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Why I Fail My Spelling Test
Do you know anyone in your class who never passes their Spelling test? Well, I do and that person is me! In grade one, I couldn’t spell. So whenever my teacher gave a Spelling test, I would always fail. The children in my class teased me and called me nasty names like ‘dumby.’ I knew that if I kept failing my Spelling tests, automatically I would get teased and I would feel upset, miserable and awful. Being a horrible speller and being teased was my misfortune and it lasted all the way into grade two. But I had enough. I knew I could become a strong, A plus speller if I would just concentrate and study more. I knew I could do it and this became my goal.
By the end of the third grade, my spelling was much better but I still got a lot
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