summe I didn't do much except train 5 days a week
Why do you think the speaker is facing this problem? Is she really an
outcast?
High school is a time when things like hair and clothes can make an
immediate difference in the way you are treated.
Why do you think these things are so important in high school?
Does this change in life after high school?