This document contains a story about a father who embarrasses his son by playing practical jokes on his friends when they sleep over. When his son's school captain friend Cynthia comes to stay, the son asks his father not to play jokes, but the father hides a piece of plastic cat poo on Cynthia's pillow as a joke. However, the son has found the real cat poo and exposes the father's prank, causing the father to become embarrassed. The document also contains information about an educational program and resources for teaching adolescent literacy, including instructional models, texts and strategies.