Letter to an agony aunt

Problems at school? Problems with your parents? Life getting you down? Time to write to the agony aunt!

This task is connected to your reading of 'The Boy in the Dress'. You have already practiced writing a letter to Dennis helping him with a problem. Now it's your turn to write a letter to an agony aunt with a problem either you or someone your age might have. Try to be as descriptive as possible, using value words wherever possible (embarrassed/ashamed/jealous/envious). Consider choosing one of the following problems:

My best friend has stopped talking to me

My friend at school keeps borrowing money from me

My parents won’t let me have my own money

My friend at school is being bullied

People in my class are better at me with everything

I can’t stand getting changed in front of other people

I’m addicted to my phone

My best friend has started smoking

I find it hard to make new friends

My parents won’t let me go to the school disco

The other children in class have better clothes than me, and my parents have no money

My parents won’t let me have a pet

I’ve started stealing from shops

All my friends have their ears pierced, but I’m too scared to have it done

I don’t want to be in my football/ice hockey/dance/tennis club anymore, but I’m too scared to tell my parents

 

Or can you think of your own problem?

 

You will be graded on your writing, and how well your letter conforms to the basic rules of letter writing.

Your letter will be answered by another pupil of the same age, so you don't have to write your own name if you don't want to!