Activity: diary gladwell describes how attending the kipp academy has
affected marita's relationships with her old friends who do not go to the school. write a
diary entry in which she reflects on the change in these friendships. consider the
following:
• marita's feelings about the importance of
succeeding in school
• the reaction of her old friends to the
demands of the kipp academy
• the amount of free time marita has
outside of school
• marita's relationship with her mother