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Summary Of Inside Out By Francisco Jimenez

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“Inside Out” by Francisco Jimenez is a realistic short story about a young first grader who learns to go to school for the first time. In the beginning, Francisco did not understand English. His brother, whom was the first to go to school in that family, gave him a bad interpretation of school. Francisco went to his first grade class and feared many things. Soon, Francisco was in school. In Francisco’s class, there was a caterpillar that seemed to be very intriguing to him. Francisco could not understand the teacher and got in trouble for speaking Spanish. In the end, Francisco’s experience at school turned around. He won an award for one of his drawings, and instead of keeping the drawing, Francisco gave it to Curtis, a popular boy who was very mean. This story shows that Francisco is coming out of a cocoon, like the caterpillar. …show more content…

He was just going to school for the first time, and he was worried because he got a bad interpretation from his brother. In paragraph 11, for example, the author says, “The more she spoke, the more anxious I became.” Francisco is going into first grade, and it is like he is in a cocoon because he is hiding. He doesn’t want to go to school and is afraid. He didn’t understand what his teacher was saying because she spoke English. Francisco thought he would get in trouble for not following directions. This shows that he was new to the school idea and had a lot to learn. Francisco didn’t know what to expect, so he thought the

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