Intermediate AF

Text: Fun, Oh boy. You could die from it. (by Suzanne Britt Jordan)

Questions & Discussion.

1. What are things that Jordan says should be fun but actually aren’t?

2. What does Jordan list as looking like fun on television commercials?

3. In paragraph 13, when does the writer think you might experience fun?

4. How old was Jordan at the time she remembers having an especially good time with her friend Pam? Why was it especially funny when Pam would say, “Oughta reach home by nightfall”?

5. For what reason does Jordan feel regretful at the end of the essay? Although she is regretful, do you think she is actually sad? Why?