Miss Awful by Arthur Cavanaugh
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In the short story, “Miss Awful” by Arthur Cavanaugh, a classroom of students experiences a stark culture shock when their lenient teacher is replaced by a fiercely strict substitute, Miss Orville, driving young Roger to view her as a cruel dictator and plot a dramatic act of classroom rebellion. Introducing this text at the beginning of the school year provides an invaluable, safe fictional mirror for students who often view new syllabus policies or behavior expectations as arbitrary restrictions designed to ruin their fun.
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