I Get So Hungry by Bebe Moore Campbell

This piece of literature is about a girl named Nikki who is overweight starting her first day of school. She is being called names by a certain boy in class and it is making her sad. From all of the ridicule and name calling it makes her very sad and when Nikki is sad she can’t stop eating. I chose this piece of literature because there are environmental factors of personal wellness. In this story Nikki’s mother will not buy her food that is healthy because that is not what they are used to. Her mother believes that they will always be overweight because that how their family is so there is no use of changing their habits. This is a view around the world that obesity can’t be changed. There are many options to becoming healthy and eating right and physical activity is the beginning to that. Nikki wants to start becoming healthy and begins to walk with her teacher before school. The teacher is Nikki’s role model because she is taking action in her own life. Nikki’s teacher is able to motivate Nikki to help her mother start becoming healthy. It is a piece of literature that students can look deeply into and understand Nikki’s feelings. Having a role model and being able to help someone else is a main reason for becoming healthy. Students should learn that it’s important to your personal health if the people around you are also eating healthy and being physically active. Another part of this piece of literature that is important is the name calling issue. There could be people in the class that do that to students, without the teacher knowing, and it’s important they also see the effects of name calling. Their words can hurt others and the students can talk about how they can eliminate name calling in the school.