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8. Social life became harder to deal
with
More pressure to fit in and make
friends
I became much more aware of how
shy I really was
By the end of junior high
school…nothing changed
13. Mrs. Nelson
Our first assignment
Write an autobiography about
yourself an present it to the class
YIKES!!!!!!
14. The BIG day
I made sure I was the last to present. I
was extremely nervous!
My hands were shaking an I was a
wreck!
I took a deep breath and completed my
presentation
15. SUCCESS!!!!!!
Although that presentation alone didn’t
immediately change me but it was the
beginning of the new me!
With each and every assignment I
began to be more open and social in
the classroom as well as outside the
class
I no longer was
Too shy to speak
